Beerbohm Collection

Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Shakespeare's King Richard II at His Majesty's Theatre, London Date: 1903

Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw
Promotional postcard for Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw. First produced in England at His Majestys Theatre, 11th April 1914

Mr Tennyson, Reading In Memoriam to his Sovereign, 1904. Artist: Max Beerbohm
Mr Tennyson, Reading In Memoriam to his Sovereign, 1904. Illustration from The Poets Corner, by Max Beerbohm, (London, 1904)

Beerbohm Tree as Rip Van Winkle, based on the story by Washington Irving, probably at Her Majestys Theatre, London. circa 1900

Dante in Oxford; Proctor: Your Name And College?, 1904. Artist: Max Beerbohm
Dante in Oxford; Proctor: Your Name And College?, 1904. Illustration from The Poets Corner, by Max Beerbohm, (London, 1904)

Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Table-Talking, 1904. Artist: Max Beerbohm
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Table-Talking, 1904. Illustration from The Poets Corner, by Max Beerbohm, (London, 1904)

Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1853-1917) English actor-manager. 1892 (photogravure)
526497 Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1853-1917) English actor-manager. 1892 (photogravure); (add.info.: Founder of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA)

Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1853-1917) English actor-manager, 1896 (photogravure)
526496 Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1853-1917) English actor-manager, 1896 (photogravure); (add.info.: Founder of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). Here in 1896 as Falstaff in Henry VI, Part I

The Last of the Dandies, Her Majestys Theatre, London
The Last of the Dandies, by Clyde Fitch, Her Majestys Theatre, London, proprietor and manager Henry Beerbohm Tree, who directed the production. 1901

Henrik Ibsen, Receiving Mr William Archer in Audience, 1904. Artist: Max Beerbohm
Henrik Ibsen, Receiving Mr William Archer in Audience, 1904. Illustration from The Poets Corner, by Max Beerbohm, (London, 1904)

Max Beerbohm
Caricature by Joseph Simpson (1879-1939) Date: 1905

Actors and Actresses
Edwardian actors and actresses. Mr. Bernard Shaw and Miss Lillah McCarthy. Mr. Fred Terry's Daughter. Mr. Arthur Bourchier. Miss Iris Hoey. Miss Ellen Terry. Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree

Marianne and Herod
Actors Mr Beerbohm Tree and Miss Maud Jeffries dressed in costume for Herod; A Tragedy, written by Stephen Phillips (1884), at her majesty's theatre

Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Caliban, The Tempest, Shakespeare
Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Caliban in The Tempest by William Shakespeare Date: 1904

Sir Herbert Tree and Miss Evelyn Millard
Sir Herbert Tree (1852-1917) as Mark Antony and Miss Evelyn Millard (1869-1941) as Portia, in publicity for a production of Julius Caesar at His Majesty's Theatre in London. Date: 1910

Herbert Beerbohm Tree, actor, as Antony
Herbert Beerbohm Tree, English actor and theatre manager, as Antony in Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra. Date: 1907

Herbert Beerbohm Tree, as Shakespeare's Richard II
Herbert Beerbohm Tree, English actor and theatre manager, in the title role of Shakespeare's Richard II. Date: 1907

Herbert Beerbohm Tree, actor, as Malvolio
Herbert Beerbohm Tree, English actor and theatre manager, as Malvolio in Shakespeare's comedy Twelfth Night. Date: 1907

Herbert Beerbohm Tree, English actor manager
Herbert Beerbohm Tree, English actor and theatre manager. Date: 1907

Herbert Beerbohm Tree, a Reminiscence of Hypatia Date: 1890s

Beerbohm Tree, cartoon of actor watching rehearsal
Beerbohm Tree, cartoon of the actor watching a rehearsal from the theatre gallery

Beerbohm Tree, actor, as Svengali in the play Trilby Date: 1895

Beerbohm Tree in Resurrection by Tolstoy
Beerbohm Tree as Prince Dmitry Nehludof in Resurrection by Tolstoy, a production at His Majestys Theatre, London Date: 1903

Max Beerbohm (1872 - 1956), writer and dramatist, pictured in his study at home in 1905, part of a series of photographs in The Tatler showing literary figures in their homes. Date: 1905

Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, actor and theatre manager
Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, English actor and theatre manager. 1904

Cartoon, Mr Herbert Beerbohm Tree, actor, seen here as the dashing Italian spy, Paolo Marcari, in Called Back, a production based on a novella by Hugh Conway. 1884

Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1852-1917) - English actor and theatre manager. He founded the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1904 and was knighted, for his contributions to theatre

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Sir Herbert Draper Beerbohm Tree (1852 - 1917), English actor-manager, in the role of Macbeth Date: 1911

Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, English actor and theatre manager
Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1852-1917), English actor and theatre manager. Date: 1901

Sir William Watson (1858-1935), English poet, 1904. Artist: Max Beerbohm
Sir William Watson (1858-1935), English poet, 1904. Watson was popular in his time for the political content of his verse, hence this caricature, the inscription of which reads: William Watson

Matthew Arnold (1822-1888) and his niece, 1904. Artist: Max Beerbohm
Matthew Arnold (1822-1888) and his niece, 1904. Arnold was an English poet and cultural critic who worked as an inspector of schools

Mr Austin Dobson and Mr Edmund Gosse Composing a Ballade, 1904. Artist: Max Beerbohm
Mr Austin Dobson and Mr Edmund Gosse Composing a Ballade, 1904. Scene: the Board of Trade. Time: office hours in the early eighties

