Tragedy Collection (#2)

Box made of the wood of Shakspeare's mulberry-tree, presented to [David] Garrick..., 1864. Creator: Unknown
Box made of the wood of Shakspeare's mulberry-tree, presented to [David] Garrick by the town of Stratford-on-Avon, 1864

The Shakspeare Commemoration at Stratford-On-Avon: scene from "Romeo And Juliet"..., 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Shakspeare Commemoration at Stratford-On-Avon: scene from "Romeo And Juliet", as performed in the Festival Pavilion, 1864

Desdemona, Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Othello
6116608 Desdemona, Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Othello, ; (add.info.: Desdemona. Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Othello)

English actress Miss Josephine Duchesnois 1777-1835 as the Inca princess Alzire in the play Alzire by Voltaire at
FLO4562671 English actress Miss Josephine Duchesnois 1777-1835 as the Inca princess Alzire in the play Alzire by Voltaire at the Theatre Francais, Paris, 1817

Tom and Maggie Tulliver being run down by machinery from Dolcote Mill that has broken away in the flood
536965 Tom and Maggie Tulliver being run down by machinery from Dolcote Mill that has broken away in the flood, They die in a close embrace

English actor Joanny or Jean-Bernard Brisebarre (1775-1849) as Procida in the tragedy Vpres Siciliennes by Casimir
FLO4562785 English actor Joanny or Jean-Bernard Brisebarre (1775-1849) as Procida in the tragedy Vpres Siciliennes by Casimir Delavigne at the Odeon, 1819

English actress Miss Marguerite Georges (1787-1867) as Athalie in the tragedy Athalie by Jean Racine at the Theatre
FLO4562713 English actress Miss Marguerite Georges (1787-1867) as Athalie in the tragedy Athalie by Jean Racine at the Theatre Francais

Literature. Theatre. Andromaque, costume. Engraving by P. Chery for the tragedy: Andromaque, by Jean Racine
3434364 Literature. Theatre. Andromaque, costume. Engraving by P. Chery for the tragedy: Andromaque, by Jean Racine, in: Recherches sur les costumes et theatres de toutes les nations

Alcyone's Farewell to her Husband. From Ovid's Metamorphoses, Song XI, 1813 (oil on canvas)
8714694 Alcyone's Farewell to her Husband. From Ovid's Metamorphoses, Song XI, 1813 (oil on canvas) by Eckersberg, Christoffer-Wilhelm (1783-1853); Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen

The Carriage of Thespis, 1884-87 (fresco)
8735817 The Carriage of Thespis, 1884-87 (fresco) by Klimt, Gustav (1862-1918); Burgtheater, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: By Gustav Klimt According to tradition, in 534 or 535 BC)

Collapse of a railroad bridge during Presidential visit, 1866
1576637 Collapse of a railroad bridge during Presidential visit, 1866; (add.info.: Appalling calamity at Johnstown, Pa. on Friday, Sept)

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

Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1853-1917) English actor-manager. 1892 (photogravure)
526497 Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1853-1917) English actor-manager. 1892 (photogravure); (add.info.: Founder of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA)

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

Felicite Desmousseaux as Roscius in the tragedy Sylla by Victor Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Theatre Francais, 1826
FLO4606757 Felicite Desmousseaux as Roscius in the tragedy Sylla by Victor Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Theatre Francais, 1826. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Woman in the Gabrielle Vergy bonnet, tied with ribbons and garlands of flowers
FLO4606437 Woman in the Gabrielle Vergy bonnet, tied with ribbons and garlands of flowers. Hat a la Gabrielle Vergy, inspired by Dormont De Belloyd's tragedy of 1777

Juliet, Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet
6116605 Juliet, Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet; (add.info.: Juliet. Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet)

Shakespeare Othello Act 5: Desdemona and Emilia lie dead, Othello has stabbed himself and Iago is taken prisoner
534055 Shakespeare Othello Act 5: Desdemona and Emilia lie dead, Othello has stabbed himself and Iago is taken prisoner. 19th century engraving.; Universal History Archive/UIG

Shakespeare Hamlet Act 3 Sc 4. Ghost of Hamlet's father appearing to him to remind him that he must take vengeance
534045 Shakespeare Hamlet Act 3 Sc 4. Ghost of Hamlet's father appearing to him to remind him that he must take vengeance on his mother and uncle for their treachery

Greek Muses, daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne (marble)
UIG5415971 Greek Muses, daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne (marble); (add.info.: Inspired by the arts, they were nine sisters)

Virgilia, Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Coriolanus
6116599 Virgilia, Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Coriolanus, ; (add.info.: Virgilia. Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Coriolanus)

English actor Alexandre Damas as Roseus in the tragedy Sylla by Jouy at the Theatre Francais, 1822
FLO4562875 English actor Alexandre Damas as Roseus in the tragedy Sylla by Jouy at the Theatre Francais, 1822. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Charles Malo's Almanach des Spectacles by K

English actress Miss Guerin as Amelie in the tragedy Vepres Siciliennes by Casimir Delavigne at the Odeon, 1819
FLO4562784 English actress Miss Guerin as Amelie in the tragedy Vepres Siciliennes by Casimir Delavigne at the Odeon, 1819.; (add.info)

