Richard Brinsley Sheridan Collection

The Toast: "The Ladies, God Bless em. "(colour litho)
3100214 The Toast: " The Ladies, God Bless em." (colour litho) by Kilburne, George Goodwin (1839-1924); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Toast: " The Ladies, God Bless em.")

The Duenna & Little Isaac, April 1, 1784. Creator: William Paulet Carey
The Duenna & Little Isaac, April 1, 1784

Engraved portrait of Richard Brinsley Sheridan
3077866 Engraved portrait of Richard Brinsley Sheridan; (add.info.: Engraved portrait of Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816) an Irish playwright and poet

Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816), politician, playwright, c1800s. Creator: John Cox Dillman Engleheart
Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816), politician, playwright, c1800s

New London Cries or all the talents making themselves useful!, published May 1807. Creator: Unknown
New London Cries or all the talents making themselves useful!, published May 1807. Intended as a Frontispiece to the Satirical Poem of all the Talents'

Elsie Leslie, 1899. Creator: Zaida Ben-Yusuf
Elsie Leslie, 1899. Photograph is full-length portrait of actress Elsie Leslie in costume as Lydia Languish in Richard Sheridan's play The Rivals. (Leslie ws America's first child star)

Portrait of Richard B. Sheridan
864201 Portrait of Richard B. Sheridan by Reynolds, Joshua (1723-92) (after); (add.info.: Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816) Anglo-Irish dramatist and Whig politician

R. B. Sheridan, (1751-1816), 1830. Creator: Unknown
R. B. Sheridan, (1751-1816), 1830. Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816) Irish satirist, playwright, poet, and long-term owner of the London Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, educated at Harrow School

Clearing Away the Rubbish, 1811. Creator: Charles Williams
Clearing Away the Rubbish, 1811

The Ex-Minister and the Meteor, published April 13, 1804. Creator: Charles Williams
The Ex-Minister and the Meteor, published April 13, 1804

The Honeymoon, 1806. Creator: Charles Williams
The Honeymoon, 1806

Richard Brinsley Sheridans The School for Scandal
3777356 Richard Brinsley Sheridans The School for Scandal by Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920); (add.info.: Richard Brinsley Sheridans play- The School for Scandal. Act 1, Scene 1- Lady Frizzles feather)

Illustration for Sheridans The Rivals (engraving)
5197531 Illustration for Sheridans The Rivals (engraving) by Sullivan, Edmund Joseph (1869-1933) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Sheridans The School for Scandal (engraving)
5197510 Illustration for Sheridans The School for Scandal (engraving) by Sullivan, Edmund Joseph (1869-1933) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Sheridans The School for Scandal (engraving)
5197508 Illustration for Sheridans The School for Scandal (engraving) by Sullivan, Edmund Joseph (1869-1933) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

R B Sheridan (engraving)
5228701 R B Sheridan (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: R B Sheridan. Illustration for The Illustrated Byron (Henry Vizetelly, 1854)

The Duenna by Sheridan: Don Carlos (colour litho)
6011038 The Duenna by Sheridan: Don Carlos (colour litho) by Sheringham, George (1884-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Don Carlos)

The Duel (colour litho)
5992347 The Duel (colour litho) by Owen, Will (fl.1918); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Duel. Illustration for In Kings Gardens (McDougall, 1931).); © Look and Learn

Lord Byron, Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, John Wilson (engraving)
960795 Lord Byron, Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, John Wilson (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Byron, Robert Burns)

A Smoking Club, pub. 1793 (hand coloured engraving)
2636967 A Smoking Club, pub. 1793 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info.: Speaker (left); Charles James Fox (1749-1806)

Blue & Buff Charity, or The Patriarch of the Greek Clergy applying for Relief
NCO193173 Blue & Buff Charity, or The Patriarch of the Greek Clergy applying for Relief, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1793 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Portrait of a Gentleman, Half-Length, in a Brown and White Stock, a Red Curtain Behind
824225 Portrait of a Gentleman, Half-Length, in a Brown and White Stock, a Red Curtain Behind, (oil on canvas) by Hoppner

The Duenna by Sheridan: Design for Act-Drop (colour litho)
6011045 The Duenna by Sheridan: Design for Act-Drop (colour litho) by Sheringham, George (1884-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Design for Act-Drop)

The Duenna by Sheridan: Donna Louisa (colour litho)
6011041 The Duenna by Sheridan: Donna Louisa (colour litho) by Sheringham, George (1884-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Donna Louisa)

The Duenna by Sheridan: Isaacs Lodging (colour litho)
6011036 The Duenna by Sheridan: Isaacs Lodging (colour litho) by Sheringham, George (1884-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Isaacs Lodging)

The Duenna by Sheridan: Don Antonio (colour litho)
6011040 The Duenna by Sheridan: Don Antonio (colour litho) by Sheringham, George (1884-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Don Antonio)

Richard Brinsley Sheridan
LLM461105 Richard Brinsley Sheridan by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Richard Brinsley Sheridan)

Richard Brinsley Sheridan, playwright, poet and theatre manager (engraving)
583424 Richard Brinsley Sheridan, playwright, poet and theatre manager (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Richard Brinsley Sheridan, playwright)

