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George Cruikshank Jonathan Wild Seizing Jack Sheppard at his Mother's Grave in Willesden Church Yard
Print made by George Cruikshank, 1792–1878, British
Jonathan Wild Seizing Jack Sheppard at his Mother's Grave in Willesden Church Yard
1839
George Cruikshank The Last Scene: 'Jack Sheppard's Farewell to Mr Wood / Blueskin cutting down Jack Sheppard / The Body of Jack Sheppard carried off by the Mob'
Print made by George Cruikshank, 1792–1878, British
The Last Scene: 'Jack Sheppard's Farewell to Mr Wood / Blueskin cutting down Jack Sheppard / The Body of Jack Sheppard carried off by the Mob'
1839
Francesco Bartolozzi Twelfth Night, Act V, Scene I: The Street
Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764–99)
Twelfth Night, Act V, Scene I: The Street
1803
Thomas Ryder Twelfth Night, Act III, Scene IV: Olivia's House
Thomas Ryder, 1746–1810, Irish
Twelfth Night, Act III, Scene IV: Olivia's House
1803
George Cruikshank Mr. Wood Offers to Adopt Little Jack Sheppard
Print made by George Cruikshank, 1792–1878, British
Mr. Wood Offers to Adopt Little Jack Sheppard
1835
George Cruikshank The Murder on the Thames
Print made by George Cruikshank, 1792–1878, British
The Murder on the Thames
1839
George Cruikshank Mrs. Sheppard Expostulating with her Son
Print made by George Cruikshank, 1792–1878, British
Mrs. Sheppard Expostulating with her Son
1839
George Cruikshank Jack Sheppard's Escape from the Cage at Willesden
Print made by George Cruikshank, 1792–1878, British
Jack Sheppard's Escape from the Cage at Willesden
1839
George Cruikshank Jack Sheppard Accuses Thames Darrell of the Theft
Print made by George Cruikshank, 1792–1878, British
Jack Sheppard Accuses Thames Darrell of the Theft
1839
George Cruikshank Jack Sheppard's Irons Knocked off in the Stone Hall at Newgate
Print made by George Cruikshank, 1792–1878, British
Jack Sheppard's Irons Knocked off in the Stone Hall at Newgate
1839
Carington Bowles Twelve Illustrations of Robinson Crusoe
Carington Bowles, 1724–1793, British
Twelve Illustrations of Robinson Crusoe
1783
Carington Bowles Twelve Illustrations of Robinson Crusoe
Carington Bowles, 1724–1793, British
Twelve Illustrations of Robinson Crusoe
1783
Carington Bowles Twelve Illustrations of Robinson Crusoe
Carington Bowles, 1724–1793, British
Twelve Illustrations of Robinson Crusoe
1783
Carington Bowles Twelve Illustrations of Robinson Crusoe
Carington Bowles, 1724–1793, British
Twelve Illustrations of Robinson Crusoe
1783
Carington Bowles Twelve Illustrations of Robinson Crusoe
Carington Bowles, 1724–1793, British
Twelve Illustrations of Robinson Crusoe
1783
Carington Bowles Twelve Illustrations of Robinson Crusoe
Carington Bowles, 1724–1793, British
Twelve Illustrations of Robinson Crusoe
1783
Carington Bowles Twelve Illustrations of Robinson Crusoe
Carington Bowles, 1724–1793, British
Twelve Illustrations of Robinson Crusoe
1783
Carington Bowles Twelve Illustrations of Robinson Crusoe
Carington Bowles, 1724–1793, British
Twelve Illustrations of Robinson Crusoe
1783
Carington Bowles Twelve Illustrations of Robinson Crusoe
Carington Bowles, 1724–1793, British
Twelve Illustrations of Robinson Crusoe
1783
Carington Bowles Twelve Illustrations of Robinson Crusoe
Carington Bowles, 1724–1793, British
Twelve Illustrations of Robinson Crusoe
1783
Carington Bowles Twelve Illustrations of Robinson Crusoe
Carington Bowles, 1724–1793, British
Twelve Illustrations of Robinson Crusoe
1783
Robert Wallis Bolton Abbey
Print made by Robert Wallis, 1794–1878, British
Bolton Abbey
1834
Edward Goodall The Boy of Egremond
Print made by Edward Goodall, 1795–1870, British
The Boy of Egremond
1834
Henry Le Keux Abbotsford, Vignette Title
Print made by Henry Le Keux, 1787–1868, British
Abbotsford, Vignette Title
1834
Edward Goodall Carlisle
Print made by Edward Goodall, 1795–1870, British
Carlisle
1834
George Cruikshank Jack Sheppard Exhibits a Vindictive Character
Print made by George Cruikshank, 1792–1878, British
Jack Sheppard Exhibits a Vindictive Character
1835
Robert Thew King Richard the Second, Act V, Scene II (The Entrance of King Richard & Bolingbroke into London)
Print made by Robert Thew, 1758–1802, British
King Richard the Second, Act V, Scene II (The Entrance of King Richard & Bolingbroke into London)
1801
George Cruikshank "May I be Cursed," muttered Jack Sheppard, "if ever I try to be honest again!"