English actors Eric Bernard as Grand Priest Akebar and Joanny (Jean Bernard Brisebarre)
FLO4562934 English actors Eric Bernard as Grand Priest Akebar and Joanny (Jean Bernard Brisebarre) as Idamore in the tragedy Le Paria by Casimir Delavigne at the Second Theatre Francais, 1821

Shakespeare Othello Act 2: Othello welcoming Desdemona to Cyprus. 19th century engraving
534061 Shakespeare Othello Act 2: Othello welcoming Desdemona to Cyprus. 19th century engraving.; Universal History Archive/UIG

Shakespeare Hamlet Act l Sc 5. Hamlet seeing his father's ghost on the battlements of Elsinore Castle
534047 Shakespeare Hamlet Act l Sc 5. Hamlet seeing his father's ghost on the battlements of Elsinore Castle. 19th century engraving.; Universal History Archive/UIG

Cleopatra, Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Antony and Cleopatra
6116604 Cleopatra, Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Antony and Cleopatra, ; (add.info.: Cleopatra. Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Antony and Cleopatra)

Mlle Scriwaneck in costume as Satan in "Les Enfers de Paris."
5855450 Mlle Scriwaneck in costume as Satan in "Les Enfers de Paris."; (add.info.: Mlle. Scriwaneck in costume as Satan in "Les Enfers de Paris" at Theatre des Varietes)

Stage design by Deoplechines and Lavastre, for Berenice, a five-act tragedy by the French playwright Jean Racine
5669315 Stage design by Deoplechines and Lavastre, for Berenice, a five-act tragedy by the French playwright Jean Racine. 17th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Jean-Baptiste Guyon or Georges Guyon as Orlof in Catherine II by Hippolyte Romand, Theatre Francais, 1844
FLO4632819 Jean-Baptiste Guyon or Georges Guyon as Orlof in Catherine II by Hippolyte Romand, Theatre Francais, 1844. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Victor Dollet from Galerie

Title page from Romeo and Juliet
3329500 Title page from Romeo and Juliet; (add.info.: Title page from Romeo and Juliet. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Mephistopheles appearing to Doctor Faustus from Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus
3732372 Mephistopheles appearing to Doctor Faustus from Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus'; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Mephistopheles appearing to Doctor Faustus from Christopher)

Euripides, the greek tragic poet
3525419 Euripides, the greek tragic poet; Universal History Archive/UIG

Shakespeare Othello Act 3 Sc.3: Iago leads Othello to believe that Desdemona is unfaithful. 19th century engraving
534058 Shakespeare Othello Act 3 Sc.3: Iago leads Othello to believe that Desdemona is unfaithful. 19th century engraving.; Universal History Archive/UIG

Shakespeare Othello Act 1: Brabantio agrees to his daughter Desdemona's marriage to Othello. 19th century engraving
534052 Shakespeare Othello Act 1: Brabantio agrees to his daughter Desdemona's marriage to Othello. 19th century engraving.; Universal History Archive/UIG

Poster advertising Edmund Kean (1787-1833) in Richard III at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, 1832
CWA98151 Poster advertising Edmund Kean (1787-1833) in Richard III at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, 1832; City of Westminster Archive Centre, London

William Shakespeare: Hamlet, Act l, Sc. IV. Hamlet seeing his father's ghost on the battlements of Elsinore Castle
530308 William Shakespeare: Hamlet, Act l, Sc. IV. Hamlet seeing his father's ghost on the battlements of Elsinore Castle

Infortunium (The Misfortune), 1541. Creator: Beham, Hans Sebald (1500-1550)
Infortunium (The Misfortune), 1541. Private Collection

Soulik
Aleksei Nikolaev

Thank You for Your Service
Kirk Cypel

Aquidaban, Brazilian navy, 1893. Creator: Unknown
Aquidaban, Brazilian navy, 1893

The Patrolman Matsui Yasumichi Prevents a Double Suicide, 1875. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Patrolman Matsui Yasumichi Prevents a Double Suicide, 1875. Series: The Postal News, no. 603

The Suicide, c1836. Creator: Alexandre Gabriel Descamps
The Suicide, c1836. The palette, pistol, and note lying on the floor suggest the tragic sequence of events that has taken place. An artist overcome by adversity has taken his life

AI IMAGE - King Lear, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - King Lear, 2023. Main character from the tragedy of "King Lear" by William Shakespeare. Lear divides his power and land between two of his daughters

Bridge of Sighs, 1825-1870. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Bridge of Sighs, 1825-1870

AI IMAGE - King Lear, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - King Lear, 2023. Main character from the tragedy of "King Lear" by William Shakespeare. Lear divides his power and land between two of his daughters

AI IMAGE - King Lear, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - King Lear, 2023. Main character from the tragedy of "King Lear" by William Shakespeare. Lear divides his power and land between two of his daughters

AI IMAGE - Romeo and Juliet, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Romeo and Juliet, 2023. The two main characters in "Romeo and Juliet", a tragedy by William Shakespeare

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