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...Masters last year. Not only do they make it a point to join residents in the dining hall and at HoCo events, but they also open up their residence more often than most Masters. They live in a palatial penthouse suite atop New Quincy, complete with a Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington, RockBand, and a deck that spans half the length of the building, offering views of Cambridge and Boston only rivaled by Mather Tower. A true opiate of the masses—all Adamsian jealousy seeps from your mind upon experiencing the master suite...
...obviously a fan of Shakespeare. He quotes bits of Romeo and Juliet and is rather foolish. And he says the line: 'Sweet master Shakespeare, I have his picture in my study at the court.' That also shows that there was likely to be a demand for his portrait...
...will the Cobbe painting change our picture of Shakespeare? For one thing, it shows us a man of substance. Although Shakespeare came from relatively humble beginnings - his father was a glovemaker - he ended up a wealthy man. "The Cobbe portrait will show people a man who was of high social status," says Wells. "He's very well dressed. He's wearing a very beautiful and expensive Italian lace collar. A lot of people have the wrong image of Shakespeare, and I'm pleased that the picture confirms my own feelings - this is the portrait of a gentleman...
...years younger than Shakespeare, is often supposed to be the "fair youth" who turns the poet's head in some of Shakespeare's sonnets. How fair? A painting of the long-haired earl at 19, also in the Cobbe family collection, was mistaken for many years as a portrait of a young woman. And though the earl later married and fathered children, there is a letter written about him during his participation in the Irish wars that alludes to a sexual relationship between him and one of his captains. (See the 100 best novels of all time...
...hasn't been established whether the Cobbe portrait is one of the paintings that came to the family via the earl, though Wells believes the evidence is strong that it is. But if so, that inevitably invites speculation that the earl might have commissioned it. Could it even have been a keepsake for himself, a memento of his loving - maybe very loving - admirer...