Print made by George Cruikshank, 1792–1878, British
"May I be Cursed," muttered Jack Sheppard, "if ever I try to be honest again!"
1839
unknown artist Grandpapa's Story or The Witches Frolick
Print made by unknown artist, (A. Dick)
Grandpapa's Story or The Witches Frolick
1838
George Cruikshank Jonathan Wild Throwing Sir Rowland Trenchard Down the Well-Hole
Print made by George Cruikshank, 1792–1878, British
Jonathan Wild Throwing Sir Rowland Trenchard Down the Well-Hole
1839
George Cruikshank The Name on the Beams
Print made by George Cruikshank, 1792–1878, British
The Name on the Beams
1839
George Cruikshank Jack Sheppard and Blueskin in Mr. Woods Bedroom
Print made by George Cruikshank, 1792–1878, British
Jack Sheppard and Blueskin in Mr. Woods Bedroom
1839
George Cruikshank Jonathan Wild Discovers Darrell in the Loft
Print made by George Cruikshank, 1792–1878, British
Jonathan Wild Discovers Darrell in the Loft
1835
Pellissier & Allen Venus and Adonis
Print made by Pellissier & Allen, active late 19th century, British
Venus and Adonis
1900
Thomas Cook David Garrick in the Character of Richard III
Print made by Thomas Cook, 1744–1818, British
David Garrick in the Character of Richard III
1798
Richard Earlom Angelica and Medoro
Print made by Richard Earlom, 1743–1822, British
Angelica and Medoro
1768
Samuel Howitt Going Out in the Morning: an illustration for Captain Thomas Williamson's "Oriental Field Sports"
Samuel Howitt, 1756–1822, British
Going Out in the Morning: an illustration for Captain Thomas Williamson's "Oriental Field Sports"
1807
Samuel Howitt The Tiger at Bay: an illustration for Captain Thomas Williamson's "Oriental Field Sports"
Samuel Howitt, 1756–1822, British
The Tiger at Bay: an illustration for Captain Thomas Williamson's "Oriental Field Sports"
1807
Peter Simon Romeo and Juliet: Act IV, Scene III (A Monument Belonging to the Capulets)
Print made by Peter Simon, 1750–1810
Romeo and Juliet: Act IV, Scene III (A Monument Belonging to the Capulets)
1791
Robert Thew King Henry VI, Part I: Act II, Scene V, A Room in the Tower (The Death of Mortimer)
Print made by Robert Thew, 1758–1802, British
King Henry VI, Part I: Act II, Scene V, A Room in the Tower (The Death of Mortimer)
1792
Jean B. Michel King Henry VI, Part III: Act V, Scene VII (Queen Bess Presenting King Edward . . . with Their Infant Son)
Print made by Jean B. Michel, active 1803
King Henry VI, Part III: Act V, Scene VII (Queen Bess Presenting King Edward . . . with Their Infant Son)
1791
Robert Thew King Richard III: Act III, Scene I (The Meeting of Edward V and His Brother, Richard, Duke of York)
Print made by Robert Thew, 1758–1802, British
King Richard III: Act III, Scene I (The Meeting of Edward V and His Brother, Richard, Duke of York)
1789
Thomas Ryder Othello, Act II, Scene I, A Platform -- Desdemona, Othello etc.
