Tragedy Collection (#5)

If I Do Die Before Thee, plate eight from Othello, 1844. Creator: Theodore Chasseriau
If I Do Die Before Thee, plate eight from Othello, 1844

If I Do Die Before Thee, plate eight from Othello, 1844. Creator: Theodore Chasseriau
If I Do Die Before Thee, plate eight from Othello, 1844

The Tale of Sagoromo, from the series "Ten Courtly Tales for the Honcho Circle...", c. 1820
The Tale of Sagoromo, from the series "Ten Courtly Tales for the Honcho Circle (Honchoren monogatari juban)", c. 1820

O My Fair Warrior!, plate five from Othello, 1844. Creator: Theodore Chasseriau
O My Fair Warrior!, plate five from Othello, 1844

O My Fair Warrior!, plate five from Othello, 1844. Creator: Theodore Chasseriau
O My Fair Warrior!, plate five from Othello, 1844

"Philip of France and Marie de Meranie"...at the Olympic Theatre, 1850. Creator: Walter George Mason
Mr. Westland Marston's New Play of "Philip of France and Marie de Meranie" (Act III. Scene Last), at the Olympic Theatre, [London], 1850

Boat Catastrophe, and the "Lalla Rookh" in Distress, off Worthing, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Boat Catastrophe, and the "Lalla Rookh" in Distress, off Worthing, 1850. Shipwrick off the coast of Sussex....a heavily laden barque, since ascertained to have been the Lalla Rookh

The Nursery of Shakespeare, 1810. Creator: Moses Haughton
The Nursery of Shakespeare, 1810

Melpomene, plate seventeen from Apollo and the Muses, c.1465. Creator: Unknown
Melpomene, plate seventeen from Apollo and the Muses, c.1465

1955 Le Mans 24 hours. Le Mans, France. 11-12 June 1955. "Pierre Levegh"/John Fitch (Mercedes-Benz 300SLR). After 2 hours of the race "Levegh" crashed into the crowd killing

1955 Le Mans 24 hours. Le Mans, France. 11-12 June 1955. "Pierre Levegh"/John Fitch (Mercedes-Benz 300SLR). After 2 hours of the race "Levegh" crashed into the crowd killing

The Fall of Icarus, 1731 (engraving)
741541 The Fall of Icarus, 1731 (engraving) by Picart, Bernard (1673-1733); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: According to Greek legend, in order to escape from Crete)

A tragic masked ball, 1930. Creator: Unknown
A tragic masked ball, 1930. Un Tragique Bal Masque. Guest in a burning bear costume. Back cover of " Le Petit Journal Illustre". [France, 30 March 1930]

He is Dead, 1910. Creator: Gosta von Hennigs
He is Dead, 1910. A clown in a red costume and white painted face sits on his knees in the arena. In front of him lies a dead man

Harlequin and Colombine, around 1886. Creator: Edgar Degas
Harlequin and Colombine, around 1886

Last Defeat of Khan Kuchum, 19th century. Creator: Nikolay Nikolaevich Karazin
Last Defeat of Khan Kuchum, 19th century. One of 21 watercolors (out of an original 27) from an album relating to the history of the Siberian Cossacks held by the Rare Books Department of the Russian

Orphans at their mother's grave
3779527 Orphans at their mother's grave; (add.info.: Orphans at their mother's grave. Poem. After painting by A. Scheffe, engraving by Hollis.); Lebrecht History

King Lear, c.1860 (oil on board adhered to canvas)
XOS5884760 King Lear, c.1860 (oil on board adhered to canvas) by Brown, Ford Madox (1821-93); 30.5x36.8 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Painting by Ford Madox Brown)

The Death of Sophonisba, c.1810 (oil on canvas)
XOS5884038 The Death of Sophonisba, c.1810 (oil on canvas) by Guerin, Pierre (1774-1833); 52x80 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Illustration for Egmont by Goethe, 18th century (engraving)
3772257 Illustration for Egmont by Goethe, 18th century (engraving); (add.info.: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe illustration of a scene from his tragedy Egmont)

Scene from a tragedy from the house of the Patrician or Centenary (Casa del Centenario), Regio IX, Insula VIII
FLO4687008 Scene from a tragedy from the house of the Patrician or Centenary (Casa del Centenario), Regio IX, Insula VIII. Chromolithograph by J.G

Orpheus and Eurydice on the Banks of the River Styx, 1878 (oil on panel)
1762098 Orpheus and Eurydice on the Banks of the River Styx, 1878 (oil on panel) by Stanhope, John Roddam Spencer (1829-1908); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Lady Macbeth sleepwalking in Shakespeares tragedy Macbeth, Act V, Scene 1

