Playwriter Collection

William Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, Act III, Scene 1 (litho)
8648409 William Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, Act III, Scene 1 (litho) by Sullivan, Edmund Joseph (1869-1933) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tragedy of Hamlet)

Scene from Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo: Javert, the detective (engraving)
5996966 Scene from Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo: Javert, the detective (engraving) by Brion, Gustave (1824-77) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from Les Miserables)

Jean Valjean is received and cared for by Bishop Myriel, 19th Century (b / w engraving)
909612 Jean Valjean is received and cared for by Bishop Myriel, 19th Century (b/w engraving) by Lix, Frederic Theodore (1830-97); Private Collection; (add.info.: Published in Cent dessins)

William Shakespeare (engraving)
7239653 William Shakespeare (engraving) by Cook, J.W. (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Shakespeare, 1564-1616. English poet, playwright, dramatist and actor)

Scene from Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo: Thenardiers escape (engraving)
5996958 Scene from Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo: Thenardiers escape (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from Les Miserables)

Illustration from Les Miserables, 19th Century (b / w engraving)
909614 Illustration from Les Miserables, 19th Century (b/w engraving) by Lix, Frederic Theodore (1830-97); Private Collection; (add.info)

John Masefield (1878 - 1917), English poet, playwriter and fiction writer. Date: 1914

Shakespeare, 1890 (etching)
8915050 Shakespeare, 1890 (etching) by Flameng, Leopold (1831-1911); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Shakespeare)

Vittorio Alfieri, 1930 (etching)
8915514 Vittorio Alfieri, 1930 (etching) by Comerio, Agostino (1784-1834); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Vittorio Alfieri)

Oscar Wilde in America in 1882 (print)
3701783 Oscar Wilde in America in 1882 (print) by Sarony, Napoleon (1821-96) (after); (add.info.: After a work by American photographer Napoleon Sarony)

Shakespeare: Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act IV, Scene 4 (engraving)
8631811 Shakespeare: Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act IV, Scene 4 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act IV, Scene 4)

Gil Vicente at the court of King Manuel I of Portugal (colour litho)
8672915 Gil Vicente at the court of King Manuel I of Portugal (colour litho) by Gameiro, Alfredo Roque (1864-1935); Private Collection; (add.info)

Giovanni Battista Niccolini, Italian poet and playwright (engraving)
8626290 Giovanni Battista Niccolini, Italian poet and playwright (engraving) by Ussi, Stefano (1822-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Giovanni Battista Niccolini (1782-1861)

Illustration of the play Le Monsier de Pourceaugnac by Moliere, 1669 (engraving)
AIS5350468 Illustration of the play Le Monsier de Pourceaugnac by Moliere, 1669 (engraving); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Madame Bellecour in the role of Nerine)

Book frontispiece with fine color portrait of William Shakespeare by artist Alberto Sangorski, 1986 (photo)
8716685 Book frontispiece with fine color portrait of William Shakespeare by artist Alberto Sangorski, 1986 (photo) by Sangorski

Aeschylus, 1784 (engraving)
7272477 Aeschylus, 1784 (engraving); (add.info.: AESCHYLUS (525-456 a.C.) Greek tragic poet of Eleusi, aristocratic origin. He distinguished himself against the Persians to Marathon and Salamina

Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving)
FGL5494021 Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration of "The Cid" poem by Guillen de Castro (1569-1631) (1618)

Battle scene, Illustration for "Le Cid" 1802 (engraving)
FGL5493995 Battle scene, Illustration for "Le Cid" 1802 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration of "The Cid" poem by Guillen de Castro (1569-1631) (1618)

Battle scene, Illustration for "Le Cid"1802 (engraving)
FGL5493971 Battle scene, Illustration for "Le Cid"1802 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration of "The Cid" poem by Guillen de Castro (1569-1631) (1618)

Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving)
FGL5493936 Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration of "The Cid" poem by Guillen de Castro (1569-1631) (1618)

Desdemona, Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Othello
6116608 Desdemona, Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Othello, ; (add.info.: Desdemona. Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Othello)

Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving)
FGL5493989 Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration of "The Cid" poem by Guillen de Castro (1569-1631) (1618)

Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving)
FGL5493974 Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration of "The Cid" poem by Guillen de Castro (1569-1631) (1618)

Wedding of Rodrigo (Rodrigue) Diaz count of Bivar (El Cid) and Chimene, Illustration for "Le Cid" 1802
FGL5493955 Wedding of Rodrigo (Rodrigue) Diaz count of Bivar (El Cid) and Chimene, Illustration for "Le Cid" 1802 (engraving); (add.info)

Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving)
FGL5493950 Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration of "The Cid" poem by Guillen de Castro (1569-1631) (1618)

Moliere at Louis XIV's table, in front of his library filled with books, 1891 (Engraving)
7418365 Moliere at Louis XIV's table, in front of his library filled with books, 1891 (Engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moliere at Louis XIV's table)

Macbeth
5308138 Macbeth.; (add.info.: Title page for Macbeth by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) an English poet, playwright, and actor

A Midsummer Night's Dream
5308135 A Midsummer Night's Dream.; (add.info.: Title page for A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare. A Midsummer Night's Dream is one of Shakespeare's comedies)

A scene from King John
5307976 A scene from King John.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a scene from King John: Scene in Northampton Castle in which Prince Arthur pleads with Hubert not to blind him)

Miss Kate Bateman in the role of Richmond from the Shakespeare play Richard III
7261203 Miss Kate Bateman in the role of Richmond from the Shakespeare play Richard III.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Miss Kate Bateman in the role of Richmond from the Shakespeare play Richard)

Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, 1864 (engraving)
7241696 Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, 1864 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (1732-1799) French philosopher and playwriter

Frontispiece and title page from the Shakespeare play The Merry Wives of Windsor. Act II. Scene 1
6867250 Frontispiece and title page from the Shakespeare play The Merry Wives of Windsor. Act II. Scene 1. Mrs Page, "Letter for letter, but that the name of Page and Ford differs"

Title page from the Shakespeare play A Midsummer Night's Dream. From The Works of William Shakespeare
6867242 Title page from the Shakespeare play A Midsummer Night's Dream. From The Works of William Shakespeare, published c.1900 (engraving); (add.info)

Frontispiece and title page from the Shakespeare play A Midsummer Night's Dream. Act II. Scene I
6867241 Frontispiece and title page from the Shakespeare play A Midsummer Night's Dream. Act II. Scene I. Demetrius, " I love thee not, therefore pursue me not"

William Macready in the role of Henry IV from the play by Shakespeare
7261209 William Macready in the role of Henry IV from the play by Shakespeare.; Private Collection; (add.info.: William Macready in the role of Henry IV from the play by Shakespeare)

William Creswick in the role of Hotspur from Shakespeare's play King Henry IV
7261261 William Creswick in the role of Hotspur from Shakespeare's play King Henry IV.; Private Collection; (add.info)

Edward Compton as Dromio of Syracuse in The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare, c.1895 (photo)
UIG5425619 Edward Compton as Dromio of Syracuse in The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare, c.1895 (photo) by Unknown photographer

Poster advertising of La Voix Humaine, 1930 (litho)
CHT204485 Poster advertising of La Voix Humaine, 1930 (litho); Private Collection; (add.info.: Poster advertising the performance of La Voix Humaine, by Jean Cocteau (1889-1963)

Shakespeare: Sig Salvini as Othello, Othello, Act 5, Scene 2 (engraving)
8631813 Shakespeare: Sig Salvini as Othello, Othello, Act 5, Scene 2 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sig Salvini as Othello, Othello, Act 5, Scene 2)

Shakespeare: As You Like It (chromolitho)
8631799 Shakespeare: As You Like It (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: As You Like It. Rosalind, Celia, and Orlando)

Shakespeare: Troilus and Cressida (chromolitho)
8631798 Shakespeare: Troilus and Cressida (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Troilus and Cressida. Cassandra)