Homer singing his Verses to the Greeks, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1797
NCO193102 Homer singing his Verses to the Greeks, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1797 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Lady Teazle (engraving)
1624249 Lady Teazle (engraving) by Gordon, Robert James (fl.1871-93); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lady Teazle. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 3 March 1883)

Scene from "The Rivals"at the Charing Cross Theatre (engraving)
1058239 Scene from " The Rivals" at the Charing Cross Theatre (engraving) by Green, Charles (1840-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sheridan upon Kemble (engraving)
671438 Sheridan upon Kemble (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sheridan upon Kemble)

Miss Winifred Emery and Mr Cyril Maude in The School for Scandal (colour photo)
2818041 Miss Winifred Emery and Mr Cyril Maude in The School for Scandal (colour photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Duenna by Sheridan: Isaac Mendoza (colour litho)
6011037 The Duenna by Sheridan: Isaac Mendoza (colour litho) by Sheringham, George (1884-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Isaac Mendoza)

The Duenna by Sheridan: The Dancers (colour litho)
6011034 The Duenna by Sheridan: The Dancers (colour litho) by Sheringham, George (1884-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dancers)

14 Savile Row, home of Irish satirist and playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan (b / w photo)
3637407 14 Savile Row, home of Irish satirist and playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: 14 Savile Row)

Rt. Hon. Richard Brinsley Sheridan, 1823 (engraving)
MBD441105 Rt. Hon. Richard Brinsley Sheridan, 1823 (engraving) by Woolnoth, Thomas A. (1785-1857); Collection Michael Burden; (add.info)

The Prophet of the Hebrews: the Prince of Peace conducting the Jews to the Promised Land
NCO193186 The Prophet of the Hebrews: the Prince of Peace conducting the Jews to the Promised Land, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1795 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Democratic Levelling: Alliance a la Francaise, or The Union of the Coronet
NCO193103 Democratic Levelling: Alliance a la Francaise, or The Union of the Coronet and the Clyster-Pipe, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1796 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Illustration for The School for Scandal (engraving)
5197502 Illustration for The School for Scandal (engraving) by Sullivan, Edmund Joseph (1869-1933) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for The Duenna by Sheridan (colour litho)
6011044 Illustration for The Duenna by Sheridan (colour litho) by Sheringham, George (1884-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for The Duenna)

The Duenna by Sheridan: Donna Clara (colour litho)
6011035 The Duenna by Sheridan: Donna Clara (colour litho) by Sheringham, George (1884-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Donna Clara)

Anglo-American actor Charles Fisher as Sir Peter Teazle in Richard Brinsley Sheridans play The School for Scandal
6032724 Anglo-American actor Charles Fisher as Sir Peter Teazle in Richard Brinsley Sheridans play The School for Scandal, 1888 (photogravure) by European School

"Sheridan at the Lindleys"(engraving)
1037551 " Sheridan at the Lindleys" (engraving) by Dicksee, Margaret Isabel (1858-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Sheridan at the Lindleys")

Richard Brinsley Sheridans play
3777372 Richard Brinsley Sheridans play by Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920); (add.info.: Richard Brinsley Sheridans play- The School for Scandal)

Richard Brinsley Sheridan (engraving)
3636749 Richard Brinsley Sheridan (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Richard Brinsley Sheridan)

Mr Punchs Literary Costume Ball (engraving)
3630228 Mr Punchs Literary Costume Ball (engraving) by Partridge, Bernard (1861-1945) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Punchs Literary Costume Ball)

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Richard Brinsley Sheridan, a renowned playwright and politician, was a prominent figure in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Known for his wit and charm, he captivated audiences with his satirical plays that showcased the follies of society. One of his most famous works, "The School for Scandal, " depicted the gossip-ridden lives of the upper class. Through clever dialogue and intricate plot twists, Sheridan exposed the hypocrisy that often lurked behind closed doors. This play solidified his reputation as a masterful playwright. Sheridan's talent extended beyond the stage; he also had a successful career in politics. As an Irish-born member of Parliament, he used his eloquence to advocate for social reform and championed causes such as Catholic emancipation. In addition to his political pursuits, Sheridan was involved in various theatrical productions throughout his life. From "The Duenna" to "The Rivals, " each play showcased his ability to entertain and engage audiences with memorable characters and witty dialogue. Throughout history, artists have been inspired by Sheridan's work. The illustrations created by William Paulet Carey and Charles Williams capture the essence of these plays through vivid imagery. Whether it be scenes from "The Honeymoon" or moments from "Clearing Away the Rubbish, " these artworks bring Sheridan's stories to life. Despite facing financial difficulties later in life due to mismanagement, Richard Brinsley Sheridan left an indelible mark on both literature and politics. His legacy continues to inspire writers today as they strive to emulate his sharp wit and insightful observations about human nature. As we raise our glasses high in tribute to this remarkable man, let us remember Richard Brinsley Sheridan: a wordsmith who entertained us with laughter while shedding light on society's flaws - truly deserving of The Toast: "The Ladies, God Bless 'em.