The Room in Which Shakespeare Was Born

The Room in Which Shakespeare Was Born is an 1853 oil painting by the British artist Henry Wallis. ^[1] It depicts the room in Shakespeare's Birthplace in Stratford-Upon-Avon in Warwickshire as it looked in the mid-Victorian era.^{[2] [3]} Wallis was a member of the Pre-Raphaelite movement. The work was displayed at the Royal Academy Exhibition of 1854 at the National Gallery. Today the painting is in the collection of the Tate Britain in London, having been acquired in 1955.^[4]

The Room in Which Shakespeare Was Born
Artist	Henry Wallis
Year	1853
Type	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	41.9 cm × 29.2 cm (16.5 in × 11.5 in)
Location	Tate Britain, London