Shakespeare: Timon of Athens (chromolitho)
8631797 Shakespeare: Timon of Athens (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Timon of Athens. Timon, Alcibiades, Phrynia, and Timandra)

Shakespeare: Othello, Desdemona in bed, asleep (chromolitho)
8631793 Shakespeare: Othello, Desdemona in bed, asleep (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Othello, Desdemona in bed, asleep)

Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing (chromolitho)
8631800 Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Much Ado About Nothing. Hero, Ursula, and Beatrice)

Shakespeare: Cymbeline (chromolitho)
8631796 Shakespeare: Cymbeline (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cymbeline. Imogen in boy's clothes)

Shakespeare: Henry IV, Part I (chromolitho)
8631794 Shakespeare: Henry IV, Part I (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry IV, Part I. Hotspur, Worcester, Mortimer, and Owen Glendower)

Shakespeare: Titus Andronicus (chromolitho)
8631792 Shakespeare: Titus Andronicus (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Titus Andronicus. Titus and Marcus. Young Lucius pursued by Lavinia)

Illustration for Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (colour litho)
8629510 Illustration for Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (colour litho) by Lombardi, Ambrogio (1887-1934); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (colour litho)
8629502 Illustration for Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (colour litho) by Lombardi, Ambrogio (1887-1934); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (colour litho)
8629499 Illustration for Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (colour litho) by Lombardi, Ambrogio (1887-1934); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (colour litho)
8629497 Illustration for Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (colour litho) by Lombardi, Ambrogio (1887-1934); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (colour litho)
8629490 Illustration for Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (colour litho) by Lombardi, Ambrogio (1887-1934); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (colour litho)
8629487 Illustration for Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (colour litho) by Lombardi, Ambrogio (1887-1934); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (colour litho)
8629486 Illustration for Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (colour litho) by Lombardi, Ambrogio (1887-1934); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (colour litho)
8629485 Illustration for Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (colour litho) by Lombardi, Ambrogio (1887-1934); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (colour litho)
8629482 Illustration for Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (colour litho) by Lombardi, Ambrogio (1887-1934); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (colour litho)
8629481 Illustration for Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (colour litho) by Lombardi, Ambrogio (1887-1934); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (colour litho)
8629480 Illustration for Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (colour litho) by Lombardi, Ambrogio (1887-1934); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (colour litho)
8629472 Illustration for Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (colour litho) by Lombardi, Ambrogio (1887-1934); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (colour litho)
8629515 Illustration for Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (colour litho) by Lombardi, Ambrogio (1887-1934); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (colour litho)
8629511 Illustration for Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (colour litho) by Lombardi, Ambrogio (1887-1934); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (colour litho)
8629506 Illustration for Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (colour litho) by Lombardi, Ambrogio (1887-1934); Private Collection; (add.info)

The House in which Shakspeare was born (engraving)
8641278 The House in which Shakspeare was born (engraving) by Williams, Samuel (1788-1853); Private Collection; (add.info.: The House in which Shakspeare was born)

Sophocles, ancient Greek playwright (engraving)
8635070 Sophocles, ancient Greek playwright (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sophocles (c497-c405 BC), ancient Greek playwright

Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (colour litho)
8634254 Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Shakspeare's Tomb (engraving)
8641277 Shakspeare's Tomb (engraving) by Williams, Samuel (1788-1853); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shakspeare's Tomb)

William Shakespeare's play: Cymbeline (colour litho)
8651300 William Shakespeare's play: Cymbeline (colour litho) by Hammond, Gertrude E. Demain (1862-1952) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Ho! who's here?" Cymbeline)

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, German dramatist and philosopher (colour litho)
8655451 Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, German dramatist and philosopher (colour litho) by Graff, Anton (1736-1813); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-1781)

William Shakespeare's play: Henry VIII (colour litho)
8648393 William Shakespeare's play: Henry VIII (colour litho) by Hammond, Gertrude E. Demain (1862-1952) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

William Shakespeare's play: Richard III (colour litho)
8648390 William Shakespeare's play: Richard III (colour litho) by Hammond, Gertrude E. Demain (1862-1952) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: "I am determined to prove a villain)

