How Historical Figures Would Have Looked Today

By Creativevisualart @creativevisart

William Shakespeare


Marie Antoinette


Henry VIII


Admiral Lord Nelson


Elizabeth I

Famous faces from history including William Shakespeare, Henry VIII and Horatio Nelson have been given a modern makeover to see how they would look if they were alive today.

The project, commissioned by the UK’s History TV channel Yesterday to celebrate its new series, the Secret Life Of…, saw digital artists working closely with history experts to ensure the portraits gave a real sense of how historical characters would look if they were alive in the 21st Century.

The 14-part series is said to “lifts the lid on established and renowned superstars from history to reveal their secret lives.”

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