Period: 18th century / 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

Edward Alcock, active 1750–ca. 1778

Portia and Shylock, from Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice", IV, i

ca. 1778

Not on view

unknown artist

Prospero, Miranda and Ariel, from "The Tempest"

ca. 1780

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

Pieter van Bleeck, 1700–1764

Mrs. Cibber as Cordelia

1755

Not on view

unknown artist

Cordelia Championed by the Earl of Kent, from Shakespeare's "King Lear," I, i

between 1770 and 1780

Not on view

Attributed to Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg, 1740–1812

Falstaff with the Body of Hotspur

ca. 1786

Not on view

Pieter van Bleeck, 1700–1764

Mrs. Cibber as Cordelia

ca. 1755

Not on view

Landscape by William Hodges, 1744–1797

Jaques and the Wounded Stag: 'As You Like It,' Act II, Scene I

1790

Not on view

Johann Heinrich Ramberg, 1763–1840

Olivia, Maria and Malvolio from "Twelfth Night," Act III, Scene iv

1789

Not on view

Thomas Stothard, 1755–1834

The Return of Othello, 'Othello,' Act II, Scene II

ca. 1799

Not on view

Thomas Stothard, 1755–1834

Prospero, Miranda and Ariel, from "The Tempest," Act I, scene ii

ca. 1799

Not on view

Benjamin Wilson, 1721–1788

David Garrick and George Anne Bellamy in "Romeo and Juliet", Act V, Scene iii

1753

Not on view

Herbert Stoppelaer, active 1730–1775

Shylock and Tubal from "The Merchant of Venice"

1767 to 1769

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

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

William Hamilton, 1751–1801

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

ca. 1790

Not on view

William Hogarth, 1697–1764

Mr. Garrick in the Character of Richard III

1746

William Hogarth, 1697–1764

Mr. Garrick in the Character of Richard the Third - "Richard III," Act V, Scene VII

1746

George Romney, 1734–1802

"Lear in the Storm," King Lear, Act III, Scene II

undated

George Romney, 1734–1802

Lear Awakened by Cordelia

between 1774 and 1775

George Romney, 1734–1802

Miranda, Prospero, and Caliban: The Tempest

undated

George Romney, 1734–1802

Prospero and Miranda

ca. 1787

George Romney, 1734–1802

Standing Figure, Probably for Lady Macbeth

undated

George Romney, 1734–1802

The Banquet Scene

ca. 1792

George Romney, 1734–1802

The Witches' Cavern

between 1792 and 1793

George Romney, 1734–1802

John Henderson as Falstaff

1780

George Romney, 1734–1802

Lear Awakened by Cordelia

ca. 1774

Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827

Romeo and Juliet, Act IV, Scene V

1799

Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827

The Death of Juliet

1799

James Northcote, 1746–1831

Study for Burying the Royal Children

ca. 1790

Francis Hayman, 1707/8–1776

Falstaff Inspecting the Recruits

between 1761 and 1765

Samuel De Wilde, 1748–1832

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

1786

Print made by Edward Fisher, 1722–1785

Garrick Between Tragedy and Comedy

undated

Print made by William Dickinson, 1746–1823

Mrs. Gwynne and Mrs. Bunbury in the Characters of the Merry Wives of Windsor

1780

Print made by John Dixon, ca. 1740–1811

David Garrick as Richard III

1772

James Barry, 1741–1806

King Lear

1776

William Angus, 1752–1821

Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act I, Sc. II

1790

unknown artist

The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act III, Sc. I

1800

unknown artist

Much Ado About Nothing

1798

J. Barlow, active 1791

Merchant of Venice, Act III, Sc. I

1791

William Angus, 1752–1821

Much Ado About Nothing Act IV, Sc. I

1785

James Northcote, 1746–1831

Macbeth and the Witches

between 1777 and 1778

John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740–1779

Literary Characters Assembled Around the Medallion of Shakespeare

1776

unknown artist

Portrait of Moses Kean

undated

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

George Vertue, 1684–1756

Three Children of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, His Queen

1748

Robert Laurie, 1755?–1836

David Garrick, Esq

1779

Robert Laurie, 1755?–1836

David Garrick, Esq

1779

Wm. Shakespear at the Age of 40

1773

Shakspeare

1789

Thomas Trotter, ca. 1750–1803

William Shakspeare

1794

Thomas Cook, 1744–1818

Shakespeare

1776

George Vertue, 1684–1756

William Shakespeare

John Hall, 1739–1797

Wm. Shakespear at the Age of 40

1772

Jean Marie Delatre, 1746–1840

Untitled: Portrait of William Shakespeare

1786

unknown artist

William Shakspeare

1786

George Vertue, 1684–1756

William Shakespeare

John Hall, 1739–1797

Wm. Shakespear at the Age of 40

1772-1773

George Vertue, 1684–1756

William Shakespeare

Jean Marie Delatre, 1746–1840

Untitled: Portrait of William Shakespeare

1786

Gerard van der Gucht, 1696–1776

Shakespeare

George Vertue, 1684–1756

William Shakespeare

Caroline Watson, 1760–1814

Garrick Reading the Ode at the Shakespeare Jubilee

1784

Attributed to Isaac Cruikshank, 1764–1811

Bless Thee Bottom, Bless Thee-Thou Art Translated

1794

James Gillray, 1756–1815

Weird Sisters; Ministers of Darkness; Minions of the Moon (Thurlow, Pitt, and Dundas)

1791

Print made by James Gillray, 1756–1815

Taming of the Shrew. Katharine and Petruchio - The Modern Quixotte, or, What You Will

1791

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

Print made by Charles Gauthier Playter, died 1809

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

1793

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

William Wynne Ryland, 1732–1783

King John

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815

Prospero Disarming Ferdinand, Act I, Scene II

1793

John Jones, ca. 1745–1797

Beatrice, Hero and Ursula

ca. 1771

Print made by Thomas Cook, 1744–1818

David Garrick in the Character of Richard III

1798

George Vertue, 1684–1756

Familia Regia: Henry VIII, Henry VII, Elizabeth of York, Jane Seymour

1742

Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815

John Henderson as Iago

1786

Print made by George Vertue, 1684–1756

King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, Queen of England

John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740–1779

Lear, from King Lear, Act III, Scene ii

1776

John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740–1779

Caliban, from The Tempest

1775

George Vertue, 1684–1756

Richard III, King of England

1732

John Hamilton Mortimer Twelve etchings of Characters from Shakespeare: 4) Richard II, from Richard II, Act III, Scene 2 (Catalogue Mortimer Exhibition 1968 - Number 79)

John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740–1779

Twelve etchings of Characters from Shakespeare: 4) Richard II, from Richard II, Act III, Scene 2 (Catalogue Mortimer Exhibition 1968 - Number 79)

1775

John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740–1779

Ophelia, from Hamlet, Act IV, Scene 7

1775

John Hamilton Mortimer Twelve etchings of Characters from Shakespeare: 12) Shylock, from The Merchant of Venice, Act IV, Scene 1 (Catalogue Mortimer Exhibition 1968 - number 79)

John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740–1779

Twelve etchings of Characters from Shakespeare: 12) Shylock, from The Merchant of Venice, Act IV, Scene 1 (Catalogue Mortimer Exhibition 1968 - number 79)