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Francis Danby, 1793–1861

Oberon and Titania

1837

George Romney, 1734–1802

John Henderson as Falstaff

1780

George Romney, 1734–1802

King Lear Awakened by Cordelia

ca. 1774

George Romney, 1734–1802

The Witches' Cavern

1792-1793

George Romney, 1734–1802

The Banquet Scene

ca. 1792

George Romney, 1734–1802

Prospero and Miranda

ca. 1787

George Romney, 1734–1802

King Lear Awakened by Cordelia

ca. 1770

James Smetham, 1821–1889

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

ca. 1874

Benjamin van der Gucht, 1753–1794

Henry Woodward as Petruchio in Catherine and Petruchio, a version... [Read more]

between 1773 and 1774

William Hamilton, 1751–1801

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

ca. 1790

Pieter van Bleeck, 1700–1764

Susannah Maria Cibber (née Arne) as Cordelia

1755

Richard Dadd, 1817–1886

Hamlet and his Mother; The Closet Scene

1846

Gilbert Stuart Newton, 1794–1835

Shylock and Jessica from the 'Merchant of Venice,' II, ii

1830

James Northcote, 1746–1831

Master Betty as Hamlet, before a Bust of Shakespeare

between 1804 and 1806

Joseph Noel Paton, 1821–1901

Puck and Fairies, from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

ca. 1850

unknown artist

Prospero, Miranda and Ariel, from "The Tempest"

ca. 1780

Robert Smirke, 1752–1845

The Seven Ages of Man: The Infant, 'As You Like It,' II, vii

between 1798 and 1801

Robert Smirke, 1752–1845

The Seven Ages of Man: The Soldier, 'As You Like It,' II, vii

between 1798 and 1801

Robert Smirke, 1752–1845

The Seven Ages of Man: The Pantaloon, 'As You Like It,' II, vii

between 1798 and 1801

Robert Smirke, 1752–1845

The Seven Ages of Man: Second Childishness, 'As You Like It,' II, vii

between 1798 and 1801

unknown artist

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

between 1770 and 1780

Herbert Stoppelaer, active 1730–1775

Shylock and Tubal from "The Merchant of Venice"

1767 to 1769

George Cruikshank, 1792–1878

Herne's Oak from 'The Merry Wives of Windsor,' V, v

ca. 1857

unknown artist

Procession of Characters from Shakespeare's Plays

ca. 1840

Attributed to Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg, 1740–1812

Falstaff with the Body of Hotspur

ca. 1786

Benjamin Wilson, 1721–1788

David Garrick and George Anne Bellamy in "Romeo and Juliet", Act V, Scene... [Read more]

1753

Landscape by William Hodges, 1744–1797

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

1790

Thomas Stothard, 1755–1834

Oberon and Titania from "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Act IV, Scene i

1806

Edward Alcock, active 1750–ca. 1778

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

ca. 1778

Charles Hunt, 1803–1877

Children Acting the 'Play Scene' from "Hamlet," Act II, Scene ii

1863

Pieter van Bleeck, 1700–1764

Susannah Maria Cibber (née Arne) as Cordelia

ca. 1755

Robert Smirke, 1752–1845

The Seven Ages of Man: The Schoolboy, 'As You Like It,' II, vii

between 1798 and 1801

Robert Smirke, 1752–1845

The Seven Ages of Man: The Lover, 'As You Like It,' II, vii

between 1798 and 1801

Robert Smirke, 1752–1845

The Seven Ages of Man: The Justice, 'As You Like It,' II, vii

between 1798 and 1801

James Stephanoff, 1787–1874

Falstaff at Herne's Oak, from "The Merry Wives of Windsor," Act V, Scene v

1832

Thomas Stothard, 1755–1834

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

ca. 1799

John Cawse, 1779–1862

Falstaff and the recruits, from "Henry IV, Part II"

ca. 1818

John S. Clifton, active 1852–1869

Buck Washing on Datchet Mead from 'The Merry Wives of Windsor,' III, v

1849

George Cruikshank, 1792–1878

The First Appearance of William Shakespeare on the Stage of the Globe... [Read more]

1864 to 1865

Thomas Stothard, 1755–1834

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

ca. 1799