William Shakespeare: Cymbeline, Act II, Scene 2 (litho)
8648414 William Shakespeare: Cymbeline, Act II, Scene 2 (litho) by Sullivan, Edmund Joseph (1869-1933) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cymbeline, Act II, Scene 2)

William Shakespeare: The Tragedy of King Lear, Act III, Scene 4 (litho)
8648413 William Shakespeare: The Tragedy of King Lear, Act III, Scene 4 (litho) by Sullivan, Edmund Joseph (1869-1933) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tragedy of King Lear, Act III)

William Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus, Act V, Scene 2 (litho)
8648404 William Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus, Act V, Scene 2 (litho) by Sullivan, Edmund Joseph (1869-1933) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus)

Shakespearean Series: Anne Hathaway's Cottage, Shottery (colour litho)
8659548 Shakespearean Series: Anne Hathaway's Cottage, Shottery (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Anne Hathaway's Cottage, Shottery)

Shakespearean Series: Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway (colour litho)
8659545 Shakespearean Series: Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway)

Shakespearean Series: Stratford-upon-Avon, interior of the Grammar School (colour litho)
8659542 Shakespearean Series: Stratford-upon-Avon, interior of the Grammar School (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stratford-upon-Avon)

Shakespearean Series: The birthplace, Shakespeare's birth room (colour litho)
8659538 Shakespearean Series: The birthplace, Shakespeare's birth room (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The birthplace)

Shakespearean Series: The birthplace, from the garden (colour litho)
8659536 Shakespearean Series: The birthplace, from the garden (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The birthplace, from the garden)

William Shakespeare's play: King John (colour litho)
8648397 William Shakespeare's play: King John (colour litho) by Hammond, Gertrude E. Demain (1862-1952) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Beauties of Shakespeare: Falstaff (coloured engraving)
8646731 Beauties of Shakespeare: Falstaff (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Falstaff)

Beauties of Shakespeare: Macbeth (coloured engraving)
8646726 Beauties of Shakespeare: Macbeth (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Macbeth)

Terence, Roman playwright (engraving)
8635719 Terence, Roman playwright (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Terence (c195-c159 BC), Roman playwright. Illustration from Rom

William Shakespeare, English playwright (b/w photo)
8655870 William Shakespeare, English playwright (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Shakespeare (1564-1616), English playwright

Scene from King Lear (litho)
8655663 Scene from King Lear (litho) by Green, Henry Hawes Craven (1837-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from Shakespeare's King Lear (Act III, Scene 3)

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"Exploring the World of Playwrights: From Victor Hugo to William Shakespeare" Step into the captivating world of playwriting through a series of enchanting engravings and illustrations. In one scene from Victor Hugo's Les Misérables, we witness Javert, the relentless detective, as he graces the stage with his presence. The intensity in his eyes tells a story of its own. Next, an engraving of William Shakespeare transports us back in time to an era where his words held immense power. His genius continues to inspire generations even today. Another gripping moment from Les Misérables unfolds before our eyes as Thenardiers make their daring escape. The intricate black and white engraving adds depth and mystery to this thrilling scene. Moving on, we encounter François Boucher's exquisite illustration for Molière's Le dépît amoureux. This artwork beautifully captures the essence of love and longing that resonates throughout Molière's works. Scapin's Furries takes center stage next—a timeless piece by Molière that has been brought to life countless times through various illustrations. Argante hides behind Scapin while Silvestre brandishes his sword, creating a palpable tension within this iconic scene. In 1918 litho rendition of A Midsummer Night's Dream (Sommernachtstraum), we are transported into Shakespearean whimsy—where fairies dance under moonlit skies and magic intertwines with reality. The title page from the 1734 edition of Molière's works showcases an engraved masterpiece—an homage to one of history’s greatest playwrights whose wit and satire continue to captivate audiences worldwide. Falstaff makes an appearance in another litho print—a character beloved by many due to his larger-than-life personality and comedic charm. Finally, Timon of Athens brings us closer to Shakespeare once again; this c. 1880 print invites us into a world of greed, betrayal, and the consequences of unchecked wealth.