Stage Actress Collection

Maxine Elliott, c. 1910-15 (b/w photo)
778416 Maxine Elliott, c.1910-15 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Maxine Elliott (1868-1940) was an American stage actress.)

Colette (1873-1954) acting with Paul Franck in La Zingara, c. 1900 (b/w photo)
CHT163609 Colette (1873-1954) acting with Paul Franck in La Zingara, c. 1900 (b/w photo) by Moreau Studio (19th-20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moreau Studio, 29 Bd des Italiens)

Colette (1873-1954) posing, 1909 (see also 215403) (b / w photo)
CHT215405 Colette (1873-1954) posing, 1909 (see also 215403) (b/w photo) by Reutlinger Studio (1850-1937); Private Collection; © Archives Charmet

Colette (1873-1954) posing, 1909 (b / w photo)
CHT215403 Colette (1873-1954) posing, 1909 (b/w photo) by Reutlinger Studio (1850-1937); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; © Archives Charmet

Postcard depicting Colette (1873-1954) and Willy (1859-1931) (b / w photo)
CHT215406 Postcard depicting Colette (1873-1954) and Willy (1859-1931) (b/w photo) by Gerschel, Charles (1871-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Willy, Henry Gauthier Villars)

"Portrait de la comedienne Ekaterina Semyonova (1786-1849)"Peinture de Karl Pavlovich Briullov (Brioullov)
FIA5344617 " Portrait de la comedienne Ekaterina Semyonova (1786-1849)" Peinture de Karl Pavlovich Briullov (Brioullov) (1799-1852) State Central A

Portrait of the Actress Pelageya (Polina) Antipevna Strepetova (1850-1903)
FIA5411343 Portrait of the Actress Pelageya (Polina) Antipevna Strepetova (1850-1903). Albumin Photo by Charles (Karl) Bergamasco (1830-1896), 1890s

Portrait of actress Voronets. Photo engraving by Nikolai Petrov (1876-1940), 1916. Private Collection
FIA5410921 Portrait of actress Voronets. Photo engraving by Nikolai Petrov (1876-1940), 1916. Private Collection by Petrov, Nikolai (1876-1940); Private Collection; Photo © Fine Art Images

Portrait de la comedienne russe Varvara Asenkova (1817-1841) - Aquarelle sur carton de I Alexeyev (actif 1800-1850)
FIA5386162 Portrait de la comedienne russe Varvara Asenkova (1817-1841) - Aquarelle sur carton de I Alexeyev (actif 1800-1850)

Scene from The doctor in spite of himself, by Moliere (1622-1673), engraving, 19th century
6371791 Scene from The doctor in spite of himself, by Moliere (1622-1673), engraving, 19th century by Granville, Jean-Jacques (1803-47); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Comediens chantant (Singing actors). Peinture de Angelo Carlo Velli (milieu du 18 siecle)
FIA5344487 Comediens chantant (Singing actors). Peinture de Angelo Carlo Velli (milieu du 18 siecle). Huile sur toile, 64, 3 x 48 cm. Art italien du 18e siecle

Portrait of Sarah Bernhardt as Roxanna in "Adrienne Lecouvreur"par Robertson, Walford Graham (1867-1948)
FIA5405472 Portrait of Sarah Bernhardt as Roxanna in " Adrienne Lecouvreur" par Robertson, Walford Graham (1867-1948)

Le repos des acteurs. (Une troupe de theatre itinerant, dont les membres dansent)
FIA5329501 Le repos des acteurs. (Une troupe de theatre itinerant, dont les membres dansent, jouent de la musique ou se delassent dans une clairiere de foret, a la lumiere de la Lune)

Mrs Mary Bulkley in the character of Lady Dainty in Colley Cibbers The Double Gauntlet
6337876 Mrs Mary Bulkley in the character of Lady Dainty in Colley Cibbers The Double Gauntlet by Thornthwaite, J. (18th century); (add.info)

Mrs Mary Bulkley in the character of Angelina in Colley Cibbers Love Makes a Man, Covent Garden Theatre, 1768
6337879 Mrs Mary Bulkley in the character of Angelina in Colley Cibbers Love Makes a Man, Covent Garden Theatre, 1768 by Thornthwaite, J

Portrait de l actrice Vera Komissarjevskaia (Komissarzhevskaya) (1864-1910)
FIA5374931 Portrait de l actrice Vera Komissarjevskaia (Komissarzhevskaya) (1864-1910). Peinture de Ekaterina Sergeevna Zarudnaya Kavos (1862-1918), huile sur toile, vers 1906. Art russe 20e siecle

Les clowns, pagliacci (bouffons) (Clowns, Pagliacci) (Costumes de la commedia dell arte)
FIA5350840 Les clowns, pagliacci (bouffons) (Clowns, Pagliacci) (Costumes de la commedia dell arte, Pierrot et Arlequin) - Peinture de Sergei Yurievich Sudeykin (Serge Soudeikine) (1882-1946)