The bombing of Sandhurst Road School occurred during an air raid on Wednesday, 20th January 1943 when the school on Minard Road, Catford, south east London was seriously damaged

Highgate United F. C. ground the day after a storm which killed player Tony Allden after
Highgate United F.C. ground the day after a storm which killed player Tony Allden after he was struck by lightning on the pitch. 26th February 1967

Highgate United manager John Hewitson (second left) and club coach Mr Kilby Edwards (left) show members of the team the plaque which is to be placed in the new clubhouse at the Highgate ground at

The Pronomos Vase, c. 400 BC. Creator: Pronomos (active c. 410-c. 390 BC)
The Pronomos Vase, c. 400 BC. Found in the Collection of Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli

The Story of Otomi and Yosaburo, 12th month, 1885. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Story of Otomi and Yosaburo, 12th month, 1885. Series: A New Selection of Eastern Brocade Pictures

Oscar's death, 1828. Creator: Frederik Ludvig Storch
Oscar's death, 1828

The Dying Messalina and her Mother, 1795-1798. Creator: Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard
The Dying Messalina and her Mother, 1795-1798

2 scenes from Pastoral Plays, Wash. D.C. May 1906: Strephon casts off Chloe, 1906. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
2 scenes from Pastoral Plays, Wash. D.C. May 1906: Strephon casts off Chloe, 1906. Miss Wise and Mr. Archibald in "The Oaks"

Hood Memorial Relief - "The Bridge of Sighs", 1854. Creator: Unknown
Hood Memorial Relief - "The Bridge of Sighs", 1854. Detail on monument commemorating poet Thomas Hood in Kensal Green Cemetery, London

Wild fires in the Arrabida Nature Park. Palmela, Portugal

Comedy and tragedy, theater masks

Marianne and Herod
Actors Mr Beerbohm Tree and Miss Maud Jeffries dressed in costume for Herod; A Tragedy, written by Stephen Phillips (1884), at her majesty's theatre

Mlle Lantelme, actress drowned in the Rhine
Mlle Genevieve Lantelme, actress (1883-1911), theatrical portraits, captioned France's most lovely actress, drowned in the Rhine'

Melpomene, Terpsichore and Erato, Greek muses.. Handcolored copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defraine from Mythology in Prints

Advertisement for Theodora by Victorien Sardou at the Theatre de La Porte Saint-Martin, Paris (colour litho)
SNG127036 Advertisement for Theodora by Victorien Sardou at the Theatre de La Porte Saint-Martin, Paris (colour litho) by French School

The Death of Albine, 1898 (oil on canvas)
5979729 The Death of Albine, 1898 (oil on canvas) by Collier, John (1850-1934); 137.2x182.9 cm; Glasgow Museums, UK; (add.info)

Paolo and Francesca, 1870 (oil on canvas)
MAN62989 Paolo and Francesca, 1870 (oil on canvas) by Watts, George Frederic (1817-1904); 66.1x52.5 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

No Hay Quien Los Socorra (There is no one to help them), 1863 (etching, aquatint, burnishing & burin)
3745581 No Hay Quien Los Socorra (There is no one to help them), 1863 (etching, aquatint, burnishing & burin) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 25x34 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

The Death of Romeo and Juliet, c. 1848 (oil on millboard)
MAN62966 The Death of Romeo and Juliet, c.1848 (oil on millboard) by Millais, John Everett (1829-96); 16.1x26.9 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

O God of battles! Steel my soldiers hearts Act IV, Sc I from Henry V by William Shakespeare (colour litho)
3779874 O God of battles! Steel my soldiers hearts Act IV, Sc I from Henry V by William Shakespeare (colour litho) by English School; Lebrecht History

Scenes from the Story of Roman Lucretia, c. 1410 (tempera on wood)
7386934 Scenes from the Story of Roman Lucretia, c.1410 (tempera on wood) by Master of Charles of Durazzo (fl.14th century); National Museum, Krakow

With a rapturous cry she flung herself upon the bosom of Posthumus, illustration from Shakespeare's stories of
IL274102 With a rapturous cry she flung herself upon the bosom of Posthumus, illustration from Shakespeare's stories of the English Kings, published by George Harrap & Son

Costume for La Haine for the tragedy Armida, 1764 (watercolour)
GIA4786601 Costume for La Haine for the tragedy Armida, 1764 (watercolour) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque de l'Opera Garnier, Paris

Illustration for Shakespeare's Macbeth (litho)
6026236 Illustration for Shakespeare's Macbeth (litho) by Woodward, Alice Bolingbroke (1862-1951) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Shakespeare's Macbeth (litho)
6026245 Illustration for Shakespeare's Macbeth (litho) by Woodward, Alice Bolingbroke (1862-1951) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: " All hail, Macbeth!" Macbeth)

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