Dramatist Collection (#6)

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

William Shakespeare
1577377 William Shakespeare; (add.info.: Painting of William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English poet, playwright and actor, visiting a Mercer's

Oscar Wilde, 1882
1574281 Oscar Wilde, 1882; (add.info.: Photographic print of Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900) Irish writer and poet. Dated 1882 Photo by:); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Toilers of the Sea, 1870 (engraving)
1575657 The Toilers of the Sea, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts Gilliatt from the novel Toilers of the Sea battling against stormy conditions in search of Durande)

William Shakespeare
1577401 William Shakespeare; (add.info.: Painting of William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English poet, playwright and actor, listening to a Preacher at St Paul's Cross

William Shakespeare
1577383 William Shakespeare; (add.info.: Painting of William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English poet, playwright and actor, buying a two penny orange from a fruit seller on Tower Hill

William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet It is the east and Juliet is the sun Act II Sc.2
531353 William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet It is the east and Juliet is the sun Act II Sc.2. Chromolithograph London 1856-1858.; Universal History Archive/UIG

Charles Lamb (1775-1834) English essayist, early 19th century. Lamb used the pseudonym Elia'
538501 Charles Lamb (1775-1834) English essayist, early 19th century. Lamb used the pseudonym Elia'. With his sister Mary wrote Tales from Shakespeare (1807) for children. Britsh

Illustration for The Tempest Act II, Scene 1, 1908 (w/c on paper)
CEC128102 Illustration for The Tempest Act II, Scene 1, 1908 (w/c on paper) by Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953); 33.5x25.3 cm; The Higgins Art Gallery & Museum, Bedford

She speaks yet she says nothing, what of that? Her eye discourses (colour litho)
8677207 She speaks yet she says nothing, what of that? Her eye discourses (colour litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: She speaks yet she says nothing, what of that)

Old chair, relic of the Shakespeare family (engraving)
8676625 Old chair, relic of the Shakespeare family (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old chair, relic of the Shakespeare family)

Plautus, Roman playwright (engraving)
8635716 Plautus, Roman playwright (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plautus (c254-184 BC), Roman playwright. Illustration from Rom

Shakespeare: As You Like It, Act 1, Scene 2 (engraving)
8631810 Shakespeare: As You Like It, Act 1, Scene 2 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: As You Like It, Act 1, Scene 2)

Shakespeare: Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Act 2, Scene 2 (engraving)
8631807 Shakespeare: Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Act 2, Scene 2 (engraving) by Meadows, Kenny (1790-1874) ; Private Collection; (add.info.: Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Act 2, Scene 2)

Shakespeare: Merry Wives of Windsor (chromolitho)
8631802 Shakespeare: Merry Wives of Windsor (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Merry Wives of Windsor. Mrs Page and Mrs Ford)

Shakespeare: Measure for Measure (chromolitho)
8631801 Shakespeare: Measure for Measure (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Measure for Measure. Escalus, a Justice, Elbow, Froth, and Clown)

Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice: Bassanio (colour litho)
8673990 Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice: Bassanio (colour litho) by Linton, James Dromgole (1840-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bassanio)

Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice: Jessica and Launcelot (colour litho)
8673995 Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice: Jessica and Launcelot (colour litho) by Linton, James Dromgole (1840-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jessica and Launcelot)

Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice: Lorenzo and Jessica (colour litho)
8674076 Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice: Lorenzo and Jessica (colour litho) by Linton, James Dromgole (1840-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lorenzo and Jessica)

Shakespearian Characters, one of two illustrations (litho)
8641359 Shakespearian Characters, one of two illustrations (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shakespearian Characters, one of two illustrations)

Shakspeare writing on the Park Gate (engraving)
8641275 Shakspeare writing on the Park Gate (engraving) by Williams, Samuel (1788-1853); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shakspeare writing on the Park Gate)

