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Falstaff Collection (#5)

"Falstaff: A Legendary Character Through Time" This captivating Academy poster for Orson Welles's "Chimes at Midnight" (1966) perfectly captures the essence of Falstaff

Background imageFalstaff Collection: Falstaffs Wedding Night, October 1807. October 1807. Creator: Nicolaus Heideloff

Falstaffs Wedding Night, October 1807. October 1807. Creator: Nicolaus Heideloff
Falstaffs Wedding Night, October 1807

Background imageFalstaff Collection: Falstaff in the Buck Basket (Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Wi

Falstaff in the Buck Basket (Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor, Act 3, Scene 3), first published 1793; reissued 1852

Background imageFalstaff Collection: Falstaff in Henry IV

Falstaff in Henry IV
Falstaff and Bardolph at the tavern Date: C. 1890

Background imageFalstaff Collection: South Lanarkshire G74 3 Map

South Lanarkshire G74 3 Map
Postcode Sector Map of South Lanarkshire G74 3

Background imageFalstaff Collection: S. Phelps as Falstaff, 1848, (1901). Creator: F Barnard

S. Phelps as Falstaff, 1848, (1901). Creator: F Barnard
S. Phelps as Falstaff, 1848, (1901). English actor Samuel Phelps (1804-1878) in the character of Sir John Falstaff who appears in three of William Shakespeares plays

Background imageFalstaff Collection: The Falstaff, Canterbury, Kent, 1936. Creator: Unknown

The Falstaff, Canterbury, Kent, 1936. Creator: Unknown
The Falstaff, Canterbury, Kent, 1936. The Falstaff Hotel, 15th century coaching in dating to 1403. From " Old Inns - A Series of 40", 1936. [W. D. & H. O. Wills, 1936]

Background imageFalstaff Collection: Theatre De La Porte-Saint-Martin - Falstaff - Falstaff. - M. Clerget, 1904. Creator: Unknown

Theatre De La Porte-Saint-Martin - Falstaff - Falstaff. - M. Clerget, 1904. Creator: Unknown
Theatre De La Porte-Saint-Martin - Falstaff - Falstaff. - M. Clerget, 1904. Paul Clerget, (1868-1935) in the title role in Falstaff - a comic opera by Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi adapted by

Background imageFalstaff Collection: Theatre De La Porte-Saint-Martin - Falstaff - Nelly. - Mlle. Pannetier, 1904. Creator: Unknown

Theatre De La Porte-Saint-Martin - Falstaff - Nelly. - Mlle. Pannetier, 1904. Creator: Unknown
Theatre De La Porte-Saint-Martin - Falstaff - Nelly. - Mlle. Pannetier, 1904. Ms Pannetier as Nelly in Falstaff - a comic opera by Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi adapted by Arrigo Boito

Background imageFalstaff Collection: Samuel Phelps, (1804-1878) as Falstaff, c1860, (1948). Creator: Unknown

Samuel Phelps, (1804-1878) as Falstaff, c1860, (1948). Creator: Unknown
Samuel Phelps, (1804-1878) as Falstaff, c1860, (1948). From " The British Theatre", by Bernard Miles. [Collins, London, 1948]

Background imageFalstaff Collection: Search Windsor Castle, elves, within and out, from The Merry Wives of Windsor, pub

Search Windsor Castle, elves, within and out, from The Merry Wives of Windsor, pub
Search Windsor Castle, elves, within and out, from The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), pub. 1910 (colour lithograph), 1910. William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)

Background imageFalstaff Collection: I wash, wring And do it all myself, from The Merry Wives of Windsor, pub. 1910

I wash, wring And do it all myself, from The Merry Wives of Windsor, pub. 1910
I wash, wring.. And do it all myself, from The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), pub. 1910 (colour lithograph), 1910. )

Background imageFalstaff Collection: Enter Sir Hugh Evans, Anne Page, and others, from The Merry Wives of Windsor, 1910

Enter Sir Hugh Evans, Anne Page, and others, from The Merry Wives of Windsor, 1910
Enter Sir Hugh Evans, Anne Page, and others, from The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), pub. 1910 (colour lithograph), 1910

