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'Watercolour by Paul Braddon depicting Shakespeare''s Birthroom

'St John''s Gate, London by Paul Braddon' Anne Hathaway s Cottage and from Hamlet'Watercolour by Paul Braddon depicting St John''s Gate, Clerkenwell, London, where Shakespeare's plays were licensed. Paul Braddon (1864 1937) was the pseudonym of James Leslie Crees. Born in Birmingham, England, Braddon was a prolific watercolour artist, best known for his topographical paintings, which often featured buildings with a literary connection. The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust has almost a hundred of Braddon's watercolours in its