Act I Collection

Miranda, Prospero and Ariel, from The Tempest by William Shakespeare, c
XYC111998 Miranda, Prospero and Ariel, from The Tempest by William Shakespeare, c.1780 (oil on canvas) by English School, (18th century); 70.5x92.4 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

The Wrestling Scene in As You Like It, 1854 (oil on canvas)
1199485 The Wrestling Scene in As You Like It, 1854 (oil on canvas) by Maclise, Daniel (Croquis, Alfred) (1806-70); 129x177.1 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

The Witches of Macbeth. After a 19th century print by Swiss artist Henry Fuseli illustrating Act I, Scene I of Macbeth by WIlliam Shakespeare

Act I: Lady Kaoyo Mounting the Steps at Hachiman Shrine for the... between c1835 and c1839. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Act I: Lady Kaoyo Mounting the Steps at Hachiman Shrine for the Identification of Her Dead Master's Helmet, between circa 1835 and circa 1839. From The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers

A Scene from Love in a Village by Isaac Bickerstaffe, Act 1, Scene 2
652189 A Scene from Love in a Village by Isaac Bickerstaffe, Act 1, Scene 2, with Edward Shuter as Justice Woodcock, John Beard as Hawthorn, and John Dunstall as Hodge, (oil on canvas) by Zoffany

Shakespeares The Tempest, Act I, Scene 2 (engraving)
5218954 Shakespeares The Tempest, Act I, Scene 2 (engraving) by Paton, Joseph Noel (1821-1901) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Act I, Scene 2)

Shakespeares The Tempest, Act I, Scene 2 (engraving)
5218956 Shakespeares The Tempest, Act I, Scene 2 (engraving) by Paton, Joseph Noel (1821-1901) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Act I, Scene 2)

Illustration for Shakespeares As You Like It (colour litho)
5217919 Illustration for Shakespeares As You Like It (colour litho) by Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: Act I, Scene III. Rosalind)

The Tragedy of King Richard III, Act I, Sc 2 (litho)
6022082 The Tragedy of King Richard III, Act I, Sc 2 (litho) by Sullivan, Edmund Joseph (1869-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tragedy of King Richard III, Act I, Sc 2. Gloucester)

The Famous History of the Life of King Henry VIII, Act I, Sc 2 (litho)
6022081 The Famous History of the Life of King Henry VIII, Act I, Sc 2 (litho) by Sullivan, Edmund Joseph (1869-1933); Private Collection; (add.info)

Shakespeares King Richard III: Guard of the Tower, Act I, Scene I (litho)
6023928 Shakespeares King Richard III: Guard of the Tower, Act I, Scene I (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Guard of the Tower, Act I, Scene I)

Shakespeares King Richard III: A Priest, Act I, Scene I (litho)
6023903 Shakespeares King Richard III: A Priest, Act I, Scene I (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Priest, Act I, Scene I)

Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act I, Scene 3 (chromolitho)
5213836 Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act I, Scene 3 (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Macbeth, Act I, Scene 3)

Corneille, Don Sanche D Aragon, Act I, Sc IV (coloured engraving)
5215598 Corneille, Don Sanche D Aragon, Act I, Sc IV (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Don Sanche D Aragon, Act I, Sc IV)

Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Act I, Scene 2 (chromolitho)
5213832 Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Act I, Scene 2 (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Julius Caesar, Act I, Scene 2)

Macbeth, Act I, Scene 3 (engraving)
5211640 Macbeth, Act I, Scene 3 (engraving) by Retzsch, Friedrich August Moritz (1779-1857); Private Collection; (add.info.: Macbeth, Act I, Scene 3)

Antony & Cleopatra. Act I, Scene I (gravure)
672021 Antony & Cleopatra. Act I, Scene I (gravure) by Darley, Felix Octavius Carr (1822-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Antony & Cleopatra. Act I, Scene I)

Hamlet. Act I, Scene V (gravure)
672012 Hamlet. Act I, Scene V (gravure) by Darley, Felix Octavius Carr (1822-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hamlet. Act I, Scene V)

