William Shakespeare Collection (page 4)

Illustration of Act V of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
AIS5354588 Illustration of Act V of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), 19th century (engraving); © Iberfoto.

Leontes and Paulina, Illustration of "The Winter's Tale", by William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
AIS5354598 Leontes and Paulina, Illustration of "The Winter's Tale", by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Leontes and Paulina)

The Choice between the Three Baskets, Illustration for "The Merchant of Venice"
AIS5354596 The Choice between the Three Baskets, Illustration for "The Merchant of Venice", by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), 1881 (engraving); (add.info.: Election among the 3 baskets)

Lilies and Roses (King John). Handcoioured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Jane Elizabeth Giraud
FLO4633737 Lilies and Roses (King John). Handcoioured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Jane Elizabeth Giraud from The Flowers of Shakespeare, Day and Haghe, London

Moss, Mistletoe and Yew (Titus Andronicus). Handcoioured botanical illustration drawn
FLO4633815 Moss, Mistletoe and Yew (Titus Andronicus). Handcoioured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Jane Elizabeth Giraud from The Flowers of Shakespeare, Day and Haghe, London

Samphire (King Lear). Handcoioured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Jane Elizabeth Giraud from The
FLO4633729 Samphire (King Lear). Handcoioured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Jane Elizabeth Giraud from The Flowers of Shakespeare, Day and Haghe, London

Hamlet and Ophelie (Hamlet and Ophelia) in a scene inspired by Shakespeare's play
PCT4272033 Hamlet and Ophelie (Hamlet and Ophelia) in a scene inspired by Shakespeare's play. Photoglypie Goupil from a painting by H

Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) as "Hamlet" (Shakespeare), with the skull of Yorick
PCT4257596 Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) as "Hamlet" (Shakespeare), with the skull of Yorick, 1899

French postcard with image of two fish, 1900 (postcard)
3665526 French postcard with image of two fish, 1900 (postcard); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Wrestling scene from Shakespeare's As You Like It, Drury Lane Theatre. Steel engraving by T.H
FLO4669529 Wrestling scene from Shakespeare's As You Like It, Drury Lane Theatre. Steel engraving by T.H. Ellis after an illustration by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd from London Interiors

Will' of William Shakespeare
5304609 Will' of William Shakespeare.; (add.info.: Photograph of a 'Will' dated 1616, bearing Shakespeare's signature)

A scene from Much Ado About Nothing
5307807 A scene from Much Ado About Nothing.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a scene from Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare)

Lady Anne Neville, Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Richard III
6116597 Lady Anne Neville, Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Richard III,; (add.info.: Lady Anne Neville)

Title page from the Shakespeare play The Two Gentlemen of Verona. From The Works of William Shakespeare
6867253 Title page from the Shakespeare play The Two Gentlemen of Verona. From The Works of William Shakespeare, published c.1900 (engraving); (add.info)

Twelfth Night
5308134 Twelfth Night.; (add.info.: Title page for 'Twelfth Night' by William Shakespeare. Twelfth Night (or What You Will) is one of Shakespeare's comedies

Alfred Victor, Comte de Vigny, from L'Univers Illustre, pub. June 1863
3473161 Alfred Victor, Comte de Vigny, from L'Univers Illustre, pub. June 1863; (add.info.: Alfred Victor, Comte de Vigny, 1797 - 1863)

Midsummer Night's Dream, by Felix Mendelssohn, c.1900 (chromo)
2636200 Midsummer Night's Dream, by Felix Mendelssohn, c.1900 (chromo); Private Collection; (add.info.: Music. Midsummer Night's Dream, by Felix Mendelssohn inspired by William Shakespeare)

Two comedians interpreting "Romeo and Juliet" in William Shakespeare's play of the same name - postcard
JAB5037393 Two comedians interpreting "Romeo and Juliet" in William Shakespeare's play of the same name - postcard 1905; (add.info)

William Shakespeare
1577385 William Shakespeare; (add.info.: Painting of William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English poet, playwright and actor, as he watches boys and girls playing prisoner's base near Temple Bar

William Shakespeare
1577384 William Shakespeare; (add.info.: Painting of William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English poet, playwright and actor, walking through London. Dated 16th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

William Shakespeare
1577377 William Shakespeare; (add.info.: Painting of William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English poet, playwright and actor, visiting a Mercer's

William Shakespeare
1577401 William Shakespeare; (add.info.: Painting of William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English poet, playwright and actor, listening to a Preacher at St Paul's Cross

William Shakespeare
1577383 William Shakespeare; (add.info.: Painting of William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English poet, playwright and actor, buying a two penny orange from a fruit seller on Tower Hill

William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet 'It is the east and Juliet is the sun' Act II Sc.2
531353 William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet 'It is the east and Juliet is the sun' Act II Sc.2. Chromolithograph London 1856-1858.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Queen Elizabeth 1st of England in her horse drawn carriage saluted by William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1737258 Queen Elizabeth 1st of England in her horse drawn carriage saluted by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), 19th century (engraving); (add.info)

Charles Lamb (1775-1834) English essayist, early 19th century. Lamb used the pseudonym 'Elia'
538501 Charles Lamb (1775-1834) English essayist, early 19th century. Lamb used the pseudonym 'Elia'. With his sister Mary wrote Tales from Shakespeare (1807) for children. Britsh

Illustration for 'The Tempest' Act II, Scene 1, 1908 (w/c on paper)
CEC128102 Illustration for 'The Tempest' Act II, Scene 1, 1908 (w/c on paper) by Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953); 33.5x25.3 cm; The Higgins Art Gallery & Museum, Bedford

