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Image of Sir John Hill (1714-1775) physician, actor, writer and botanist

Sir John Hill (1714-1775) physician, actor, writer and botanist

Francis Cotes (1726 - 1770)
Giovanni Vendramini (1769 - 1839)
Image of London (Garrick), 2008

London (Garrick), 2008

John Riddy (1959 - )
Image of “Hamlet”: … that is the Question

“Hamlet”: … that is the Question

Allen Jones (1937 - )
Image of Leandro

Leandro

Bill Leeson (1934 - )
Image of The Relapse: The Kiss (possibly Act 3, Scene 2)

The Relapse: The Kiss (possibly Act 3, Scene 2)

William Powell Frith (1819 - 1909)
Image of Alhambra Ballet “Pasquita” [Paquita]

Alhambra Ballet “Pasquita” [Paquita]

Spencer Frederick Gore (1878 - 1914)
Image of “A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream”

“A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream”

Cecil Collins (1908 - 1989)
Image of “Princess Pauline” at the Old Bedford

“Princess Pauline” at the Old Bedford

Walter Richard Sickert (1860 - 1942)
Image of The Great Bear

The Great Bear

Simon Patterson (1967 - )
Image of Sophia Western, from Fielding’s “Tom Jones”

Sophia Western, from Fielding’s “Tom Jones”

John Hoppner (1758 - 1810)
John Raphael Smith (1752 - 1812)
Image of Drury Lane Theatre

Drury Lane Theatre

Thomas Rowlandson (1756 - 1827)
Auguste Charles Pugin (1762 - 1832)
John Bluck
Image of Maxton as “Hamlet”

Maxton as “Hamlet”

Walter Richard Sickert (1860 - 1942)
Image of The Sisters Lloyd

The Sisters Lloyd

Walter Richard Sickert (1860 - 1942)
Image of “Julius Caesar”: Et tu Brute

“Julius Caesar”: Et tu Brute

Don Bessant (1941 - )
Image of “Hamlet”: Nymph in thy orisons be all my sins remembered

“Hamlet”: Nymph in thy orisons be all my sins remembered

Sandra Blow (1925 - 2006)
Image of “As You Like It”. Dame Peggy Ashcroft as Rosalind: “Wear This For Me”

“As You Like It”. Dame Peggy Ashcroft as Rosalind: “Wear This For Me”

Walter Richard Sickert (1860 - 1942)
Image of The Relapse: Lord Foppington and his Tailor (Act 2, Scene 1)

The Relapse: Lord Foppington and his Tailor (Act 2, Scene 1)

William Powell Frith (1819 - 1909)
Image of The Relapse: Fashion & Tug (Act 2, Scene 2)

The Relapse: Fashion & Tug (Act 2, Scene 2)

William Powell Frith (1819 - 1909)
Image of The Relapse: The Midnight Alarm

The Relapse: The Midnight Alarm

William Powell Frith (1819 - 1909)
Image of The Relapse: The Attack (Act 4, Scene 3)

The Relapse: The Attack (Act 4, Scene 3)

William Powell Frith (1819 - 1909)
Image of Mrs Jordan, in the Character of the Romp

Mrs Jordan, in the Character of the Romp

George Romney (1734 - 1802)
John Ogborne (1755 - 1837)
Image of The Play Scene from ‘Hamlet’

The Play Scene from ‘Hamlet’

Daniel, (after) Maclise
Image of Sarah Bernhardt (1845-1923) actress

Sarah Bernhardt (1845-1923) actress

Sir William Nicholson (1872 - 1949)
Image of The Relapse: A Drinking Scene

The Relapse: A Drinking Scene

William Powell Frith (1819 - 1909)
Image of Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905) actor-manager

Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905) actor-manager

Sir William Nicholson (1872 - 1949)
Image of The Relapse: The Quarrel (Act 3, Scene 1)

The Relapse: The Quarrel (Act 3, Scene 1)

William Powell Frith (1819 - 1909)
Image of A Scene from Samuel Foote’s Play “Taste”