Romeo and Juliet. Act I-Scene I (gravure)
672000 Romeo and Juliet. Act I-Scene I (gravure) by Darley, Felix Octavius Carr (1822-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Romeo and Juliet. Act I-Scene I)

First Part of King Henry VI. Act I, Scene II (gravure)
671982 First Part of King Henry VI. Act I, Scene II (gravure) by Darley, Felix Octavius Carr (1822-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: First Part of King Henry VI. Act I, Scene II)

King Richard II. Act I, Scene III (gravure)
671974 King Richard II. Act I, Scene III (gravure) by Darley, Felix Octavius Carr (1822-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Richard II. Act I, Scene III)

Twelfth Night. Act I, Scene V (gravure)
671966 Twelfth Night. Act I, Scene V (gravure) by Darley, Felix Octavius Carr (1822-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Twelfth Night. Act I, Scene V)

Loves Labours Lost. Act I, Scene II (gravure)
671948 Loves Labours Lost. Act I, Scene II (gravure) by Darley, Felix Octavius Carr (1822-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Loves Labours Lost. Act I, Scene II)

Cymbeline, Act II, Scene II (engraving)
971666 Cymbeline, Act II, Scene II (engraving) by Meadows, Joseph Kenny (1770-1874) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cymbeline, Act II, Scene II)

"Oh Hamlet, what a falling off was there!"Hamlet, Act I, Scene 5 (colour litho)
969868 " Oh Hamlet, what a falling off was there!" Hamlet, Act I, Scene 5 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Oh Hamlet)

"He that commends me to mine own content, commends me to the thing I cannot get"Comedy of Errors, Act I
969862 " He that commends me to mine own content, commends me to the thing I cannot get" Comedy of Errors, Act I, Scene 2 (colour litho) by English School

Mr C Kean as Gloster, Richard III, Act I, Scene I (engraving)
971699 Mr C Kean as Gloster, Richard III, Act I, Scene I (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr C Kean as Gloster, Richard III, Act I, Scene I)

Mr Henry Betty as Faulconbridge, King John, Act I, Scene 1 (engraving)
971684 Mr Henry Betty as Faulconbridge, King John, Act I, Scene 1 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Henry Betty as Faulconbridge, King John, Act I)

Rigoletto, Act I scene i (gravure)
666903 Rigoletto, Act I scene i (gravure) by Graves, Charles D. (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rigoletto, Act I scene i)

The Barber of Seville, Act I scene xi (gravure)
666901 The Barber of Seville, Act I scene xi (gravure) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Barber of Seville, Act I scene xi)

Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act I, Scene 2 (chromolitho)
5213851 Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act I, Scene 2 (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tempest, Act I, Scene 2)

Shakespeare, Othello, Act I, Scene 3 (chromolitho)
5213833 Shakespeare, Othello, Act I, Scene 3 (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Othello, Act I, Scene 3)

Les Visitandines, Act I, Scene VII (coloured engraving)
5215643 Les Visitandines, Act I, Scene VII (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Visitandines, Act I, Scene VII)

King Lear, Act I, Scene 1 (engraving)
5211663 King Lear, Act I, Scene 1 (engraving) by Retzsch, Friedrich August Moritz (1779-1857); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Lear, Act I, Scene 1)

Hamlet, Act I, Scene 5 (engraving)
5211625 Hamlet, Act I, Scene 5 (engraving) by Retzsch, Friedrich August Moritz (1779-1857); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hamlet, Act I, Scene 5)

Shelleys Prometheus Unbound, Act I (engraving)
5218967 Shelleys Prometheus Unbound, Act I (engraving) by Paton, Joseph Noel (1821-1901) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Act I)

Mr Foote as Mrs Cole in The Minor, engraved by W. Walker, 1777 (engraving)
CWA123966 Mr Foote as Mrs Cole in The Minor, engraved by W. Walker, 1777 (engraving) by Dodd, Daniel (fl.1760-90) (after); City of Westminster Archive Centre, London