Print made by Thomas Ryder, 1746–1810, Irish
Othello, Act II, Scene I, A Platform -- Desdemona, Othello etc
1803
Thomas Ryder Othello, Act II, Scene i, A Platform --- Desdemona, Othello etc.
Thomas Ryder, 1746–1810, Irish
Othello, Act II, Scene i, A Platform --- Desdemona, Othello etc
1803
Henry Thomas Alken Illustration for R.S. Surtees', "The Analysis of the Hunting Field": Getting Away: 'Let's Take the Lead'
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Illustration for R.S. Surtees', "The Analysis of the Hunting Field": Getting Away: 'Let's Take the Lead'
undated
Henry Thomas Alken Illustration to R.S. Surtees', "Jorrocks's Jaunts and Jollities": Title page
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Illustration to R.S. Surtees', "Jorrocks's Jaunts and Jollities": Title page
undated
Henry Thomas Alken Illustration to R.S. Surtees', "Jorrocks's Jaunts and Jollities": 'Mr. Jorrocks Beats the Baron for Speed'
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Illustration to R.S. Surtees', "Jorrocks's Jaunts and Jollities": 'Mr. Jorrocks Beats the Baron for Speed'
undated
Henry Thomas Alken Illustration to R.S. Surtees', "Jorrocks's Jaunts and Jollities": "Water, I do Declare with Worms in it"
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Illustration to R.S. Surtees', "Jorrocks's Jaunts and Jollities": "Water, I do Declare with Worms in it"
undated
George Cruikshank Jack Sheppard Gets Drunk and Orders his Mother off
Print made by George Cruikshank, 1792–1878, British
Jack Sheppard Gets Drunk and Orders his Mother off
1839
John Doyle ('H.B.') Tancred Entering the Enchanted Forest, Vide "Jerusalem Delivered"--Canto XIII
Print made by John Doyle ('H.B.'), 1797–1868, Irish
Tancred Entering the Enchanted Forest, Vide "Jerusalem Delivered"--Canto XIII
1847
John Doyle ('H.B.') A Scene From the Farce of "The Critic," a Little Altered.
Print made by John Doyle ('H.B.'), 1797–1868, Irish
A Scene From the Farce of "The Critic," a Little Altered
1848
David Allan Bauldy, Symon and Sir William Worthy
Print made by David Allan, 1744–1796, British, born in Scotland
Bauldy, Symon and Sir William Worthy
1808
William Miller Berwick-on-Tweed
Print made by William Miller, 1796–1882, British
Berwick-on-Tweed
1834
William Miller Abbotsford from the Northern Bank of the Tweed
Print made by William Miller, 1796–1882, British
Abbotsford from the Northern Bank of the Tweed
1839
William Miller Dryburgh Abbey
Print made by William Miller, 1796–1882, British
Dryburgh Abbey
1834
John Pye Junction of the Greta and the Tees
Print made by John Pye, 1782–1874, British
Junction of the Greta and the Tees
1834
Henry Le Keux Abbotsford, Vignette Title
Print made by Henry Le Keux, 1787–1868, British
Abbotsford, Vignette Title
1834, reprinted 1851
Francesco Bartolozzi John Henderson as Iago
Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764–99)
John Henderson as Iago
1786
Guillaume Philippe Benoist Pamela having divided her clothes into threee Bundles, in order to leave the House, rejects that containing her Masters presents calling it the wicked bundle, & harangues over her own little Parcel which she huggs in her Arms;...
Print made by Guillaume Philippe Benoist, 1725–ca. 1770, French
Pamela having divided her clothes into threee Bundles, in order to leave the House, rejects that containing her Masters presents calling it the wicked bundle, & harangues over her own little Parcel which she huggs in her Arms;..
