Playwright Collection (page 86)

Nicholas Rowe, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho)
KW415687 Nicholas Rowe, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Henry Brooke, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho)
KW415682 Henry Brooke, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pierre Corneille, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825
KW415679 Pierre Corneille, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Menander, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho)
KW415675 Menander, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Philip Massinger, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825
KW415674 Philip Massinger, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Voltaire crowned by Mademoiselle Clairon, engraved by Jean Victor (b. 1718) 1791
XIR414554 Voltaire crowned by Mademoiselle Clairon, engraved by Jean Victor (b.1718) 1791 (engraving) by Desrais, Claude Louis (1746-1816) (after); Bibliotheque de L Arsenal, Paris

Nathaniel Lee, engraved by John Watts, 1778 (engraving)
XJF412224 Nathaniel Lee, engraved by John Watts, 1778 (engraving) by English School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Francis Beaumont, engraved by George Vertue, 1729 (engraving)
XJF412214 Francis Beaumont, engraved by George Vertue, 1729 (engraving) by English School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Thomas Otway (engraving)
XJF406250 Thomas Otway (engraving) by Beale, Mary (1632-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Otway (1652-85) English dramatist; he wrote Venice Preserv d ; ); English, out of copyright

Cyrano de Bergerac (engraving)
XJF400624 Cyrano de Bergerac (engraving) by French School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac (1619-55) French satirist and dramatist; ); French

Frederick Lemaitre in one of his characters. Frederick Lemaitre (28 July 1800 a 26 January 1876) a birth name Antoine Louis Prosper Lemaitre a was a French actor and playwright

Thomas Southerne (1660-1746) (engraving)
XJF392697 Thomas Southerne (1660-1746) (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Thomas Otway (engraving)
XJF392679 Thomas Otway (engraving) by Beal, Mary (1632-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Otway (1652-85) English dramatist; he wrote Venice Preserv d ; ); English, out of copyright

John Bale, Bishop of Ossory, 1620 (engraving)
XJF384061 John Bale, Bishop of Ossory, 1620 (engraving) by Passe, Magdalena de (c.1596-1638) (attr.to); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ben Jonson (engraving)
XJF380252 Ben Jonson (engraving) by Vertue, George (1684-1756); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ben Jonson (c.1572-1637) English dramatist

Andrew Cherry (engraving)
XJF377257 Andrew Cherry (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Andrew Cherry (1762-1812) Irish dramatist, songwriter, actor and theatre manager; ); English

Richard Cumberland, engraved by James Hopwood (engraving)
XJF373228 Richard Cumberland, engraved by James Hopwood (engraving) by Romney, George (1734-1802) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Frederick Reynolds, engraved by George T. Doo (engraving)
XJF373218 Frederick Reynolds, engraved by George T. Doo (engraving) by Smith, John Raphael (1752-1812) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Battista Guarini, frontispiece to Il Pastor Fido, 1647 (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF366966 Battista Guarini, frontispiece to Il Pastor Fido, 1647 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Cross, Thomas (fl.1644-82); Private Collection; (add.info)

Tyrone Power, engraved by James Sands, c. 1833 (engraving)
XJF365333 Tyrone Power, engraved by James Sands, c.1833 (engraving) by Simpson, John (1782-1847) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tyrone Power (1795-1841) born William Grattan Tyrone Power

Reverend Charles Robert Maturin, engraved by Henry Meyer, 1819 (engraving)
XJF365331 Reverend Charles Robert Maturin, engraved by Henry Meyer, 1819 (engraving) by Brocas, William (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Voltaire Conversing with the Peasants in Ferney (oil on panel)
XIR365029 Voltaire Conversing with the Peasants in Ferney (oil on panel) by Huber, Jean (1721-86) (after); Musee Voltaire, Ferney

Oscar Wilde, 1889 (carbon print photo)
XJF360221 Oscar Wilde, 1889 (carbon print photo) by Downey, W. and D. (fl.1860-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oscar Wilde (1854-1900); Irish writer and poet; ); English, out of copyright

Portrait of Oscar Wilde (charcoal)
XJF360226 Portrait of Oscar Wilde (charcoal) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)

Portrait of Voltaire, from a drawing by Denon made on 6th July 1775 (engraving)
XIR346115 Portrait of Voltaire, from a drawing by Denon made on 6th July 1775 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Denon, Dominique Vivant (1747-1825) (after); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet

Portrait of Voltaire at Ferney, engraved by Joseph Friedrich Rein (1720-95) (engraving)
XIR346117 Portrait of Voltaire at Ferney, engraved by Joseph Friedrich Rein (1720-95) (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School

The Luncheon at Ferney, 4th July 1775 (engraving) (b / w photo)
XIR346113 The Luncheon at Ferney, 4th July 1775 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Denon, Dominique Vivant (1747-1825) (after); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Voltaire and the Calas affair (engraving) (b / w photo)
XIR346116 Voltaire and the Calas affair (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Garrick and Mrs. Bellamy as Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare, English Poet and Playwright, 1564-1616, Uk, 1893 Engraving

Garrick as Macbeth, Shakespeare, English Poet and Playwright, 1564-1616, Uk, 1893
GARRICK AS MACBETH, SHAKESPEARE, ENGLISH POET AND PLAYWRIGHT, 1564-1616, UK, 1893 engraving

