Playwrite Collection (#3)

Shakespearian Series: The Globe Theatre, Southwark, Interior (colour litho)
8668816 Shakespearian Series: The Globe Theatre, Southwark, Interior (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Globe Theatre, Southwark, Interior)

Shakespearian Series: Stratford-upon-Avon, The Guild Chapel (colour litho)
8668796 Shakespearian Series: Stratford-upon-Avon, The Guild Chapel (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stratford-upon-Avon, The Guild Chapel)

Shakespearian Series: Holy Trinity Church, Stratford, The Chancel (colour litho)
8668793 Shakespearian Series: Holy Trinity Church, Stratford, The Chancel (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Holy Trinity Church, Stratford)

Illustration for The Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare, 19th century (engraving)
3772206 Illustration for The Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare, 19th century (engraving) by Gilbert, John (1817-97); (add.info)

Scene from the tragedie "Bajazet" representing Roxane et Bajazet
ELD4962922 Scene from the tragedie "Bajazet" representing Roxane et Bajazet (Roxane wants to dethrone Amurat by wedding Bajazet)

Representation of Alexandre le Grand facing his love to the Indian princess Cleophile
ELD4962856 Representation of Alexandre le Grand facing his love to the Indian princess Cleophile. By Staal 19th century (engraving from "Alexandre le Grand" by Jean Racine (1639-1699)

Amphitryon, 1896 (engraving)
ELD4833199 Amphitryon, 1896 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Amphitryon. Engraving from " Works" by Jean-Baptiste Poquelin dit Moliere (Jean Baptiste Poquelin, 1622-1673)

The Affected Young Ladies, 1896 (engraving)
ELD4833763 The Affected Young Ladies, 1896 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Affected Young Ladies, Engraving from "Works" by Jean-Baptiste Poquelin dit Moliere)

The Love-Tiff, 1896 (engraving)
ELD4833350 The Love-Tiff, 1896 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Love-Tiff, Engraving from "Works" by Jean-Baptiste Poquelin dit Moliere (Jean Baptiste Poquelin, 1622-1673)

The Doctor in Spite of Himself: Sganarelle, Lucas & Valere, 1896 (engraving)
ELD4833207 The Doctor in Spite of Himself: Sganarelle, Lucas & Valere, 1896 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: "The Doctor in Spite of Himself", Sganarelle)

Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) in the role of Tisbe in Victor Hugo's play
PCT4257881 Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) in the role of Tisbe in Victor Hugo's play "Angelo". (photo); © Patrice Cartier. All rights reserved 2023

Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) as "Hamlet" (Shakespeare), 1899. (b/w photo)
PCT4257579 Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) as "Hamlet" (Shakespeare), 1899. (b/w photo); (add.info.: Theatre des Nations); © Patrice Cartier

Chip of the novel " Ninety twenty thirteen" by Victor Hugo (1802-1885) 1872 Litterary House by Victor Hugo
JEB4888405 Chip of the novel " Ninety twenty thirteen" by Victor Hugo (1802-1885) 1872 Litterary House by Victor Hugo

Little Cosette and her doll Catherine at the Thenardier's house, 19th century (engraving)
PCT4276043 Little Cosette and her doll Catherine at the Thenardier's house, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Little Cosette and her doll Catherine at the Thenardier's house)

Frontispice illustrated by Wheat from Victor Hugo's book "The Children" (the book of the mothers)
PCT4287884 Frontispice illustrated by Wheat from Victor Hugo's book "The Children" (the book of the mothers)

Cosette and Jean Valjean, 19th century (engraving)
PCT4276093 Cosette and Jean Valjean, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Cosette and Jean Valjean. The former forcat watches over the girl's sleep)

Forcat Jean Valjean evades from the ship Orion, letting himself fall into the sea in the harbor of Toulon
PCT4276082 Forcat Jean Valjean evades from the ship Orion, letting himself fall into the sea in the harbor of Toulon, 19th century (engraving); (add.info)

William Shakespeare's birthplace (1564-1616) in Stratford on Avon. Engraving late 19th century
PCT4267529 William Shakespeare's birthplace (1564-1616) in Stratford on Avon. Engraving late 19th century. In the middle

Costume of a medieval princess (from Victorian staging of Shakespeare's As You Like It)
FLO4655625 Costume of a medieval princess (from Victorian staging of Shakespeare's As You Like It, Love's Labour's Lost)

Mabel Terry-Lewis as Bianca in The Taming of the Shrew
3586136 Mabel Terry-Lewis as Bianca in The Taming of the Shrew'; (add.info.: Photograph of Mabel Terry-Lewis (1872-1957) an English actress, and member of the Terry-Gielgud dynasty of actors

Desdemone (young wife of the Venetian general Othello known as The Moor) in the opera Othello
DUV4199205 Desdemone (young wife of the Venetian general Othello known as The Moor) in the opera Othello (Othello or The Moor of Venice) by Giuseppe Verdi (1887)

Pierre CORNEILLE - 1606-1684, French playwright and poet 1867
JAB4120327 Pierre CORNEILLE - 1606-1684, French playwright and poet 1867; (add.info.: Pierre CORNEILLE - 1606-1684, French playwright and poet 1867); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

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)

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"Exploring the World of Playwrights: From Moliere to Shakespeare" Step into the enchanting world of playwrights through captivating illustrations and iconic works. In François Boucher's exquisite engraving, we witness a scene from Moliere's "Le dépit amoureux, " where love's turmoil takes center stage. Laurent Cars' skillful craftsmanship brings this moment to life in the famous 1734 edition. Delve deeper into Moliere's theatrical realm as Scapin's antics unfold in Act 2 of "Scapin’s Furries. " This particular scene, often depicted in illustrations, showcases Argante hiding behind Scapin while Silvestre brandishes his sword threateningly. The intensity and drama are palpable. Shakespearean magic comes alive in Max Slevogt's lithograph for "Midsummer Night’s Dream (Sommernachtstraum)" from 1918. Immerse yourself in the whimsical forest inhabited by fairies, lovers entangled in their dreams, and mischievous Puck orchestrating chaos with glee. The title page of the esteemed 1734 edition presents an engraved masterpiece introducing us to Moliere’s vast repertoire. It serves as a gateway to explore his timeless comedies that continue to captivate audiences across generations. Honore Balzac himself becomes a satirical caricature, highlighting his influential role within French literature. His wit and insight have left an indelible mark on the world of playwriting. William Shakespeare takes center stage once again with prints capturing scenes from his renowned plays like "Timon of Athens, " "All’s Well That Ends Well, " and "The Comedy of Errors. " These visual interpretations offer glimpses into Shakespearean tragedies and comedies alike – tales filled with passion, betrayal, mistaken identities, and ultimately redemption or resolution.