Lias jigsaw puzzles: Shakespeare

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2026-06-07

Completed 7th June 2026

500 Pieces

The 450th Birthday of William Shakespeare

April 1564 - 23.4.1616

Falcon (NL)

The collage shows on top:

left: 16th c. built birthhouse of William Shakespeare in Stratford-upon-Avon

middle: rebuilt "The Globe" in London

right: The Gower Memorial, created in 1888 by Lord Ronald Gower

in the middle

left: book spines

left2: "Ophelia" by John William Waterhouse, 1894

middle: The Flower Portrait, 1609 - belongs to the Royal Shakespeare Company Collection and is considered an authentic depiction of the world-famous author

right: 15th c. built Anne Hathaways Cottage, Shottery - Birthplace of Williams wife

below

left: Knot Garden, next to Nash's House

right: 16th c. built Nash's House, last place of residence of William Shakespeare in Stratford-upon-Avon

2022-12-29

Finished 28th December 2022

1000 pcs.

Romeo & Juliet

Ravensburger, 2021

100 Pieces

2012-06-25

315 Pieces

Elisabeth I (1533-1603), daughter of Henry VIII. and Anne Boleyn

On top left: Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1618, aristocrat, spy, courtier and explorer)

on top middle: Procession portrait of Elizabeth I of England (detail) * attributed to Robert Peake the Elder

on top right: Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596, sea captain and explorer)

below left: the "Darnley Portrait" of Elizabeth I of England. The Artist is unknown. It was named after a previous owner. Probably painted from life, this portrait is the source of the face pattern called "The Mask of Youth".

below middle: William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1521-1598, statesman and advisor to Queen Elisabeth I.)

below right: William Shakespeare (1564 (baptised)-1616, worldfamous author of the Elisabethan aera). This portrait is called "Chandos Portrait" and was long thought to be the only portrait of William that had any claim to have been painted from life, until another possible life portrait was revealed in 2009. It was the first portrait to be acquired by the National Portrait Gallery in 1856.

This small jigsaw puzzle made of cardboard was bought sealed. It was manufactured in the 1980ies by an english company that is now specialized in padblocks and noteblocks.