Background imageFalstaff Collection: Falstaff and His Friends, 1868. Artist: William Greatbach

Falstaff and His Friends, 1868. Artist: William Greatbach
Falstaff and His Friends, 1868. Victorian imagining of a scene from The Merry Wives of Windsor play by William Shakespeare, first published in 1602

Background imageFalstaff Collection: Prince Henry, Poins, and Falstaff. (King Henry IV - First Part), c1870. Artists

Prince Henry, Poins, and Falstaff. (King Henry IV - First Part), c1870. Artists
Prince Henry, Poins, and Falstaff. (King Henry IV - First Part), c1870. From The Works of Shakspere, by Charles Knight. [Virtue & Co. Limited, London, c1870]

Background imageFalstaff Collection: Falstaff and his Friends (The Merry Wives of Windsor), c1870. Artist: W Greatbatch

Falstaff and his Friends (The Merry Wives of Windsor), c1870. Artist: W Greatbatch
Falstaff and his Friends (The Merry Wives of Windsor), c1870. From The Works of Shakspere, by Charles Knight. [Virtue & Co. Limited, London, c1870]

Background imageFalstaff Collection: Falstaff with a Tankard of Wine and Tin Cup, 1910. Artist: Gruetzner, Eduard, von (1846-1925)

Falstaff with a Tankard of Wine and Tin Cup, 1910. Artist: Gruetzner, Eduard, von (1846-1925)
Falstaff with a Tankard of Wine and Tin Cup, 1910. Private Collection

Background imageFalstaff Collection: Children play comedy Children spotting comedy

Children play comedy Children spotting comedy
Children play a comedy Children spotting comedy (title on object), Five children, dressed as actors, play a comedy. In the center is a girl dressed as the character Falstaff

Background imageFalstaff Collection: Henry Prince Of Wales Speaks In King Henry Iv Part One, Act Iv, Scene Ii, By William Shakespeare

Henry Prince Of Wales Speaks In King Henry Iv Part One, Act Iv, Scene Ii, By William Shakespeare. Falstaff Sweats To Death And Lards The Lean Earth As He Walks Along

Background imageFalstaff Collection: Falstaff Speaks In The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Act V, Scene V, By William Shakespeare

Falstaff Speaks In The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Act V, Scene V, By William Shakespeare. I Do Begin To Perceive That I Am Made An Ass. Drawn And Etched By George Cruikshank

Background imageFalstaff Collection: Falstaff Speaks In King Henry Iv Part One, Act Iv, Scene Ii, By William Shakespeare

Falstaff Speaks In King Henry Iv Part One, Act Iv, Scene Ii, By William Shakespeare. If I Be Not Ashamed Of My Soldiers, I Am A Soused Gurnet. Drawn And Etched By George Cruikshank

Background imageFalstaff Collection: Mrs Quickly Has Sir John Falstaff Arrested In Henry Iv, Part 2 By William Shakespeare

Mrs Quickly Has Sir John Falstaff Arrested In Henry Iv, Part 2 By William Shakespeare. Drawn And Etched By George Cruikshank. From The Illustrated Library Shakspeare, Published London 1890

Background imageFalstaff Collection: Falstaff Enacts The Part Of The King In Henry Iv, Part I, Act Ii, Scene Iv, By William Shakespeare

Falstaff Enacts The Part Of The King In Henry Iv, Part I, Act Ii, Scene Iv, By William Shakespeare. Drawn And Etched By George Cruikshank

Background imageFalstaff Collection: James Henry Hackett, 1800 To 1871. American Actor In Costume As Falstaff In The Play Henry Iv By

James Henry Hackett, 1800 To 1871. American Actor In Costume As Falstaff In The Play Henry Iv By William Shakespeare. From A Nineteenth Century Engraving

Background imageFalstaff Collection: Falstaff With Justice Shallows. A Scene From The Play King Henry Iv Part 2, Act 3

