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Dancers from the Arabian Nights

Kate Roberts
Image of Marie Taglioni in “La Sylphide”

Marie Taglioni in “La Sylphide”

Alfred Edward Chalon (1780 - 1860)
John Samuelson Templeton
Image of Marie Taglioni in “La Sylphide”

Marie Taglioni in “La Sylphide”

Alfred Edward Chalon (1780 - 1860)
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 As You Like It

As You Like It

Julian Trevelyan (1910 - 1988)
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 Dancing in Peckham (production still)

Dancing in Peckham (production still)

Gillian Wearing (1963 - )
Image of Dancing in Peckham

Dancing in Peckham

Gillian Wearing (1963 - )
Image of XXIV: Galla Dance of Triumph after Slaying a Buffulo

XXIV: Galla Dance of Triumph after Slaying a Buffulo

Johann Martin Bernatz (1802 - 1878)
Anton Muttenthaler (1820 - 1870)
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 Whirling Dervishes

Whirling Dervishes

Amadeo Preziosi (1816 - 1882)
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 The Opening of Historical Buildings

The Opening of Historical Buildings

Sir Osbert Lancaster (1908 - 1986)
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 Sheldonian and Clarendon Building, Oxford

Sheldonian and Clarendon Building, Oxford

Thomas, jnr Malton (1748 - 1804)
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Design for the Investiture of the Prince of Wales, Caernarfon Castle: Design for Orchestra Staging and Canopy

Carl Toms (1927 - 1999)
Image of Roman Ruins in a Landscape

Roman Ruins in a Landscape

unknown
Image of The Tragic Actor

The Tragic Actor

Ikeda Eisen (1790 - 1848)
Image of Punch and Judy

Punch and Judy

Alistair Grant (1925 - 1997)
Image of 11: Couple Dancing II

11: Couple Dancing II

Nicholas Garland (1935 - )
Image of Procession Attending the Great National Petition of 3,317,702 to the House of Commons, 1842

Procession Attending the Great National Petition of 3,317,702 to the House of Commons, 1842

British 19th century unknown
Image of Piccadilly Circus

Piccadilly Circus

Julian Trevelyan (1910 - 1988)
Image of Covent Garden Theatre

Covent Garden Theatre

Thomas Rowlandson (1756 - 1827)
Auguste Charles Pugin (1762 - 1832)
Image of An Election Ball

An Election Ball

William, ("Paul Pry") Heath (1795 - 1840)
Image of Marie Taglioni in “La Sylphide”

Marie Taglioni in “La Sylphide”

Alfred Edward Chalon (1780 - 1860)
Thomas Herbert Maguire (1821 - 1895)
Image of 1: Couple Dancing I / Introduction

1: Couple Dancing I / Introduction

Nicholas Garland (1935 - )
Image of Rehearsal

Rehearsal

Alexander S Campbell (1932 - )
Image of Rome: The Forum in 1864

Rome: The Forum in 1864

Salomon Corrodi (1810 - 1892)
Image of Juggler

Juggler

Alistair Grant (1925 - 1997)
Image of Stage

Stage

Catherine Yass (1963 - )
Image of Dancer

Dancer

Jack Coutu (1924 - 2017)
Image of Stage

Stage

Catherine Yass (1963 - )
Image of New Covent Garden Theatre

New Covent Garden Theatre

Thomas Rowlandson (1756 - 1827)
Auguste Charles Pugin (1762 - 1832)
John Bluck
Image of The Geisha Girl

The Geisha Girl

Ikeda Eisen (1790 - 1848)
Image of Albion

Albion

Chris Orr (1943 - )
Image of Marie Taglioni in “La Sylphide”

Marie Taglioni in “La Sylphide”

Alfred Edward Chalon (1780 - 1860)
Edward Morton
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Sorcerers in a Boat

Susan Hilton
Image of Theatre Scene

Theatre Scene

Dame Laura Knight (1877 - 1970)
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)
Image of Menschen der Zeit

Menschen der Zeit

R B Kitaj (1932 - 2007)
Image of 13: “What’s Love Got to Do with It”

13: “What’s Love Got to Do with It”

Nicholas Garland (1935 - )