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George Romney, 1734–1802

John Henderson as Falstaff

1780

George Romney, 1734–1802

Figures in Darkness

mid-1790s

Samuel De Wilde, 1748–1832

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

between 1810 and 1811

Herbert Stoppelaer, active 1730–1775

Shylock and Tubal from "The Merchant of Venice"

1767 to 1769

Thomas Stothard, 1755–1834

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

ca. 1799

John S. Clifton, active 1852–1869

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

1849

Johann Heinrich Ramberg, 1763–1840

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

1789

John Cawse, 1779–1862

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

ca. 1818

George Cruikshank, 1792–1878

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

ca. 1857

George Cruikshank, 1792–1878

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

1864 to 1865

unknown artist

Procession of Characters from Shakespeare's Plays

ca. 1840

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

Pieter van Bleeck, 1700–1764

Susannah Maria Cibber (née Arne) as Cordelia

ca. 1755

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 Schoolboy, 'As You Like It,' II, vii

between 1798 and 1801

Edward Alcock, active 1750–ca. 1778

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

ca. 1778

Gilbert Stuart Newton, 1794–1835

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

1830

Charles Hunt, 1803–1877

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

1863

James Northcote, 1746–1831

Master Betty as Hamlet, before a Bust of Shakespeare

between 1804 and 1806

Thomas Stothard, 1755–1834

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

ca. 1799

Attributed to Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg, 1740–1812

Falstaff with the Body of Hotspur

ca. 1786

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 Soldier, '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

Robert Smirke, 1752–1845

The Seven Ages of Man: The Pantaloon, '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

Robert Smirke, 1752–1845

The Seven Ages of Man: Second Childishness, '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

Gilbert Stuart Newton, 1794–1835

Captain Macheath Upbraided by Polly and Lucy in the 'Beggar's Opera',... [Read more]

1826

Alexander Nasmyth, 1758–1840

Stage Design for Heart of Midlothian; Deans' Cottage

ca. 1819

Francis Wheatley, 1747–1801

Valentine rescuing Silvia from Proteus, from Shakespeare's "The Two Gentlemen of... [Read more]

1792

Pieter van Bleeck, 1700–1764

Susannah Maria Cibber (née Arne) as Cordelia

1755

Francis Hayman, 1707/8–1776

David Garrick and Hannah Pritchard (née Vaughan) in Benjamin Hoadly's... [Read more]

1747

Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1723–1792

Frances Abington (née Barton) as Miss Prue in William Congreve’s “Love... [Read more]

1771

George Clint, 1770–1854

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

ca. 1822

Sir David Wilkie, 1785–1841

Scene from Quentin Durward

1833