Garrick as King Lear, Shakespeare, English Poet and Playwright, 1564-1616, Uk, 1893 Engraving

Portrait of Alexandre Dumas pere (1802-70), 1878 (oil on canvas)
XIR33192 Portrait of Alexandre Dumas pere (1802-70), 1878 (oil on canvas) by Bellay, Charles-Alphonse-Paul (1826-1900); ChAteau de Versailles, France; French, out of copyright

Portrait of Alexandre Dumas fils (1824-95) (oil on canvas)
XIR33180 Portrait of Alexandre Dumas fils (1824-95) (oil on canvas) by Clairin, Georges (1843-1919); Bibliotheque de la Comedie Francaise, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

William Shakespeare, from Gallery of Historical Portraits, published c
KW327859 William Shakespeare, from Gallery of Historical Portraits, published c.1880 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Caricature of W. B. Yeats, 1898 (ink on paper)
XND324456 Caricature of W.B. Yeats, 1898 (ink on paper) by Horton, William Thomas (1864-1919); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Butler Yeats (1865-1939), Irish poet and dramatist; ); English

Ben Jonson (engraving)
XJF311673 Ben Jonson (engraving) by English School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Benjamin Jonson (1572-1637), English Renaissance dramatist, poet and author; ); English, out of copyright

Catharine Cockburn (engraving)
XJF311670 Catharine Cockburn (engraving) by English School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Catherine Trotter Cockburn (1679-1749), English novelist, dramatist and philosopher; ); English

Goethes Mask, 1807 (plaster)
XPH311113 Goethes Mask, 1807 (plaster) by Weisser, Ludwig (1823-79); Zentralbibliothek, Weimar, Germany; (add.info.: Goethes Gesichtsmaske; Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832); ); German

Portrait of Goethe, 1816 (oil on canvas)
XPH311114 Portrait of Goethe, 1816 (oil on canvas) by Jagemann, Ferdinand (1780-1820); Goethe National Museum, Weimar, Germany; (add.info)

Goethe Dictating to his Clerk John, 1834 (oil on canvas)
XPH311115 Goethe Dictating to his Clerk John, 1834 (oil on canvas) by Schmeller, Johann Joseph (1796-1841); Private Collection; (add.info)

Hugo Grotius, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho)
KW310868 Hugo Grotius, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

William Shakespeare, from Old Englands Worthies by Lord Brougham and others
KW306237 William Shakespeare, from Old Englands Worthies by Lord Brougham and others, published London, c.1880s (colour litho) by English School

John Dryden, from Old Englands Worthies by Lord Brougham and others
KW306208 John Dryden, from Old Englands Worthies by Lord Brougham and others, published London, c.1880s (litho) by English School

Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, after a portrait of 1660 (engraving)
XJF396645 Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, after a portrait of 1660 (engraving) by English School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roger Boyle)

THE BASHFUL LOVER. J. M. BURFIELD. The Bashful Lover is a Caroline era stage play
THE BASHFUL LOVER. J.M. BURFIELD. The Bashful Lover is a Caroline era stage play, a tragicomedy written by Philip Massinger. Dating from 1636, it is the playwrights last known extant work

Moliere (oil on canvas)
XIR781334 MoliAšre (oil on canvas) by Mignard, Pierre (1612-95); Bibliotheque de la Comedie Francaise, Paris, France; (add.info.: Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name MoliAšre)

William Shakespeare (1564-1616), after the statue by John Quincey Adams Ward (1830-1910)
KW293344 William Shakespeare (1564-1616), after the statue by John Quincey Adams Ward (1830-1910) in Central Park, New York (litho) by English School; Private Collection; Ken Welsh; English

Self Portrait
XCF291042 Self Portrait by Williams, Edward Ellerker (1793-1822); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edward Ellerker Williams (1793-1822), British Army Officer

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"Captivating Captions: Celebrating the Masters of Playwrights" A glimpse into the world of renowned playwrights through their captivating portraits. Daphne du Maurier finds inspiration at her Cornish home, Menabilly, in 1945. W. S. Gilbert immortalized in a striking Vanity Fair portrait. Oscar Wilde's wit and charm captured in a unique T-shirt and poster print design. Delve into Shakespeare's world with Pauline Baynes' enchanting illustration, "Shakespeare's Bees. " The meeting of minds: Chekhov shares a moment with Tolstoy, two literary giants united. Discover the artistic prowess of William Butler Yeats through Augustus John's pencil and wash masterpiece. Joe Orton, an influential author who left his mark on March 1st, 1967. Step back in time at the Shakespeare Exhibition held at Earls Court in London - a tribute to his enduring legacy. Oscar Wilde captured by Napoleon Sarony during his visit to New York City in 1882 - forever timeless. Explore the rich tapestry of French literature with La Fontaine, Moliere, Racine, and other esteemed writers from the 1600s. Immerse yourself in Victor Hugo's Les Misérables as Javert takes center stage - an engraving that evokes emotion. These captivating glimpses into the lives and works of these legendary playwrights transport us to different eras while reminding us of their lasting impact on literature and theater.