Mrs Mary Bulkley in the character of Mrs Wilding in David Garricks adaptation of James Shirleys The Gamesters
6337874 Mrs Mary Bulkley in the character of Mrs Wilding in David Garricks adaptation of James Shirleys The Gamesters, Drury Lane Theatre, 1782 by Thornthwaite, J

Theatre Group of the Folk Theatre. Albumin Photo, 1892. The State Central A. Bakhrushin Theatre Museum, Moscow
FIA5411505 Theatre Group of the Folk Theatre. Albumin Photo, 1892. The State Central A. Bakhrushin Theatre Museum, Moscow by Unknown Artist, (19th century); State Central A.A

Theatre composition. Platinotypie by Pyotr Petrovich Pavlov (1860-1925), 1900s. State Museum of History, Moscow
FIA5410872 Theatre composition. Platinotypie by Pyotr Petrovich Pavlov (1860-1925), 1900s. State Museum of History, Moscow by Pavlov, Petr Petrovich (1860-c.1925); State Historical Museum, Moscow

Scene de la piece de theatre "le Faux Dmitri"de Alexandre Nikolaievitch Ostrovski (1823-1926)
FIA5411498 Scene de la piece de theatre " le Faux Dmitri" de Alexandre Nikolaievitch Ostrovski (1823-1926). Theatre Maly de Moscou. Photographie, annees 1870. The State Central A

The first Dramatic Theatre Group in Warsaw (Varsovie en Pologne) (Poland). Albumin Photo, 1866. The State Central A
FIA5411476 The first Dramatic Theatre Group in Warsaw (Varsovie en Pologne) (Poland). Albumin Photo, 1866. The State Central A

"Portrait de la comedienne russe Vera Michurina-Samoylova (Samoylova) (1866-1948)
FIA5336292 " Portrait de la comedienne russe Vera Michurina-Samoylova (Samoylova) (1866-1948)" Peinture d Eugene Pluchart (1809-1880) 1840 environ Musee Tropinin (Tropinine) Moscou

Portrait de l actrice Ekaterina Semyonova (1786-1849), dans le role de Clytemnestre
FIA5361201 Portrait de l actrice Ekaterina Semyonova (1786-1849), dans le role de Clytemnestre, pour la piece de theatre Iphigenie a Aulis d Euripide. (Portrait of the actress E)

Portrait de l actrice Jeanne Samary (Comedie Francaise). Peinture de Pierre Auguste Renoir (Pierre-Auguste Renoir)
FIA5328852 Portrait de l actrice Jeanne Samary (Comedie Francaise). Peinture de Pierre Auguste Renoir (Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1841-1919), 1878. Huile sur toile. Impressionnisme. Dim 174x105

"Jeune comedienne en costume de theatre"(Young Woman in theatre dress) Peinture d Alexis Grimou (1678-1733)
FIA5363761 " Jeune comedienne en costume de theatre" (Young Woman in theatre dress) Peinture d Alexis Grimou (1678-1733) 1730 environ Dim

Portrait de l actrice D G Karysheva (?) (Portrait of the Actress D G Karysheva) - Oeuvre de Konstantin (Constantin)
FIA5346578 Portrait de l actrice D G Karysheva (?) (Portrait of the Actress D G Karysheva) - Oeuvre de Konstantin (Constantin) Andreyevich Somov (1869-1939), aquarelle, sanguine et pastel sur papier

"Portrait de Sally Siddons (1775-1803)"Peinture de sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) Collection privee
FIA5398481 " Portrait de Sally Siddons (1775-1803)" Peinture de sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) Collection privee by Lawrence

Comediens au repos. (Les comediens repetent leur texte, a la nuit tombee, autour d un flambeau)
FIA5342509 Comediens au repos. (Les comediens repetent leur texte, a la nuit tombee, autour d un flambeau, dans la cour d une maison de campagne)

Derriere le rideau dans le theatre serf - Oeuvre de Konstantin Alexandrovich Trutovsky (Troutovsky) (1826-1893)
FIA5381995 Derriere le rideau dans le theatre serf - Oeuvre de Konstantin Alexandrovich Trutovsky (Troutovsky) (1826-1893) - Behind the curtain in the serf theatre - Aquarelle sur papier - Art russe

Illustration pour "Le Livre de la Marquise"de Franz Blei (Illustration for the Book of Marquise by Franz Blei)
FIA5370164 Illustration pour " Le Livre de la Marquise" de Franz Blei (Illustration for the Book of Marquise by Franz Blei) (une marquise souleve un rideau de scene de theatre)

L actrice russe Varvara Asenkova (1817-1841), dans le role d Esmeralda tire de "Notre Dame de Paris"de Victor
FIA5375594 L actrice russe Varvara Asenkova (1817-1841), dans le role d Esmeralda tire de " Notre Dame de Paris" de Victor Hugo (1802-1885). (Russian Actress Varvara Asenkova as Esmeralda)

Caught In The Act
A scene from the play Aren t We All? by Frederick Lonsdale on show at the Fortune Theatre. An amorous couple are caught embracing by a horrified lady standing in the doorway

