Tragedian Collection

Scene from Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo: Javert, the detective (engraving)
5996966 Scene from Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo: Javert, the detective (engraving) by Brion, Gustave (1824-77) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from Les Miserables)

Caricature of Charles Dillon, English actor-manager
Caricature of Charles Dillon (1819-1881), English actor-manager and tragedian. Seen here in the role of Belphegor, in a play of the same name by Charles Webb. 1881

Jean Valjean is received and cared for by Bishop Myriel, 19th Century (b / w engraving)
909612 Jean Valjean is received and cared for by Bishop Myriel, 19th Century (b/w engraving) by Lix, Frederic Theodore (1830-97); Private Collection; (add.info.: Published in Cent dessins)

Sophocles ( circa 496a'406 bc ), Greek playwright. His seven surviving plays are notable for their complexity of plot and depth of characterization

William Shakespeare (engraving)
7239653 William Shakespeare (engraving) by Cook, J.W. (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Shakespeare, 1564-1616. English poet, playwright, dramatist and actor)

Scene from Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo: Thenardiers escape (engraving)
5996958 Scene from Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo: Thenardiers escape (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from Les Miserables)

Illustration from Les Miserables, 19th Century (b / w engraving)
909614 Illustration from Les Miserables, 19th Century (b/w engraving) by Lix, Frederic Theodore (1830-97); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sophocles - Greek playwright
Sophocles (495-406 BC) - Greek playwright. Sophocles wrote 120 plays during the course of his life, but only seven have survived in a complete form

King Lear, c.1860 (oil on board adhered to canvas)
XOS5884760 King Lear, c.1860 (oil on board adhered to canvas) by Brown, Ford Madox (1821-93); 30.5x36.8 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Painting by Ford Madox Brown)

William Shakespeare walking in woodlands (litho)
3105700 William Shakespeare walking in woodlands (litho) by Skinner, Edward Frederick (1865-1924); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Shakespeare walking in woodlands)

La Comedie Francaise, Paris, c. 1900
3785052 La Comedie Francaise, Paris, c. 1900.; (add.info.: La Comedie Francaise, Paris, c. 1900. A state theate of France.); Lebrecht History

Jean Baptiste Poquelin MOLIERE, french poet and playwriter, 1865 (engraving)
6947906 Jean Baptiste Poquelin MOLIERE, french poet and playwriter, 1865 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Paradise and the Peri, 1884 (lithograph)
XOS5865724 Paradise and the Peri, 1884 (lithograph) by Fantin-Latour, Henri (1836-1904) ; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Henri Fantin-Latour (French, 1836-1904) France, 19th century)

Paradise and the Peri, 1893 (lithograph)
XOS5868944 Paradise and the Peri, 1893 (lithograph) by Fantin-Latour, Henri (1836-1904) ; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: By Henri Fantin-Latour)

Scene from a Midsummer Night's Dream, c.1832 (watercolour on paper)
7528568 Scene from a Midsummer Night's Dream, c.1832 (watercolour on paper) by Danby, Francis (1793-1861); 28x19.5 cm; Gallery Oldham

Romeo and Juliet. Balcony scene. (print)
7419930 Romeo and Juliet. Balcony scene. (print) by Deveria, Achille (1800-57) (after); (add.info.: Romeo and Juliet. The balcony scene. "Good night)

Illustration for "Le Malade Imaginaire" play wirtten by Moliere, 19th century (engraving)
XEE4154154 Illustration for "Le Malade Imaginaire" play wirtten by Moliere, 19th century (engraving) by Unknown Artist

Henry IV of England, 19th century (engraving)
3787984 Henry IV of England, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Henry IV of England. King of England and Lord of Ireland (1399-1413), possibly 3 April 1366 - 20 March 1413

Falstaff with the body of Hotspur on his back. (print)
7420002 Falstaff with the body of Hotspur on his back. (print) by Bunbury, Henry William (1750-1811) (after); (add.info.: Falstaff with the body of Hotspur on his back)

English actor Samuel Reddish. Portrait. (print)
7419916 English actor Samuel Reddish. Portrait. (print) by Pine, Robert Edge (1730-88) (after); (add.info.: English actor Samuel Reddish)