A Scene from Samuel Foote’s Play “Taste”

Robert Smirke (1753 - 1845)
Image of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”: Bottom and the Fairies

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream”: Bottom and the Fairies

Anthony Gross (1905 - 1984)
Image of The Relapse: The Meeting (Act 1, Scene 1)

The Relapse: The Meeting (Act 1, Scene 1)

William Powell Frith (1819 - 1909)
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Covent Garden

Carl Toms (1927 - 1999)
Image of Angelica Garnett (née Bell) (b.1918), as Mistress Millament in “The Way of the World”

Angelica Garnett (née Bell) (b.1918), as Mistress Millament in “The Way of the World”

Vanessa Bell (1879 - 1961)
Image of Royal Circus

Royal Circus

Thomas Rowlandson (1756 - 1827)
Auguste Charles Pugin (1762 - 1832)
John Bluck
Image of Backstage, Hamlet

Backstage, Hamlet

Dame Laura Knight (1877 - 1970)
Image of The Relapse: Foppington and Fashion (Act 5, Last Scene)

The Relapse: Foppington and Fashion (Act 5, Last Scene)

William Powell Frith (1819 - 1909)
Image of The Relapse: Lory and Fashion (Act 4, Scene 4)

The Relapse: Lory and Fashion (Act 4, Scene 4)

William Powell Frith (1819 - 1909)
Image of Margaret (“Peg”) Hughes (d1719), Actress and Mistress of Prince Rupert [identity uncertain]

Margaret (“Peg”) Hughes (d1719), Actress and Mistress of Prince Rupert [identity uncertain]

William Wissing (1656 - 1687)
Image of Richard III

Richard III

David Freed (1936 - )
Image of “Hamlet”: … that is the Question

“Hamlet”: … that is the Question

Allen Jones (1937 - )
Image of A Scene in an Historical Play exhibited on the Chinese Stage

A Scene in an Historical Play exhibited on the Chinese Stage

William Alexander (1767 - 1816)
James Heath (1757 - 1834)
Image of ‘Love’s Labour’s Lost’, Act IV, Scene 3

‘Love’s Labour’s Lost’, Act IV, Scene 3

Thomas Stothard (1755 - 1834)
Image of Dorothy Jordan (real name Dorothy Phillips) (1761-1816) actress

Dorothy Jordan (real name Dorothy Phillips) (1761-1816) actress

John Hoppner (1758 - 1810)
Image of “Hamlet”: … that is the Question

“Hamlet”: … that is the Question

Allen Jones (1937 - )
Image of “Macbeth”: Out, out brief candle!”

“Macbeth”: Out, out brief candle!”

Ruskin Spear (1911 - 1990)
Image of The Great Bear

The Great Bear

Simon Patterson (1967 - )
Image of Claire Bloom and Paul Scofield in “Hamlet”

Claire Bloom and Paul Scofield in “Hamlet”

Dame Laura Knight (1877 - 1970)
Image of Scene from Marlowe’s ‘Dr Faustus’

Scene from Marlowe’s ‘Dr Faustus’

Ithell Colquhoun (1906 - 1988)
Image of “Henry IV Part 2”: Sir John Falstaff and Mr Justice Shallow recruiting in Gloucestershire

“Henry IV Part 2”: Sir John Falstaff and Mr Justice Shallow recruiting in Gloucestershire

Brian Robb (1913 - 1979)
Image of The Tragic Actor

The Tragic Actor

Ikeda Eisen (1790 - 1848)
Image of The Relapse: Hoyden and Nurse (Act 3, Scene 4)

The Relapse: Hoyden and Nurse (Act 3, Scene 4)

William Powell Frith (1819 - 1909)
Image of Mrs Gwynne and Mrs Bunbury in the Characters of “The Merry Wives of Windsor”

Mrs Gwynne and Mrs Bunbury in the Characters of “The Merry Wives of Windsor”

Daniel Gardner (c.1750 - 1805)
William Dickinson (1746 - 1823)