Metallic Dress
circa 1926: Two men in suits confront a woman sitting down to watcha model wearing a metallic evening dress with a long train. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Tilla Durieux (1880-1971) as Circe - Franz-Ritter (Franz Ritter) von Stuck (1863-1928)
FIA5407519 Tilla Durieux (1880-1971) as Circe - Franz-Ritter (Franz Ritter) von Stuck (1863-1928). Pastel on cardboard, 1910s

Portrait of Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923), by Bastien Lepage, Jules (1848-1884)
FIA5408539 Portrait of Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923), by Bastien Lepage, Jules (1848-1884). Oil on canvas, 1870s. Dimension : 47x33 cm

Portrait de la comedienne russe Vera Michurina Samoylova (Michurina-Samoylova
FIA5401291 Portrait de la comedienne russe Vera Michurina Samoylova (Michurina-Samoylova, Samoilova) (1866-1948)" Peinture d Eugene Pluchart (1809-1880) 1845 - Oil on canvas

"Dans la loge"(In the Dressing Room
FIA5394980 " Dans la loge" (In the Dressing Room) Artistes se preparant avant le spectacle Peinture de Josef Douba (1866-1928) Fin 19eme siecle Oil on canvas - Private Collection by Douba

Ekaterina Nikolaevna Khrushcheva (1761-1811) (en costume d
FIA5393143 Ekaterina Nikolaevna Khrushcheva (1761-1811) (en costume d homme) et la princesse Ekaterina Nikolaevna Khovanskaya (1762-1813) (en costume de paysanne)

Portrait of Sarah Siddons (1755-1831) - Peinture de Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788)
FIA5382567 Portrait of Sarah Siddons (1755-1831) - Peinture de Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788), Oil on canvas 1785 - National Gallery, London 126x99, 5 by Gainsborough

Colette aged 18 months, 1875 (pencil on paper) (b / w photo)
CHT215415 Colette aged 18 months, 1875 (pencil on paper) (b/w photo) by Baron, Stephane (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of the Actress Antonia Zarate
FIA5327487 Portrait of the Actress Antonia Zarate by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 71x58 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St

Portrait of Sarah Siddons (1755-1831) als Zara, by Hamilton, William (1751-1801)
FIA5410145 Portrait of Sarah Siddons (1755-1831) als Zara, by Hamilton, William (1751-1801). Oil on canvas, ca 1784. Dimension : 127x101, 6 cm

Madame Justine Favart (1727-1772) par Anonymous, Late 18th cent
FIA5402684 Madame Justine Favart (1727-1772) par Anonymous, Late 18th cent. - Copper engraving, watercolour - Private Collection by Anonymous; Private Collection; Photo eFine Art Images; out of

"La Dame aux Camelias", with Sarah Bernhardt, 1896 (colour litho)
3114421 " La Dame aux Camelias", with Sarah Bernhardt, 1896 (colour litho) by Mucha, Alphonse Marie (1860-1939); 207x76 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Colette, aged 18 months, 1875 (w / c on paper)
498733 Colette, aged 18 months, 1875 (w/c on paper) by Baron, Henri (1816-85); Musee Colette, Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye, France; (add.info.: Sidonie Gabrielle Colette (1873-1954) French writer

Willy, Colette and Polaire (litho)
CHT215404 Willy, Colette and Polaire (litho) by Sem (Georges Goursat) (1863-1934); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Willy (1859-1931) Colette (1873-1954) Sido (b. 1835) and Captain Colette at
CHT213297 Willy (1859-1931) Colette (1873-1954) Sido (b. 1835) and Captain Colette at Chatillon-Coligny, c.1895 (b/w photo) by French Photographer

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"Captivating Stage Actresses Through Time: A Glimpse into the World of Theatrical Brilliance" Step back in time and witness the mesmerizing allure of stage actresses who have left an indelible mark on the world of theater. From Maxine Elliott's captivating performances during 1910-15, as seen in a striking black and white photograph, to Colette's enchanting portrayal alongside Paul Franck in "La Zingara" around 1900, their talent knows no bounds. Colette, a renowned actress from 1873-1954, exudes grace and elegance in a series of black and white photographs taken throughout her career. In one image from 1909, she strikes a pose that captures her magnetic presence on stage. Another photo showcases Colette with Willy (1859-1931), creating an intriguing dynamic between two theatrical powerhouses. Delving further into history, we encounter Ekaterina Semyonova (1786-1849), immortalized by Karl Pavlovich Briullov's exquisite painting housed at the State Central A. Bakhrushin Theatre Museum in Moscow. Her portrait emanates both strength and vulnerability—a testament to her exceptional acting prowess. Pelageya Antipevna Strepetova (1850-1903), captured through Charles Bergamasco's lens in the late 1890s, reveals a depth of emotion that resonates even today. This albumin photo displayed at the State Museum of History transports us to another era filled with passion and dedication. The artistry continues with Nikolai Petrov's masterful engraving depicting actress Voronets during 1916—an intimate glimpse into her craft preserved within a private collection. Meanwhile, Varvara Asenkova (1817-1841) is immortalized through I Alexeyev's watercolor portrait from 1839—her legacy forever etched in history.