Falstaff With Justice Shallows. A Scene From The Play King Henry Iv Part 2, Act 3, Scene 2 By William Shakespeare. From A Nineteenth Century Print After A Painting By J. Durno

Background imageFalstaff Collection: Doll Tearsheet, Falstaff, Henry and Poins (Shakespeare, Kin

Doll Tearsheet, Falstaff, Henry and Poins (Shakespeare, King Henry IV, Part 2, Act 2, Scene 4), first published 1795; reissued 1852

Background imageFalstaff Collection: Engraving Of Falstaff In King Henry Play

Engraving Of Falstaff In King Henry Play
Falstaff sits with a woman, holding a tankard, in an illustrated scene from the Shakespeare play, King Henry IV, Act II, Scene IV. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageFalstaff Collection: Set design for the Opera Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi, Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, 29

Set design for the Opera Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi, Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, 29. 01. 18
Set design for the Opera Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi, Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, 29.01.1894, 1894. Found in the collection of State Museum of Theatre and Music Art, St. Petersburg

Background imageFalstaff Collection: Premiere of the opera Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi at La Scala in Milan on 9 February 1893, 1893

Premiere of the opera Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi at La Scala in Milan on 9 February 1893, 1893. Found in the collection of Museo Teatrale alla Scala

Background imageFalstaff Collection: Opera Falstaff: first edition of the original version, 1893

Opera Falstaff: first edition of the original version, 1893. Private Collection

Background imageFalstaff Collection: The autograph manuscript: Falstaff, opera in three acts, 1894

The autograph manuscript: Falstaff, opera in three acts, 1894. Private Collection

Background imageFalstaff Collection: Portrait of James Quin as Falstaff, 18th century, (1935). Artist: Thomas Gainsborough

Portrait of James Quin as Falstaff, 18th century, (1935). Artist: Thomas Gainsborough
Portrait of James Quin as Falstaff, 18th century, (1935). From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the Collection of Frederick John Nettleford, Volume II. - D to H, by C. Reginald Grundy

Background imageFalstaff Collection: Falstaff, 1891

Falstaff, 1891. Sir John Falstaff, a character from Henry IV Parts I and II, and The Merry Wives of Windsor. A colour lithograph from Shakespeares Heroes and Heroines after Sir A Callcott

Background imageFalstaff Collection: Scene from Shakespeares The Merry Wives of Windsor, 1856-1858

Scene from Shakespeares The Merry Wives of Windsor, 1856-1858. William Shakespeares comedy The Merry Wives of Windsor was first performed in 1597 or 1600

Background imageFalstaff Collection: John Oldcastle, Lollard leader, hung and burnt hanging for denying transubstantiation, 1417(1848)

John Oldcastle, Lollard leader, hung and burnt hanging for denying transubstantiation, 1417(1848)
John Oldcastle, Lord Cobham, Lollard leader, condemned as heretic for denying transubstaniation and hung and burnt hanging in St Giless Fields, London, 1417

Background imageFalstaff Collection: Charles Kemble as Falstaff in Henry IV

Charles Kemble as Falstaff in Henry IV
Charles Kemble in the role of Sir John Falstaff in Shakespeares King Henry IV. 1827

Background imageFalstaff Collection: Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree in the role of Falstaff

Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree in the role of Falstaff
Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree in the role of Sir John Falstaff. circa 1900s

Background imageFalstaff Collection: Shakespeare - King Henry IV

Shakespeare - King Henry IV - Falstaff: This chair shall be my state. circa 1830

Background imageFalstaff Collection: Henry IV Part I - title page

Henry IV Part I - title page - Falstaff and Prince Hal. 1862

Background imageFalstaff Collection: Tito Gobbi as Falstaff on a Christmas card

Tito Gobbi as Falstaff on a Christmas card
Tito Gobbi (1913-1984), Italian operatic baritone, in the role of Falstaff (in the opera by Verdi) on a Christmas card. (1 of 2) Date: 1950s

Background imageFalstaff Collection: Cartoon, Sir Herbert Tree as Falstaff

Cartoon, Sir Herbert Tree as Falstaff in Henry IV Part I at His Majestys Theatre, London. A speech bubble says: Zounds! I am so big that they ve had to make a full page of me. Date: 1914

