Credit Line: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection / Image Use: Free to Use / Associated People: Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet

Johan Joseph Zoffany, 1733–1810

David Garrick and his wife Eva Maria Garrick (née Veigel) by his Temple to Shakespeare at Hampton

ca. 1762

Not on view

Benjamin van der Gucht, 1753–1794

Henry Woodward as Petruchio in Catherine and Petruchio, a version by Garrick of "The Taming of the Shrew"

between 1773 and 1774

Not on view

James Smetham, 1821–1889

Imogen and the Shepherds, 'Cymbeline,' Act IV, scene II

ca. 1874

Not on view

Francis Wheatley, 1747–1801

Valentine rescuing Silvia from Proteus, from Shakespeare's "The Two Gentlemen of Verona," Act V, Scene 4, the Outlaws' Cave

1792

Not on view

Pieter van Bleeck, 1700–1764

Mrs. Cibber as Cordelia

ca. 1755

Not on view

Pieter van Bleeck, 1700–1764

Mrs. Cibber as Cordelia

1755

Not on view

Adrien Carpentiers, active 1739–1778

Louis-Francois Roubiliac Modelling His Monument to Shakespeare

between 1760 and 1761

Not on view

Marcellus Laroon the Younger, 1679–1772

Scene from Shakespeare's "Henry IV, Part I"

1746

Not on view

Richard Dadd, 1817–1886

Hamlet and his Mother; The Closet Scene

1846

Not on view

William Hamilton, 1751–1801

The revelation of Olivia's betrothal, from "Twelfth Night," Act V, Scene i

ca. 1790

Not on view

Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881

The Vine

1852

Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881

The Vine

1852

Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881

The Vine

1852

William Blake, 1757–1827

Octavius Augustus Cæsar

1821

Daniel Lysons, 1762–1834

Memorial to David Garrick from Hampton Church

between 1796 and 1811

Robert Smirke, 1752–1845

Malvolio Dancing

1827

Robert Smirke, 1752–1845

She Never Told Her Love, But Sat Like Patience on a Monument

1827

John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740–1779

Literary Characters Assembled Around the Medallion of Shakespeare

1776

Samuel De Wilde, 1748–1832

Portrait Studies of Actors including Mary Wells as Cowslip, John Kemble, Edmund Kean, and Sarah Siddons as Hermione

1802

Henry William Bunbury, 1750–1811

A Cavalry Officer (Henry IV) Leading a Charge Outside a Castle

undated

Robert Smirke, 1752–1845

Falstaff Instructing Bardolph

1825

Robert Smirke, 1752–1845

Prospero and Ariel

1821

Robert Smirke, 1752–1845

Stephano, Trinculo and Caliban with Prospero's Magic Wardrobe

1821

Robert Smirke, 1752–1845

Falstaff Dragging the Body of Hotspur

1825

Robert Smirke, 1752–1845

Anne Page and Slender

1821

Robert Smirke, 1752–1845

Lysander Awakening to See Helena

1825

Robert Smirke, 1752–1845

Falstaff in the Boar's Head

1807

Robert Smirke, 1752–1845

Falstaff at Herne's Oak

1807

Print made by George Cooke, 1781–1834

Dover from Shakespeare's Cliff

1826

Print made by George Cooke, 1781–1834

Dover from Shakespeare's Cliff

1826

Print made by George Cooke, 1781–1834

Dover from Shakespeare's Cliff

1826

Print made by George Cooke, 1781–1834

Dover from Shakespeare's Cliff

1826

John Flaxman Seventeen Sketches chiefly of Mrs. Siddons in the Roles of Titania or Constance (King John) and including a Sketch of Kemble as Hamlet and a Study of Puck

John Flaxman, 1755–1826

Seventeen Sketches chiefly of Mrs. Siddons in the Roles of Titania or Constance (King John) and including a Sketch of Kemble as Hamlet and a Study of Puck

ca. 1795

unknown artist

Shakespeare's Cliff, Dover

between 1826 and 1866

Samuel De Wilde, 1748–1832

Head of a Man with a Beard and Long Hair in the Wind

1786

Richard Parkes Bonington, 1802–1828

Studies for Shylock

1825

John Boyne, ca. 1750–1810

Malvolio: Possibly a Self-Portrait in the Role

undated

William Young Ottley, 1771–1836

Prospero Summoning Ariel

ca. 1800

Thomas Grieve, 1799–1882

Design for Midsummer Night's Dream

undated

Thomas Grieve, 1799–1882

Design for A Winter's Tale

undated

Theodor von Holst, 1810–1844

Ferdinand Riding the Waves

ca. 1830

Francis Hayman, 1707/8–1776

Falstaff Inspecting the Recruits

between 1761 and 1765

J. Jacobs, active 1816–1864

Shakespeare House, Aldersgate Street

undated

Hugh William "Grecian" Williams, 1773–1829

Birnam Wood

before 1801

Henry Fuseli, 1741–1825

Study for 'Finding of the Body of Bassanio'