1745
Guillaume Philippe Benoist Pamela, being now in the custody of Mrs. Jenkes, seizes an occasion (as they are walking in the garden) to propose a Correspondence with Mr. Williams in order to contrive an Escape, who agree to hide their letters between two tiles near the Sunflower
Print made by Guillaume Philippe Benoist, 1725–ca. 1770, French
Pamela, being now in the custody of Mrs. Jenkes, seizes an occasion (as they are walking in the garden) to propose a Correspondence with Mr. Williams in order to contrive an Escape, who agree to hide their letters between two tiles near the Sunflower
1745
Guillaume Philippe Benoist The Marriage Ceremony performed in Mr. B.'s own Chappel by Mr. Williams, Mr. Peters giving her away, Mrs. Jewkes waits behind Pamela and the Maid keeps the door
Print made by Guillaume Philippe Benoist, 1725–ca. 1770, French
The Marriage Ceremony performed in Mr. B.'s own Chappel by Mr. Williams, Mr. Peters giving her away, Mrs. Jewkes waits behind Pamela and the Maid keeps the door
1745
Guillaume Philippe Benoist Pamela with the Children and Miss Goodwin to whome she is telling her nursery tales. This last Piece leaves her in full possession of the peaceable fruits of her Virtue long after having surmounted all the difficulties it had been exposed to
Print made by Guillaume Philippe Benoist, 1725–ca. 1770, French
Pamela with the Children and Miss Goodwin to whome she is telling her nursery tales. This last Piece leaves her in full possession of the peaceable fruits of her Virtue long after having surmounted all the difficulties it had been exposed to
1745
Guillaume Philippe Benoist Pamela setting out in the travelling Chariot (for her Father's as She is made to believe) takes her farewel of Mrs. Jervis, and the other servants; Mr. B. observing her from the window; by whose private order she is carried into Lincolnshire
Print made by Guillaume Philippe Benoist, 1725–ca. 1770, French
Pamela setting out in the travelling Chariot (for her Father's as She is made to believe) takes her farewel of Mrs. Jervis, and the other servants; Mr. B. observing her from the window; by whose private order she is carried into Lincolnshire
1745
unknown artist Titania, from A Midsummer's Night Dream
unknown artist
Titania, from A Midsummer's Night Dream
undated
unknown artist Apparition of Banquo's Ghost: Banquet Scene from MacBeth
unknown artist
Apparition of Banquo's Ghost: Banquet Scene from MacBeth
undated
unknown artist Scene from Midsummer's Night Dream? (451a)
unknown artist
Scene from Midsummer's Night Dream? (451a)
undated
unknown artist Scene from the Tempest
unknown artist
Scene from the Tempest
undated
Dame Paula Rego In the Comfort of the Bonnet
Dame Paula Rego, 1935–2022, Portuguese
In the Comfort of the Bonnet
2001 to 2002
Richard Hamilton How a Great Daily Organ is Turned Out
Print made by Richard Hamilton, 1922–2011, British
How a Great Daily Organ is Turned Out
1990
Lewis Morley Front of House, Hadrian the Seventh
Lewis Morley, 1925–2013, British
Front of House, Hadrian the Seventh
1960s
Lewis Morley Gordon Jackson and Alec Guinness in 'Wild Child'
Lewis Morley, 1925–2013, British
Gordon Jackson and Alec Guinness in 'Wild Child'
1967
Lewis Morley Council of Love Contact Sheet
Lewis Morley, 1925–2013, British
Council of Love Contact Sheet
1970
Richard Hamilton Leopold Bloom
Print made by Richard Hamilton, 1922–2011, British