Background imageFalstaff Collection: Falstaff

Falstaff
A portrait of Sir John Falstaff in Shakespeares The Merry Wives of Windsor. Date: 1891

Background imageFalstaff Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Falstaff, Prince, Henry, Poins, Boars, Head, Tavern

Drawings Prints, Print, Falstaff, Prince, Henry, Poins, Boars, Head, Tavern
Drawings and Prints, Print, Falstaff, Prince Henry and Poins at the Boars Head Tavern (Shakespeare, King Henry the Fourth, Part 1, Act 2, Scene 4), Boydell shakespeare Gallery, Subject, Engraver

Background imageFalstaff Collection: Falstaff Friends Merry Wives Windsor 1868 Etching

Falstaff Friends Merry Wives Windsor 1868 Etching
Artokoloro

Background imageFalstaff Collection: Falstaff Mrs Ford Page Shakespeare Merry Wives

Falstaff Mrs Ford Page Shakespeare Merry Wives
Artokoloro

Background imageFalstaff Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Prince, Henry, Falstaff, Boars, Head, Tavern, Eastcheap

Drawings Prints, Print, Prince, Henry, Falstaff, Boars, Head, Tavern, Eastcheap
Drawings and Prints, Print, Prince Henry and Falstaff at the Boars Head Tavern, Eastcheap (Shakespeare, King Henry the Fourth, Part I, Act 2, Scene 4), Publisher, Engraver, Artist, Subject, After

Background imageFalstaff Collection: SHAKESPEARE: MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR. Falstaff from The Merry Wives of Windsor. Engraving

SHAKESPEARE: MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR. Falstaff from The Merry Wives of Windsor. Engraving, early 17th century

Background imageFalstaff Collection: Falstaff sweats to death and lards the lean earth as he walks along, 1890

Falstaff sweats to death and lards the lean earth as he walks along, 1890
KW428129 Falstaff sweats to death and lards the lean earth as he walks along, 1890 (colour litho) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFalstaff Collection: I do begin to perceive that I am made an ass, 1890 (colour litho)

I do begin to perceive that I am made an ass, 1890 (colour litho)
KW428120 I do begin to perceive that I am made an ass, 1890 (colour litho) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info.: Falstaff speaks in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act V)




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"Falstaff: A Legendary Character Through Time" This captivating Academy poster for Orson Welles's "Chimes at Midnight" (1966) perfectly captures the essence of Falstaff, one of Shakespeare's most beloved characters. Prince Henry, Hotspur, and Falstaff come to life in this iconic portrayal from King Henry IV. Verdi's opera "Falstaff" in Paris showcases the enduring popularity of this larger-than-life figure. The 1906 production immerses us in the world of Sir John Falstaff, a character known for his wit and charm. Intriguingly, we see Falstaff receiving a rebuke in another artwork titled "Henry IV / Falstaff / Rebuke. " This hints at the complex relationship between him and King Henry IV. The image hidden inside a basket adds an element of humor to his adventures with the merry wives in Windsor Forest, and is moments like these that make him such a memorable character. Transporting us back in time, we catch a glimpse of early 20th-century delivery trucks resembling those used during Falstaff's era. These vehicles evoke nostalgia while reminding us how far society has progressed since then. Stephen Kemble as Falstaff brings Shakespeare's words to life on stage in "King Henry IV, " showcasing the enduring appeal and versatility of this timeless character. Another depiction shows our beloved knight indulging himself with a tankard of wine and tin cup – an image that encapsulates his love for pleasure and revelry. Eduard von Gruetzner beautifully captures this scene from 1910. Lastly, we encounter Sir J. Fastolffe (1380-1459), whose name bears resemblance to our lovable rogue. Though unrelated, it reminds us that throughout history there have been figures who embody similar characteristics as our dear friend Sir John Falstaff. From stage productions to operas and historical references alike, these diverse hints demonstrate the lasting impact of Falstaff.