1804

George Fennell Robson, 1788–1833

The Murder of Banquo

ca. 1830

Print made by George Cooke, 1781–1834

Dover from Shakespeare's Cliff

1826

Print made by John Horsburgh, 1791–1869

Shakespeare's Monument at the Church at Stratford upon Avon

1834

John Phillips, active 1840–1852

Set of Four: Much Ado About Nothing or Illustrations of Sayings

1828

John Phillips, active 1840–1852

Set of Four: Much Ado About Nothing or Illustrations of Old Sayings

1828

John Phillips, active 1840–1852

One of a Set of Four: Much Ado About Nothing or Illustrations of Old Sayings

1828

John Phillips, active 1840–1852

Set of Four: Much Ado About Nothing or Illustrations of Old Sayings

1828

Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851

Set of Seven: Shakespeare's Seven Ages of Man

1824

John Phillips, active 1840–1852

One of a set of four: Much Ado About Nothing or Illustrations of Old Savings

1828

Robert Thew, 1758–1802

Henry IV, Part II: Act IV, The Palace at Westminster

1803

Robert Thew, 1758–1802

Henry VI, Part I: Act II, Scene iii, The Countess of Auvergne's Castle

1803

Print made by Charles Gauthier Playter, died 1809

Henry VI, Part III: Act I, Scene III, A Field of Battle betwixt Sandal Castle . .

1793

John Ogborne the Elder, 1755–1795

Henry VI, Part I: Act II, Scene IV, London. The Temple Garden

1803

Robert Thew, 1758–1802

Henry VIII: Act III, Scene I, A Room in the Queen's Apartments

1803

James Caldwall, 1739–1819

Coriolanus, Act IV, Scene III, Coriolanus, etc

1803

Joseph Collyer, 1748–1827

Henry VIII, Act V, Scene IV, The Palace

1803

And Johann G. Facius, 1750–after 1802

Antony and Cleopatra, Act III, Scene IX, The Palace in Alexandria . .

1803

Print made by Francis Legat, 1755–1809

Hamlet, Act IV, Scene v, Elsinore --King, Queen, Laertes, Ophelia, etc

1803

Print made by Robert Thew, 1758–1802

King Henry VI, Part I: Act II, Scene V, A Room in the Tower (The Death of Mortimer)

1792

Thomas Ryder, 1746–1810

Henry IV, Part II: Act III, Justice Shallon's Seat in Gloucestershire

1803

Charles Gauthier Playter, died 1809

Henry VI, Part II: Act I, Scene iv, Mother Jourdaine, Himi---

1803

Jean B. Michel, active 1803

Henry VI, Part III: Act IV, Scene V, A Park Near Middlham Castle in Yorkshire

1803

John Ogborne the Elder, 1755–1795

Henry VI, Part III: Act II, Scene V, A Field of Battle near Towton . .

1803

Robert Thew, 1758–1802

Henry VIII, Act IV, Scene II, Abbey of Leicester. Wolsey, Northumberland, and Attendants, Abbot of Leicester, etc

1803

Isaac Taylor, 1759–1829

Henry VIII, Act I, Scene IV, York Place--Cardinal Wolsey, etc

1803

Print made by Robert Thew, 1758–1802

King Richard III: Act III, Scene I (The Meeting of Edward V and His Brother, Richard, Duke of York)

1789

Robert Thew, 1758–1802

Timon of Athens, Act IV, Scene III, A Wood--Timon, Phyrma, etc

1803

Thomas Kirk, 1765–1797

Titus Andromicus, Act IV, Scene I, Titus' House

1803

Print made by Jean B. Michel, active 1803

King Henry VI, Part III: Act V, Scene VII (Queen Bess Presenting King Edward . . . with Their Infant Son)

1791

Thomas Ryder, 1746–1810

Othello, Act II, Scene i, A Platform --- Desdemona, Othello etc

1803

Print made by Thomas Ryder, 1746–1810

Othello, Act II, Scene I, A Platform -- Desdemona, Othello etc

1803

Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815

Twelfth Night, Act V, Scene I: The Street

1803

Peter Simon, 1750–1810

King Henry IV: Part I, Act III, Scene I, The Archdeacon of Bangor's House in Wales. Hotspur, Worcester, Mortimer, & Owen Glendower

1803

Benjamin West, 1738–1820

King Richard II Act IV, Scene I: "King Richard, Bolingbroke, Yorke, etc."

1803

Thomas Ryder, 1746–1810

Twelfth Night, Act III, Scene IV: Olivia's House

1803

Robert Thew, 1758–1802

Henry V: Act II, Scene ii, Southamptom. The King, Scroop, etc

1803