Leopold Bloom
1983
Dame Paula Rego Jane Eyre
Dame Paula Rego, 1935–2022, Portuguese
Jane Eyre
2001 to 2002
Dame Paula Rego Mr. Rochester
Dame Paula Rego, 1935–2022, Portuguese
Mr. Rochester
2002
Dame Paula Rego Undressing
Dame Paula Rego, 1935–2022, Portuguese
Undressing
2002
Dame Paula Rego Come to Me
Dame Paula Rego, 1935–2022, Portuguese
Come to Me
2001 to 2002
Richard Hamilton Finn MacCool
Print made by Richard Hamilton, 1922–2011, British
Finn MacCool
1983
Dame Paula Rego Up the Tree
Dame Paula Rego, 1935–2022, Portuguese
Up the Tree
2002
Dame Paula Rego Crumpled
Dame Paula Rego, 1935–2022, Portuguese
Crumpled
2001 to 2002
Dame Paula Rego Loving Bewick
Dame Paula Rego, 1935–2022, Portuguese
Loving Bewick
2001 to 2002
Dame Paula Rego Biting
Dame Paula Rego, 1935–2022, Portuguese
Biting
2002
Richard Hamilton Bronze by Gold
Print made by Richard Hamilton, 1922–2011, British
Bronze by Gold
1985 to 1987
Richard Hamilton The Transmogrifications of Bloom
Print made by Richard Hamilton, 1922–2011, British
The Transmogrifications of Bloom
1984 to 1985
Richard Hamilton He Foresaw his Pale Body
Print made by Richard Hamilton, 1922–2011, British
He Foresaw his Pale Body
1990
Richard Hamilton The Heaventree of Stars
Print made by Richard Hamilton, 1922–2011, British
The Heaventree of Stars
1998
Marie Harnett Costume Party
Marie Harnett, born 1983, British
Costume Party
2015
Richard Hamilton In Horne's House
Print made by Richard Hamilton, 1922–2011, British
In Horne's House
1982
Lewis Morley Front of House Display, Hadrian the Seventh
Lewis Morley, 1925–2013, British
Front of House Display, Hadrian the Seventh
1960s
Lewis Morley Front of House, Saint Joan of the Stockyards
Lewis Morley, 1925–2013, British
Front of House, Saint Joan of the Stockyards
1960s
Lewis Morley Athol Fugard, Zakes Mokae, John Berry, and Ian Bannen in Rehearsals for 'The Blood Knot', New Arts Theatre, London
Lewis Morley, 1925–2013, British
Athol Fugard, Zakes Mokae, John Berry, and Ian Bannen in Rehearsals for 'The Blood Knot', New Arts Theatre, London
1960s
unknown artist Scene from Macbeth: Apparition of Banquo
unknown artist
Scene from Macbeth: Apparition of Banquo
undated
Richard Cosway Timon of Athens Before His Cave
Richard Cosway, 1742–1821, British
Timon of Athens Before His Cave
ca. 1805
Richard Cosway Othello and Desdemona, 'Othello', Act V, Scene II
attributed to Richard Cosway, 1742–1821, British
Othello and Desdemona, 'Othello', Act V, Scene II
ca. 1805
George Cruikshank Hamlet and the Ghost
George Cruikshank, 1792–1878, British
Hamlet and the Ghost
ca. 1825
George Cruikshank Macbeth and the Witch
George Cruikshank, 1792–1878, British
Macbeth and the Witch
undated
David Allan Symon Breaks the News to Glaud: Design number 3 for The Gentle Shepherd
David Allan, 1744–1796, British, born in Scotland
Symon Breaks the News to Glaud: Design number 3 for The Gentle Shepherd
1788
Abraham van Diepenbeeck Doctor Ass (A Satire on the Law)
Abraham van Diepenbeeck, 1596–1675, Flemish
Doctor Ass (A Satire on the Law)
undated
John Downman John Edwin and Mrs. Mary Wells as Lingo and Cowslip in "The Agreeable Surprise"
John Downman, 1750–1824, British
John Edwin and Mrs. Mary Wells as Lingo and Cowslip in "The Agreeable Surprise"
1787
Joseph Slater Robin Hood and Clarinda Hunting Deer
Joseph Slater, c. 1750– died after 1789
Robin Hood and Clarinda Hunting Deer
undated