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, in his back garden, 1904. Artist: Max Beerbohm
Dante Gabriel Rossetti, in his back garden, 1904. Illustration from The Poets Corner, by Max Beerbohm, (London, 1904)

Robert Burns, Having set his hand to the plough, looks back at Highland Mary, 1904. Artist: Max Beerbohm
Robert Burns, Having set his hand to the plough, looks back at Highland Mary, 1904. Illustration from The Poets Corner, by Max Beerbohm, (London, 1904)

Homer, Going His Round, 1904. Artist: Max Beerbohm
Homer, Going His Round, 1904. Illustration from The Poets Corner, by Max Beerbohm, (London, 1904)

Mr WB Yeats, Presenting Mr George Moore to the Queen of Fairies, 1904. Artist: Max Beerbohm
Mr WB Yeats, Presenting Mr George Moore to the Queen of Fairies, 1904. Illustration from The Poets Corner, by Max Beerbohm, (London, 1904)

William Shakespeare, His method of work, 1904. Artist: Max Beerbohm
William Shakespeare, His method of work, 1904. Illustration from The Poets Corner, by Max Beerbohm, (London, 1904)

William Wordsworth in the Lake District, at Cross-Purposes, 1904. Artist: Max Beerbohm
William Wordsworth in the Lake District, at Cross-Purposes, 1904. Illustration from The Poets Corner, by Max Beerbohm, (London, 1904)

Lord Byron, Shaking the Dust of England from his Shoes, 1904. Artist: Max Beerbohm
Lord Byron, Shaking the Dust of England from his Shoes, 1904. Illustration from The Poets Corner, by Max Beerbohm, (London, 1904)

Walt Whitman, Inciting the Bird of Freedom to Soar, 1904. Artist: Max Beerbohm
Walt Whitman, Inciting the Bird of Freedom to Soar, 1904. Illustration from The Poets Corner, by Max Beerbohm, (London, 1904)

Goethe Watching the Shadow of Lili on the Blind, 1904. Artist: Max Beerbohm
Goethe Watching the Shadow of Lili on the Blind, 1904. Illustration from The Poets Corner, by Max Beerbohm, (London, 1904)

Robert Browning, Taking Tea with the Browning Society, 1904. Artist: Max Beerbohm
Robert Browning, Taking Tea with the Browning Society, 1904. Illustration from The Poets Corner, by Max Beerbohm, (London, 1904)

Omar Khayyam, 1904. Artist: Max Beerbohm
Omar Khayyam, 1904. Illustration from The Poets Corner, by Max Beerbohm, (London, 1904)

Mr Rudyard Kipling takes a bloomin day aht, on the blasted eath... 1904.Artist: Max Beerbohm
Mr Rudyard Kipling takes a bloomin day aht, on the blasted eath, along with Britannia, is gurl, 1904. Caricature of English writer Kipling (1865-1936) parodying working class speech

Paul Verlaine, (Usher in Private School at Bournemouth, 1877-1878), 1904. Artist: Max Beerbohm
Paul Verlaine, (Usher in Private School at Bournemouth, 1877-1878), 1904. Illustration from The Poets Corner, by Max Beerbohm, (London, 1904)

Sir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm, English parodist and caricaturist, 1911. Artist: William Rothenstein
Sir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm, English parodist and caricaturist, 1911. Portrait of Max Beerbohm (1872-1956) from a supplement to The Bookman, 1911

Mr W. B. Yeats Presenting Mr George Moore To The Queen Of The Fairies By Max Beerbohm 1872 1956
Mr W.B. Yeats Presenting Mr George Moore To The Queen Of The Fairies By Max Beerbohm 1872 1956

Aubrey Beardsley By Max Beerbohm 1872 To 1956

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Max Beerbohm was a renowned artist and caricaturist, known for his brilliant depictions of actors and literary figures. In one of his notable works, he captured the essence of George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion, showcasing the transformation of Eliza Doolittle under Professor Higgins' guidance. Another masterpiece by Beerbohm featured Mr Tennyson reading In Memoriam to his Sovereign in 1904, capturing the poet's profound emotions through intricate details. It also portrayed famous actor Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Rip Van Winkle, perfectly capturing the character's timeless charm. His artistic prowess extended beyond literature and theater; he depicted Dante in Oxford with meticulous attention to detail, leaving viewers captivated by every stroke. In another captivating piece, Beerbohm immortalized Samuel Taylor Coleridge during one of his table-talk sessions in 1904. The artist managed to capture Coleridge's intellectual aura and engaging presence effortlessly. Max Beerbohm himself became a subject of fascination through his self-portraits that showcased both vulnerability and confidence. He had an uncanny ability to bring characters to life on canvas with incredible precision. Herbert Beerbohm Tree made multiple appearances in Max's work - from portraying Shakespeare's King Richard II with regal elegance to embodying Caliban from The Tempest with raw intensity. Sir Herbert Tree shared memorable moments on stage alongside Miss Evelyn Millard while playing Marianne and Herod respectively. One cannot overlook Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Antony; Max beautifully captured the actor's commanding presence as he brought this iconic character from Shakespearean tragedy Julius Caesar to life on stage. Through these masterpieces, Max Beerbohm not only celebrated actors and actresses but also left an indelible mark on art history itself. His ability to encapsulate emotion within each brushstroke is a testament to his genius as an artist.