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Droeshout, Martin

Birth date

1601

Death date

c.1652

Biography

Martin Droeshout was an Englishman of Flemish descent. He was chiefly employed as an engraver by book-sellers, his most famous portrayal being that of Shakespeare for the first folio edition of "Mr William Shakespeare Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies" 1623.
 
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