She speaks yet she says nothing, what of that? Her eye discourses (colour litho)
8677207 She speaks yet she says nothing, what of that? Her eye discourses (colour litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: She speaks yet she says nothing, what of that)

Old chair, relic of the Shakespeare family (engraving)
8676625 Old chair, relic of the Shakespeare family (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old chair, relic of the Shakespeare family)

Shakespeare: As You Like It, Act 1, Scene 2 (engraving)
8631810 Shakespeare: As You Like It, Act 1, Scene 2 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: As You Like It, Act 1, Scene 2)

Shakespeare: Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Act 2, Scene 2 (engraving)
8631807 Shakespeare: Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Act 2, Scene 2 (engraving) by Meadows, Kenny (1790-1874) ; Private Collection; (add.info.: Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Act 2, Scene 2)

Shakespeare: Merry Wives of Windsor (chromolitho)
8631802 Shakespeare: Merry Wives of Windsor (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Merry Wives of Windsor. Mrs Page and Mrs Ford)

Shakespeare: Measure for Measure (chromolitho)
8631801 Shakespeare: Measure for Measure (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Measure for Measure. Escalus, a Justice, Elbow, Froth, and Clown)

Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice: Bassanio (colour litho)
8673990 Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice: Bassanio (colour litho) by Linton, James Dromgole (1840-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bassanio)

Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice: Jessica and Launcelot (colour litho)
8673995 Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice: Jessica and Launcelot (colour litho) by Linton, James Dromgole (1840-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jessica and Launcelot)

Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice: Lorenzo and Jessica (colour litho)
8674076 Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice: Lorenzo and Jessica (colour litho) by Linton, James Dromgole (1840-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lorenzo and Jessica)

Shakespearian Characters, one of two illustrations (litho)
8641359 Shakespearian Characters, one of two illustrations (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shakespearian Characters, one of two illustrations)

Shakspeare writing on the Park Gate (engraving)
8641275 Shakspeare writing on the Park Gate (engraving) by Williams, Samuel (1788-1853); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shakspeare writing on the Park Gate)

William Shakespeare's play: Henry IV (colour litho)
8648395 William Shakespeare's play: Henry IV (colour litho) by Hammond, Gertrude E. Demain (1862-1952) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: "This, in the name of God)

William Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, Act III, Scene 1 (litho)
8648409 William Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, Act III, Scene 1 (litho) by Sullivan, Edmund Joseph (1869-1933) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tragedy of Hamlet)

William Shakespeare: The Life of Timon of Athens, Act III, Scene 6 (litho)
8648405 William Shakespeare: The Life of Timon of Athens, Act III, Scene 6 (litho) by Sullivan, Edmund Joseph (1869-1933) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Life of Timon of Athens)

William Shakespeare's play: Henry V (colour litho)
8648398 William Shakespeare's play: Henry V (colour litho) by Hammond, Gertrude E. Demain (1862-1952) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: "If thou would have such a one)

William Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, Act V, Scene 2 (litho)
8648408 William Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, Act V, Scene 2 (litho) by Sullivan, Edmund Joseph (1869-1933) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tragedy of Othello)

The Room in which Shakespeare was born at Stratford on Avon (litho)
8654387 The Room in which Shakespeare was born at Stratford on Avon (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mr F Wright Senior as Polonius in Hamlet (b/w photo)
8656017 Mr F Wright Senior as Polonius in Hamlet (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr F Wright Senior as Polonius in Hamlet)

Scene from King Lear (litho)
8655659 Scene from King Lear (litho) by Green, Henry Hawes Craven (1837-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from Shakespeare's King Lear (Act III, Scene 2)

Scene from King Lear (litho)
8655658 Scene from King Lear (litho) by Green, Henry Hawes Craven (1837-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from Shakespeare's King Lear (Act II, Scene 1)

Lady Macbeth (engraving)
8647234 Lady Macbeth (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lady Macbeth. Illustration for The Ladies' Treasury, Vol I, 1858.); © Look and Learn.

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William Shakespeare, the legendary playwright and poet, continues to captivate audiences even centuries after his time. His works have become timeless classics, inspiring countless adaptations and interpretations across various art forms. In John William Waterhouse's painting "Miranda. The Tempest, " we see the enchanting character from Shakespeare's play brought to life with vivid colors and intricate details. This portrayal reminds us of the magic and mystery that permeate his works. Verdi's opera Otello also pays homage to Shakespeare's genius, as depicted in the poster for its first performance at Teatro Fenice. It showcases the power of music in conveying emotions similar to those found in Shakespearean tragedies. The actors on stage during Shakespeare's era were instrumental in bringing his words alive for eager audiences. Their performances transported viewers into worlds filled with passion, tragedy, and comedy - a testament to both their talent and Shakespeare's ability to craft compelling characters. Max Jacob's artwork depicting Hamlet captures the brooding nature of this iconic character who grapples with existential questions. It serves as a reminder of how deeply human emotions are explored within Shakespearean plays. Giuseppe Verdi further immortalized one of Shakespeare's most tragic tales through his opera Otello. In an illustration for this masterpiece, we witness Desdemona, Othello, and Iago entangled in a web of deceit and jealousy – themes that continue to resonate today. Handbills advertising performances like Hamlet at Theatre Leeds demonstrate how popular these plays were during their time. They attracted diverse crowds who eagerly awaited each new production by this masterful playwright. Shakespeare not only excelled at crafting intense dramas but also delighted audiences with comedic gems such as A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The four fairy costumes showcased here remind us of the whimsical charm present throughout this beloved play. In Falstaff Enacting Henry IV by unknown artist c1834 (oil on canvas), we glimpse another facet of Shakespeare's genius – his ability to create memorable and complex characters.