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Featured on PDR in the collection Shakespeare in Art

To celebrate the 400th anniversary since the passing of "The Bard" (on 23rd April 1616), we put together some of our favourite images to which his plays have given rise. The artists include William Blake, Henry Fuseli, George Cruikshank, Robert Smirke, and Franz Marc. Enjoy!

Other works by the artist in the archive…

    Alas, poor Ghost!early anti-vaccination illustrationFamily drinking gin while bailiffs take their furnitureWell-dressed clientele in a gin palaceA chaotic scene in a gin shopThe Gin ShopGrimaldi Pursued by His Adoring FansGrimaldi Delivering His ‘Last Song’Joseph GrimaldiA Young Joseph Grimaldi, Dressed as a Monkey, Getting Propelled into the AudienceSatirical cartoon showing doctors as exaggerated figures discussing medical remedies for a patient slumped in a chair, with speech bubbles containing their conflicting advice.

Hamlet and the Ghost

Artist

Date

ca. 1825


Underlying Rights

Public Domain Worldwide

Digital Rights

No Additional Rights


Image Size

1023 x 806Higher res available?