Paradise and the Peri, 1901 (lithograph)
XOS5865993 Paradise and the Peri, 1901 (lithograph) by Fantin-Latour, Henri (1836-1904) ; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: By Henri Fantin-Latour)

Life of William Shakespeare Life (chromo)
3773165 Life of William Shakespeare Life (chromo); (add.info.: Shakespeare seeing his old friend for the last time. Illustration advertisement for Liebig.); Lebrecht Authors

Henry IV of England, 19th century (engraving)
3783300 Henry IV of England, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Henry IV of England. King of England and Lord of Ireland (1399-1413), possibly 3 April 1366 - 20 March 1413

Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas, 1894 (b/w photo)
3025295 Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas, 1894 (b/w photo); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854 - 1900) was an Irish writer and poet

Henry IV of England, 19th century (engraving)
3783001 Henry IV of England, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Henry IV of England. King of England and Lord of Ireland (1399-1413), possibly 3 April 1366 - 20 March 1413

Victor Hugo, c.1870 (photo)
GIA4726471 Victor Hugo, c.1870 (photo) by Carjat, Etienne (1828-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: by Etienne Carjat (1828-1906) Coloured photograph.); © Giancarlo Costa

Le Torrent des rebelles - illustration from Han d Islande
909649 Le Torrent des rebelles - illustration from Han d Islande, 19th Century (b/w engraving) by Rochegrosse, Georges Marie (1859-1938); Private Collection; (add.info)

L Arc de Triomphe as a ruin, 19th Century (b / w engraving)
909595 L Arc de Triomphe as a ruin, 19th Century (b/w engraving) by Riou, Edouard (1833-1900); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hugo imagines the Arch of Triumph as a ruin at the end of time)

Le depit amoureux: Illustration by Francois Boucher (1703-1770) engraved by Laurent Cars for the famous edition of
PCT4266020 Le depit amoureux: Illustration by Francois Boucher (1703-1770) engraved by Laurent Cars for the famous edition of Moliere's works in 1734

Scapin's Furries. Moliere's theatre piece, act 2. This scene is one of the most often represented in
PCT4273547 Scapin's Furries. Moliere's theatre piece, act 2. This scene is one of the most often represented in the illustrations of the work

Midsummer Night's Dream (Sommernachtstraum), 1918 (litho)
1071218 Midsummer Night's Dream (Sommernachtstraum), 1918 (litho) by Klossowski, Erich (1875-1949); 24.765x22.225x cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Title page of the works of Moliere, first volume of the edition of 1734 (engraving)
PCT4266018 Title page of the works of Moliere, first volume of the edition of 1734 (engraving) by Boucher, Francois (1703-70); (add.info.: Title page of the works of Moliere)

Falstaff, 1918 (litho)
1071221 Falstaff, 1918 (litho) by Konig, Leo von (1871-1944) ; 35.5601x29.2101x cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info)

The Dream of a Summer Night
2102108 The Dream of a Summer Night by Scheiner, Artus (1863-1938); (add.info.: Literature. Titania adoring the Ass headed Bottom)

Timon of Athens, play by William Shakespeare, c. 1880 (print)
2102099 Timon of Athens, play by William Shakespeare, c.1880 (print) by Scheiner, Artus (1863-1938); (add.info.: Timon and Flavius. Timon of Athens, play by William Shakespeare (1597)

The Winter Tale
2102111 The Winter Tale by Scheiner, Artus (1863-1938); (add.info.: Literature. Leonte, Polixenes and Hermione. The Winter's Tale, play by William Shakespeare (1610-11)

The Two Gentilshommes of Verona
2102369 The Two Gentilshommes of Verona by Scheiner, Artus (1863-1938); (add.info.: Literature. Valentine, Proteus and Silvia in the wood. The Two Gentlemen of Verona, play by William Shakespeare)

Catherine of Aragon, from Henry VIII by William Shakespeare, 1866 (oil on canvas)
MAN277412 Catherine of Aragon, from Henry VIII by William Shakespeare, 1866 (oil on canvas) by Bromley, William III (c.1815-c.88); 107.5x153.3 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

