Dramatist Collection (#5)

Jacques Audiberti (litho)
1729637 Jacques Audiberti (litho) by Bosschere, Jean de (1878-1953); (add.info.: Jacques Audiberti (1899-1965) french poet and playwright, drawing by Jean de Bosschere)

William Shakespeare Much Ado About Nothing, play first performed c1598
532716 William Shakespeare Much Ado About Nothing, play first performed c1598.; (add.info.: William Shakespeare Much Ado About Nothing, play first performed c.1598)

O Bottom, thou art changed'. Snout and Quince, seeing Bottom the weaver seeing the ass-head for the first time
537928 O Bottom, thou art changed'. Snout and Quince, seeing Bottom the weaver seeing the ass-head for the first time

Double duel between Romeo, Tybalt and Mercutio, c.1900 (chromolithograph)
2636196 Double duel between Romeo, Tybalt and Mercutio, c.1900 (chromolithograph); Private Collection; (add.info.: Double duel between Romeo, Tybalt and Mercutio)

John Oldcastle, Lord Cobham 1378-1417), Lollard leader. Condemned as heretic for denying transubstantiation
530379 John Oldcastle, Lord Cobham 1378-1417), Lollard leader. Condemned as heretic for denying transubstantiation and hung and burnt hanging in St Giles's Fields, London, 1417

Warwick's death at the Battle of Barnet, Act V, Sc. II from Henry VI, from William Shakespeare, 1872 (engraving)
1577190 Warwick's death at the Battle of Barnet, Act V, Sc. II from Henry VI, from William Shakespeare, 1872 (engraving); (add.info.: Shakespeare, William, Knight, Charles (editor)

William Shakespeare
1577379 William Shakespeare; (add.info.: Painting of William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English poet, playwright and actor, at a traffic block in the streets

William Shakespeare
1577403 William Shakespeare; (add.info.: Painting of William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English poet, playwright and actor, watching a bear being walked to the bear garden

Victor Hugo, 1869 (engraving)
1577055 Victor Hugo, 1869 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving of Victor Hugo (1802-1885) French poet, novelist, and dramatist of the Romantic movement. Dated 1869); Universal History Archive/UIG

British Poet Felicia Dorothea Hemans, 1882 (engraving)
1574506 British Poet Felicia Dorothea Hemans, 1882 (engraving); (add.info.: Felicia Dorothea Hemans (born Browne), 1793-1835, British poet

Scene with Antipholus and Luciana, Illustration for "The Comedy of Errors"
AIS5354616 Scene with Antipholus and Luciana, Illustration for "The Comedy of Errors", by William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Illustration of Act V of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
AIS5354588 Illustration of Act V of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), 19th century (engraving); © Iberfoto

Leontes and Paulina, Illustration of "The Winter's Tale", by William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
AIS5354598 Leontes and Paulina, Illustration of "The Winter's Tale", by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Leontes and Paulina)

The Choice between the Three Baskets, Illustration for "The Merchant of Venice"
AIS5354596 The Choice between the Three Baskets, Illustration for "The Merchant of Venice", by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), 1881 (engraving); (add.info.: Election among the 3 baskets)

Cosette finds a piece (louis d'or) deposited in his hoof by Jean Valjean, 19th century (engraving)
PCT4276088 Cosette finds a piece (louis d'or) deposited in his hoof by Jean Valjean, 19th century (engraving); (add.info)

Hamlet and Ophelie (Hamlet and Ophelia) in a scene inspired by Shakespeare's play
PCT4272033 Hamlet and Ophelie (Hamlet and Ophelia) in a scene inspired by Shakespeare's play. Photoglypie Goupil from a painting by H

Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) as "Hamlet" (Shakespeare), with the skull of Yorick
PCT4257596 Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) as "Hamlet" (Shakespeare), with the skull of Yorick, 1899

French postcard with image of two fish, 1900 (postcard)
3665526 French postcard with image of two fish, 1900 (postcard); Universal History Archive/UIG

Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving)
FGL5493962 Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration of "The Cid" poem by Guillen de Castro (1569-1631) (1618)

Family of Victor Hugo (1802-1885): portraits of his wife Adele Foucher and his daughter Adele Hugo
FGL5479328 Family of Victor Hugo (1802-1885): portraits of his wife Adele Foucher and his daughter Adele Hugo, colore daguerreotype, about 1845.; Fototeca Gilardi

Will of William Shakespeare
5304609 Will of William Shakespeare.; (add.info.: Photograph of a Will dated 1616, bearing Shakespeare's signature. William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616); English poet

A scene from Much Ado About Nothing
5307807 A scene from Much Ado About Nothing.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a scene from Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare)

Lady Anne Neville, Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Richard III
6116597 Lady Anne Neville, Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Richard III, ; (add.info.: Lady Anne Neville)

Title page from the Shakespeare play The Two Gentlemen of Verona. From The Works of William Shakespeare
6867253 Title page from the Shakespeare play The Two Gentlemen of Verona. From The Works of William Shakespeare, published c.1900 (engraving); (add.info)

Twelfth Night
5308134 Twelfth Night.; (add.info.: Title page for Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare. Twelfth Night (or What You Will) is one of Shakespeare's comedies

Monsieur de Pourceaugnac, 1896 (engraving)
ELD4833389 Monsieur de Pourceaugnac, 1896 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Monsieur de Pourceaugnac, Engraving from "Works" by Jean-Baptiste Poquelin dit Moliere)

