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George Romney, 1734–1802

Macbeth: Banquet Scene

mid-1790s

George Romney, 1734–1802

Two Sketches of Children at Play

1790s

George Romney, 1734–1802

Study for the Shipwreck Scene, The Tempest: Prospero, and Miranda

1786–1787

George Romney, 1734–1802

Four Sketches of a Child at Play

ca. 1790

Charles Hunt, 1803–1877

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

1863

Joseph Francis Nollekens, 1702–1748

Portrait of Two Boys, probably Joseph and John Joseph Nollekens

ca. 1745

Robert Smirke, 1752–1845

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

between 1798 and 1801

Samuel De Wilde, 1748–1832

Samuel Thomas Russell in Samuel Foote's "The Mayor of Garratt"

between 1810 and 1811

Johan Joseph Zoffany, 1733–1810

David Garrick and Mary Bradshaw in David Garrick's "The Farmer's Return"

ca. 1762

John Inigo Richards, 1730/31?–1810

A Scene from 'The Maid of the Mill'

1765

John Vanderbank, 1694–1739

A Scene from Don Quixote (Vol.II, Ch.XXIII)

between 1730 and 1736

Henry Fuseli, 1741–1825

The Mandrake: A Charm

exhibited 1785

George Clint, 1770–1854

Harriet Smithson as Miss Dorillon, in "Wives as They Were, and Maids as They... [Read more]

ca. 1822

William Hamilton, 1751–1801

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

ca. 1790

Print made by John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756

A Scene in "The Recruiting Officer"

ca. 1739

Print made by John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756

Kitty Clive as Lady Easy in "The Careless Husband"

1739

James Fittler, 1758–1835

'The Gamester,' Act V, Scene IV

1792

Print made by William Bromley, 1769–1842

David Garrick as Richard III in the Drury Lane Theatre Performance, 1759

1811

Print made by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowieki, German, 1726–1801

Seht Ihr denn nichts hier: 'Hamlet,' Act IV, Scene II

1778

Print made by John Franklin, c.1800–1868

Monsignor Alexandre's Characters in his Entertainment of the Devil on Two Sticks,... [Read more]

ca. 1825

John Massey Wright, 1777–1866

The Rustics Perform from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

undated

Print made by Philip Dawe, ca.1750–ca.1790

Gadshill

1796

Robert Smirke, 1752–1845

Virgilia and Volumnia Plead with Coriolanus

ca. 1795

Isaac Taylor, 1730–1807

Unidentified Periodical/Play Illustration

undated

Print made by James Bretherton, ca. 1730–1806

Strephon and Chloe

1801

Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815

Ophelia: There's Rue for You, and Here's Some for Me

1784

Thomas Ryder, 1746–1810

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

1803

Print made by James Gillray, 1756–1815

Taming of the Shrew. Katharine and Petruchio - The Modern Quixotte, or,... [Read more]

1791

Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815

Twelfth Night, Act V, Scene I: The Street

1803

Print made by Alfred W. Cooper, active 1850–1901

About Cats

undated

Johann Jacobus Haid, 1704–1767

Mr. Foote in the Character of Major Sturgeon in "The Mayor of Garratt"

1765

Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815

John Henderson as Iago

before 1786

Michael "Angelo" Rooker, 1746–1801

Design for the Haymarket Theatre: "The Battle of Hexham", by Colman... [Read more]

1789

Robert Smirke, 1752–1845

Stephano and Trinculo with Caliban

1821

Robert Smirke, 1752–1845

Falstaff with Mistress Quickly and Bardolph

1825

Robert Smirke, 1752–1845

Tempest

1821

Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815

Ophelia: There Is Rue for You and Here's Some for Me

1784

Print made by Henry William Bunbury, 1750–1811

Pistol eating Fluellen's Leak - "Henry V"

between 1811 and 1815

Print made by John W. Gear, 1806–1866

Mr. W. J. Hammond and Miss Daly as Othello and Desdemona at the New Strand Theatre

undated

Georg Goldberg, 1830–1894

"Antony and Cleopatra," Act III, Scene XI

undated