In 1842 a death mask was found in a ragpicker’s shop in
Darmstadt, Germany.
The death mask is 99.9% certain to be that of William
Shakespeare. The mask, bearing the date of 1616 (Shakespeare died on April
23, 1616), features Shakespeare’s high forehead, prominent nose and beard.
Engineers at Konica Minolta Europe scanned the death mask with
lasers to construct a 3D facial model. After superimposing the model with the
death mask, perfect matches were revealed between the forehead, eyes and
nose.
This what the Bard was thought to look like.
