Dramatist Collection (#2)

Bjornstjerne Bjornson / Ph
BJORNSTJERNE BJORNSON Norwegian poet, dramatist, novelist and political and social leader photographed with Grieg in 1903

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)

Thomas Corneille (1625-1709) (engraving)
937954 Thomas Corneille (1625-1709) (engraving); Private Collection.

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)

Portrait of Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland, 1904. Creator: John Singer Sargent
Portrait of Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland, 1904.

Miss Clare Kummer at piano, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Miss Clare Kummer at piano, 1910.

Sir Arthur Pinero, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Sir Arthur Pinero, 1910.

Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Wilder, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Wilder, 1910.

Alexandre Dumas Fils, 1873. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
Alexandre Dumas Fils, 1873.

Study For The "Monument To Balzac", 1898. Creator: Jean Alexandre Joseph Falguiere
Study For The "Monument To Balzac", 1898. This sculpture is a clay study for a marble monument to Honore de Balzac, one of the most celebrated French authors of the nineteenth century

Honoré De Balzac, 1877. Creator: Pierre Eugene Emile Hebert
Honore De Balzac, 1877. The relief on the base refers to a chapter in Balzac's treatise The Physiology of Marriage (1829)

Maurice Maeterlinck, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Maurice Maeterlinck, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Belgian poet and playwright Maurice Maeterlinck (1862-1949).

John Drinkwater, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
John Drinkwater, between c1915 and c1920.

Cast of Shakspeare's face, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Cast of Shakspeare's face, 1864. Death mask of English playwright, poet and actor William Shakespeare (1564-1616). The cast from the face of Shakspeare

The Seal of the National Shakspeare Committee, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Seal of the National Shakspeare Committee, 1864. Commemoration of the Tercentenary of Shakespeare's birth. 'We have engraved the design of the official seal of the National Shakspeare

The Shakspeare Commemoration in London: monument of Shakspeare at the Crystal Palace, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Shakspeare Commemoration in London: monument of Shakspeare at the Crystal Palace, 1864. Event celebrating the tercentenary of Shakespeare's birth

Portraits of Shakspeare, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Portraits of Shakspeare, 1864. '...according to the best authorities, there is not even a portrait for which it can be asserted that he sat...The centre...[portrait] is the most authenticated

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

Nathan Field
5305080 Nathan Field.; (add.info.: Portrait of Nathan Field (1587-1620) an English dramatist and actor. Dated 17th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

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)

Illustration for No Trifling with Love. by Alfred Louis Charles de Musset
5306387 Illustration for No Trifling with Love. by Alfred Louis Charles de Musset; Universal History Archive/UIG

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)

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"Dramatist: Masters of the Theatrical Craft" From the lyrical verses penned by W. B. Yeats, a Nobel laureate in Literature, to the captivating performances of William Gillette as Sherlock Holmes, dramatists have left an indelible mark on our cultural landscape. Step into the enchanting world of Shakespeare at the grand exhibition held at Earls Court in London, where his timeless works come alive through intricate costumes and elaborate sets. Witness a scene from Victor Hugo's Les Misérables, beautifully captured in an engraving depicting Javert, the relentless detective. Arnold Bennett's ingenious storytelling transports us to different realms with every word written while a Shakespeare quotation on a greetings card reminds us of his enduring influence on literature and life itself. Samuel Beckett challenges conventional narratives with his thought-provoking plays that delve deep into existential questions. Meanwhile, Henrik Ibsen takes us back home to Oslo where he masterfully explores societal norms and personal struggles. Leo Tolstoy's Russian novels transport readers across vast landscapes filled with complex characters and profound insights into human nature. And who can forget William Shakespeare himself? His words continue to resonate through time, reminding us of love, tragedy, and everything in between. Jules Verne's visionary tales ignite our imagination as we embark on thrilling adventures alongside extraordinary characters. Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke's contributions to literature during her time are celebrated for their elegance and sophistication. Dramatists embody creativity unleashed upon stages big and small; they captivate hearts with their stories woven intricately through dialogue and action. Their artistry transcends boundaries - geographical or temporal - leaving an everlasting impact on generations past, present, and future.