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William Shakespeare

English playwright and poet (1564–1616)

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Poetry as Topic
Drama
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Images by William Shakespeare

10 images from works
  • Romeo giving money to an apothecary for a poison that will enable him to kill himself. Mezzotint, 17--.
  • Viola in Shakespeare's Twelfth night. Stipple engraving by W.H. Mote, 1836, after Meadows after W. Shakespeare.
  • Macbeth consults the three witches; an apparition appears of a bloody child, who calls Macbeth's name three times. Engraving by W. Byrne, 1773, after E. Edwards.
  • Macbeth and Banquo meet the three witches on a heath; scene from Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'. Painting after J.H. Füssli (Fuseli).
  • Macbeth meets the three witches; scene from Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'. Wood engraving, 19th century.
  • The Duke of Clarence is assailed by demons and taunted by a blood-soaked angel in a dream; an episode in Shakespeare's 'Richard III'. Engraving by J. Neagle, 1804, after T. Stothard.
  • Two witches tell Macbeth (representing the Earl of Bute) that he will be king and another, holding a noose, says he will be "Knight - the first that ever graced the Scottish annals". Etching, 1762.
  • Witchcraft: Macbeth seeing the three witches, with other horrifying visions. Etching after J. Reynolds, ca. 1786-1790, after W. Shakespeare.
  • Hamlet pointing to the ghost of his father and asking his mother the Queen if she can see it too; she replies not. Engraving by T. Phillibrown after J.K. Meadows.
  • Macbeth and Banquo meet the three witches on a heath; scene from Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'. Engraving by W. Bromley after J.H. Füssli (Fuseli).

Images featuring William Shakespeare

18 images from works
  • Phrenological diagrams of the skull and brain, with three portraits: Laurence Sterne, a mathematician, and Shakespeare; exemplifying the faculties of wit, number and imagination respectively. Engraving by H. Sawyer after W. Byam, 1818.
  • When all aloud the wind doth blow... : winter and summer alike coughs, congestion and the common cold call for 'Actifed' products.
  • Phrenological chart with portraits of historical figures and illustrations of skulls exhibiting racial characteristics. Lithograph by G. E. Madeley, authored by C. Donovan, c. 1850.
  • William Shakespeare. Oil painting, 18--.
  • Phillip Stubbes's Anatomy of the abuses in England in Shakspere's youth, A.D. 1583 / edited by Frederick J. Furnivall.
  • When all aloud the wind doth blow... : winter and summer alike coughs, congestion and the common cold call for 'Actifed' products.
  • When all aloud the wind doth blow... : winter and summer alike coughs, congestion and the common cold call for 'Actifed' products.
  • When all aloud the wind doth blow... : winter and summer alike coughs, congestion and the common cold call for 'Actifed' products.
  • William Shakespeare. Oil painting, 18--.
  • Skeletons acting out phrases in James Thomson's "The seasons": fourteen scenes. Etching by H. J. Pidding, 1822.
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Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757.
Garrick, David, 1717-1779.
Shadwell, Thomas, 1642?-1692.
Smith, Wentworth, fl. 1601-1623.
Verse drama, English - Early works to 1800
English drama (Tragedy) - 18th century
English drama - 18th century
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English drama (Comedy) - 18th century
Promptbooks
16th-17th centuries
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Stage history.
Hamlet (Legendary character) - Drama - Early works to 1800
Medicine in Literature