The Defeat Of Shylock, 1850 (oil on panel)
7223513 The Defeat Of Shylock, 1850 (oil on panel) by Hook, James Clarke (1819-1907); 80x100.3 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; © Manchester Art Gallery

The Death of Romeo and Juliet, c. 1848 (oil on millboard)
MAN62966 The Death of Romeo and Juliet, c.1848 (oil on millboard) by Millais, John Everett (1829-96); 16.1x26.9 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

All's Well That Ends Well, play by William Shakespeare, c. 1880 (print)
2102113 All's Well That Ends Well, play by William Shakespeare, c.1880 (print) by Scheiner, Artus (1863-1938); (add.info.: All's Well That Ends Well, play by William Shakespeare (1601-08)

The Comedy of Errors
2102103 The Comedy of Errors by Scheiner, Artus (1863-1938); (add.info.: Literature. The twins Dromio of Ephesus and Dromio of Syracuse. The Comedy of Errors, play by William Shakespeare (1592-94)

Lady Macbeth, Act, 5 scene One, why then tis time to do't. painted after H. Fuseli
2598950 Lady Macbeth, Act, 5 scene One, why then tis time to do't. painted after H. Fuseli by Fuseli, Henry (Fussli, Johann Heinrich) (1741-1825) (after); (add.info.: Lady Macbeth, Act)

Illustration for the poem of Shakespeare "The Passionate Pilgrim" (chromolithograph)
UTD4950885 Illustration for the poem of Shakespeare "The Passionate Pilgrim" (chromolithograph) by Gilbert, John (1817-97); (add.info.: "Crabbed age and youth cannot live together)

Cymbeline, play by William Shakespeare, c. 1880 (print)
2102370 Cymbeline, play by William Shakespeare, c.1880 (print) by Scheiner, Artus (1863-1938); (add.info.: Literature. Imogen Discovered in the Cave of Belarius)

Twelth Night, play by William Shakespeare, c. 1880 (print)
2102114 Twelth Night, play by William Shakespeare, c.1880 (print) by Scheiner, Artus (1863-1938); (add.info.: Twelth Night, play by William Shakespeare (1599-1601)

Henry V, King of England, courting Katherine of Valois, scene from Henry V by William Shakespeare (chromolithograph)
UTD4950923 Henry V, King of England, courting Katherine of Valois, scene from Henry V by William Shakespeare (chromolithograph) by Dudley, Robert Charles (1826-1909); United Archives GmbH

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"Tragedian: Masters of the Dramatic Arts" Step into a world where emotions run deep and stories unfold with gripping intensity. From the iconic scenes of Les Miserables to the timeless works of Sophocles and Shakespeare, these tragedians have left an indelible mark on the stage. In Victor Hugo's Les Miserables, Javert, the relentless detective, captivates audiences with his unwavering pursuit of justice. Through an engraving, we witness his stoic determination etched in every line. Sophocles, the Greek playwright extraordinaire, transports us to ancient tragedies that explore humanity's darkest depths. His profound insights continue to resonate through generations. William Shakespeare needs no introduction; his engravings depict him as a master storyteller whose words have shaped theatrical history. Each stroke captures his genius and immortalizes characters like never before. The escape scene from Les Miserables showcases Thenardiers' cunning nature in a captivating black-and-white engraving. Their treacherous actions leave us breathless as we delve deeper into their web of deceit. Francois Boucher's enchanting illustration for Moliere's Le depit amoureux takes us back to 18th-century France. The intricate engravings bring forth love's complexities and comedic misunderstandings that keep audiences entertained even today. Scapin's Furries by Moliere brings laughter through its illustrations depicting Silvestre brandishing his sword while Argante hides behind Scapin. This scene has become one of the most beloved moments in theatre history due to its humorous chaos. A lithograph from Midsummer Night's Dream transports us into Shakespearean whimsy filled with fairies and mischief under moonlit skies. Its ethereal beauty enchants both young and old alike. The title page of Moliere's works in 1734 showcases an engraved masterpiece capturing the essence of this renowned playwright.