King Henry VIII. Act I, Scene IV (gravure)
671993 King Henry VIII. Act I, Scene IV (gravure) by Darley, Felix Octavius Carr (1822-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Henry VIII. Act I, Scene IV)

Second Part King Henry IV. Act I, Scene I (gravure)
671978 Second Part King Henry IV. Act I, Scene I (gravure) by Darley, Felix Octavius Carr (1822-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Second Part King Henry IV. Act I, Scene I)

"I do perceive here a divided duty"Othello, Act I, Scene 3 (colour litho)
969845 " I do perceive here a divided duty" Othello, Act I, Scene 3 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Miss Laura Addison as Imogen, Cymbeline, Act I, Scene VII (engraving)
971665 Miss Laura Addison as Imogen, Cymbeline, Act I, Scene VII (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miss Laura Addison as Imogen, Cymbeline, Act I)

Mr Macready as Macbeth, Act I, scene iii (engraving)
971650 Mr Macready as Macbeth, Act I, scene iii (engraving) by Meadows, Joseph Kenny (1770-1874) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Macready as Macbeth, Act I, scene iii)

Miss Glyn and Mr Hoskins as Isabella and Lucio, Measure for Measure (engraving)
971624 Miss Glyn and Mr Hoskins as Isabella and Lucio, Measure for Measure (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Scenes from "Manon", M Massenets New Opera, at Drury Lane Theatre (engraving)
1044997 Scenes from " Manon", M Massenets New Opera, at Drury Lane Theatre (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scenes from " Manon")

The superiority of man, Act I, the lion at home (colour litho)
959156 The superiority of man, Act I, the lion at home (colour litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: The superiority of man, Act I, the lion at home)

Imogen and Posthumus, Cymbeline, Act I, Sc 2 (engraving)
727156 Imogen and Posthumus, Cymbeline, Act I, Sc 2 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Imogen and Posthumus, Cymbeline, Act I, Sc 2)

Joan of Arc and Charles, Henry VI, Pt I, Act I, Scene VI (engraving)
727180 Joan of Arc and Charles, Henry VI, Pt I, Act I, Scene VI (engraving) by Selous, Henry Courtney (1811-90) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Joan of Arc and Charles, Henry VI, Pt I)

Armado and Jaquenetta, Loves Labour Lost, Act I, Scene II (engraving)
727176 Armado and Jaquenetta, Loves Labour Lost, Act I, Scene II (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Armado and Jaquenetta, Loves Labour Lost, Act I)

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"Act I: A Journey Through Shakespeare's Masterpieces" Step into the world of William Shakespeare, where his timeless plays come to life through captivating scenes. In "The Wrestling Scene in As You Like It, " we witness the exhilarating clash of strength and wit, as characters grapple with their desires and ambitions. Meanwhile, "Miranda, Prospero, and Ariel" from The Tempest enchant us with their magical presence. Amidst storms and illusions, they navigate a tale of love and forgiveness. The ominous atmosphere intensifies in "The Witches of Macbeth. " Henry Fuseli's print captures the eerie allure of Act I, Scene I. Dark prophecies unfold as ambition consumes its victims. Love takes center stage in Isaac Bickerstaffe's Love in a Village. In Act 1, Scene 2, emotions run high as characters embark on an intricate dance of courtship and desire. As we delve deeper into The Tempest's mysteries in Act I, Scene 2 engraving by unknown artists, we encounter shipwrecked souls grappling with fate on a deserted island. Shakespeare's historical dramas captivate us too. In King Richard III’s Tower Guard scene or the solemn presence of a priest in Act I Scene I lithographs; power struggles unfold against a backdrop of treachery and political intrigue. Lastly but not leastly is Macbeth’s haunting prophecy scene depicted through chromolithography - Act I Scene 3 comes alive before our eyes. Ambition clashes with morality as dark forces whisper tempting promises to our tragic hero. Through these diverse glimpses into Shakespearean acts' first scenes – whether it be comedy or tragedy – we are reminded that his genius lies not only within words but also within vivid imagery that continues to mesmerize audiences centuries later.