William Shakespeare's play: Henry IV (colour litho)
8648395 William Shakespeare's play: Henry IV (colour litho) by Hammond, Gertrude E. Demain (1862-1952) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: "This, in the name of God)

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)

William Shakespeare: The Life of Timon of Athens, Act III, Scene 6 (litho)
8648405 William Shakespeare: The Life of Timon of Athens, Act III, Scene 6 (litho) by Sullivan, Edmund Joseph (1869-1933) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Life of Timon of Athens)

William Shakespeare's play: Henry V (colour litho)
8648398 William Shakespeare's play: Henry V (colour litho) by Hammond, Gertrude E. Demain (1862-1952) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: "If thou would have such a one)

William Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, Act V, Scene 2 (litho)
8648408 William Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, Act V, Scene 2 (litho) by Sullivan, Edmund Joseph (1869-1933) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tragedy of Othello)

The Room in which Shakespeare was born at Stratford on Avon (litho)
8654387 The Room in which Shakespeare was born at Stratford on Avon (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mr F Wright Senior as Polonius in Hamlet (b/w photo)
8656017 Mr F Wright Senior as Polonius in Hamlet (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr F Wright Senior as Polonius in Hamlet)

Scene from King Lear (litho)
8655659 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 2)

Scene from King Lear (litho)
8655658 Scene from King Lear (litho) by Green, Henry Hawes Craven (1837-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from Shakespeare's King Lear (Act II, Scene 1)

Lady Macbeth (engraving)
8647234 Lady Macbeth (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lady Macbeth. Illustration for The Ladies Treasury, Vol I, 1858.); © Look and Learn

Beauties of Shakespeare: King Richard III (coloured engraving)
8646725 Beauties of Shakespeare: King Richard III (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Richard III)

Beauties of Shakespeare: Othello and Desdemona (coloured engraving)
8646720 Beauties of Shakespeare: Othello and Desdemona (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Othello and Desdemona)

Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet: Act I, Scene I (colour litho)
8630828 Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet: Act I, Scene I (colour litho) by Hatherell, William (1855-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Benvolio)

Falstaff, from Shakespeare's Henry IV Part 1 (colour litho)
8677508 Falstaff, from Shakespeare's Henry IV Part 1 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Falstaff, from Shakespeare's Henry IV Part 1 (Act 2)

How sour sweet music is when time is broke and no proportion kept! (colour litho)
8677263 How sour sweet music is when time is broke and no proportion kept! (colour litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info)

Shakespearean Series: Stratford-upon-Avon, Hall's Croft (colour litho)
8659559 Shakespearean Series: Stratford-upon-Avon, Hall's Croft (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stratford-upon-Avon, Hall's Croft)

Shakespearean Series: Stratford-upon-Avon, the Shakespeare Memorial (colour litho)
8659555 Shakespearean Series: Stratford-upon-Avon, the Shakespeare Memorial (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stratford-upon-Avon)

Shakespearean Series: Anne Hathaway's Cottage, the bedroom (colour litho)
8659552 Shakespearean Series: Anne Hathaway's Cottage, the bedroom (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Anne Hathaway's Cottage, the bedroom)

Shakespearean Series: Stratford-upon-Avon, Guild Hall and Grammar School (colour litho)
8659544 Shakespearean Series: Stratford-upon-Avon, Guild Hall and Grammar School (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stratford-upon-Avon)

Shakespearean Series: The birthplace, a corner of the museum (colour litho)
8659541 Shakespearean Series: The birthplace, a corner of the museum (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The birthplace, a corner of the museum)

Shakespearean Series: Stratford-upon-Avon Church, the Font, etc (colour litho)
8659540 Shakespearean Series: Stratford-upon-Avon Church, the Font, etc (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stratford-upon-Avon Church, the Font, etc)

Illustration for Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (colour litho)
8629475 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)
8629498 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)
8629495 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)
8629494 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)
8629493 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)
8629492 Illustration for Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (colour litho) by Lombardi, Ambrogio (1887-1934); Private Collection; (add.info)

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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.