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Mar 9 2009, AP

Scholars studying the life and times of William Shakespeare unveiled a portrait Monday believed to be the only authentic image of the Bard painted during his lifetime.

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A watercolor painting by singer Tony Bennett, of Duke Ellington, is hung at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, on Wednesday, April 29, 2009.