The Blunderer, or, The Mishaps, 1896 (engraving)
ELD4833494 The Blunderer, or, The Mishaps, 1896 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Blunderer, or, The Mishaps)

Jocaste and one of his two sons Illustration for Act IV of "La Thebaide ou les Freres ennemies" by Jean
JEB4839806 Jocaste and one of his two sons Illustration for Act IV of "La Thebaide ou les Freres ennemies" by Jean Racine (1639-1699) Engraving of 1816.; (add.info)

Illustration for Scene 2 of Act IV of " Alexander the Great" by Jean Racine (1639-1699) Engraving of 1816
JEB4839792 Illustration for Scene 2 of Act IV of " Alexander the Great" by Jean Racine (1639-1699) Engraving of 1816.; (add.info)

Roxane receives the proof of love of Bajazet and Atalide Illustration for Scene 3 of Act IV of " Bajazet" by
JEB4839783 Roxane receives the proof of love of Bajazet and Atalide Illustration for Scene 3 of Act IV of " Bajazet" by Jean Racine (1639-1699) Engraving of 1816.; (add.info)

Literature. Theatre. Andromaque, costume. Engraving by P. Chery for the tragedy: Andromaque, by Jean Racine
3434364 Literature. Theatre. Andromaque, costume. Engraving by P. Chery for the tragedy: Andromaque, by Jean Racine, in: Recherches sur les costumes et theatres de toutes les nations

Literature. The french writer Victor Hugo and Notre Dame de Paris. Illustration, Hungary, c.1900 (postcard)
3434011 Literature. The french writer Victor Hugo and Notre Dame de Paris. Illustration, Hungary, c.1900 (postcard); (add.info.: Litterature. Coll. Part. Literature)

Alfred Victor, Comte de Vigny, from L'Univers Illustre, pub. June 1863
3473161 Alfred Victor, Comte de Vigny, from L'Univers Illustre, pub. June 1863; (add.info.: Alfred Victor, Comte de Vigny, 1797 - 1863)

Midsummer Night's Dream, by Felix Mendelssohn, c.1900 (chromo)
2636200 Midsummer Night's Dream, by Felix Mendelssohn, c.1900 (chromo); Private Collection; (add.info.: Music. Midsummer Night's Dream, by Felix Mendelssohn inspired by William Shakespeare)

Portrait of Pierre de Corneille (1606-1684), French playwright and poet - Engraving published in the book "Les
JEB4866469 Portrait of Pierre de Corneille (1606-1684), French playwright and poet - Engraving published in the book "Les lettres de Madame de sevigne

Illustration for scene 4 of Act I of the comedy " Les litideurs" by Jean Racine. Engraving Private Collection
JEB4865266 Illustration for scene 4 of Act I of the comedy " Les litideurs" by Jean Racine. Engraving Private Collection; (add.info)

Duel between Don Gomes and Don Rodrigue Illustration of Scene 2 of Act II of " Le Cid" by Pierre Corneille
ELD4848404 Duel between Don Gomes and Don Rodrigue Illustration of Scene 2 of Act II of " Le Cid" by Pierre Corneille (1606 - 1684)

Don Sanche wants to fight in duel with Rodrigue, illustration of scene 5 of act IV of "Le Cid" by Pierre
ELD4847199 Don Sanche wants to fight in duel with Rodrigue, illustration of scene 5 of act IV of "Le Cid" by Pierre Corneille (1606 - 1684)

Scene from Les Plaideurs by Jean Racine, 19th century (engraving)
ELD4962899 Scene from Les Plaideurs by Jean Racine, 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: le proces du chien (the trial of the dog) (Les Plaideurs)

Two comedians interpreting "Romeo and Juliet" in William Shakespeare's play of the same name - postcard
JAB5037393 Two comedians interpreting "Romeo and Juliet" in William Shakespeare's play of the same name - postcard 1905; (add.info)

Engraved portrait of Henry Fielding
3077861 Engraved portrait of Henry Fielding; (add.info.: Engraved portrait of Henry Fielding (1707-) an English novelist and dramatist. Dated 18th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG

Octave Feuillet
3118501 Octave Feuillet; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of Octave Feuillet (1821-1890) a French novelist and dramatist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

EURIPIDS (484-406 BC) (engraving)
CUL4931141 EURIPIDS (484-406 BC) (engraving); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: EURIPIDS (484-406 BC). Greek tragedian poet

Euripides
3499724 Euripides; (add.info.: Euripides (circa 480 BC-406 BC). Ancient Greek writer from Athens. Sculpture. Museum of Louvre. Paris. France.); PHAS/UIG

Alfred Louis Charles De Musset (engraving)
3052836 Alfred Louis Charles De Musset (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: French dramatist, poet, and novelist. From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories volume 4)

Adele Hugo (1830-1915), daughter of Victor Hugo, c. 1855
1701428 Adele Hugo (1830-1915), daughter of Victor Hugo, c. 1855; (add.info.: Adele Hugo (1830-1915), daughter of Victor Hugo, c. 1855)

William Shakespeare
1577385 William Shakespeare; (add.info.: Painting of William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English poet, playwright and actor, as he watches boys and girls playing prisoner's base near Temple Bar

William Shakespeare
1577384 William Shakespeare; (add.info.: Painting of William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English poet, playwright and actor, walking through London. Dated 16th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

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