Claim: Ashbourne portrait was painted by an unknown artist in 1612, it is currently at Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington D.C.
Evidence: Unknown 1612 Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington D.C. 
The identity of the artist is unknown. The Folger Library dates the painting to 1612, and while stating that most researchers identify the painting's subject as Sir Hugh Hamersley, notes that some Oxfordians contend it depicts Edward de Vere. The portrait is now a part of the collection of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC.