Playwright Collection

Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke, c1600, (1942). Creator: Paulus van Somer
Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke, c1600, (1942)

Margaret Kennedy, English novelist and playwright, mid 1920s

Robert Browning, English poet and playwright, late 19th century. Artist: W H Grove
Robert Browning, English poet and playwright, late 19th century

Seated Voltaire (image 4 of 6), between c.1779 and c.1795. Creator: Jean-Antoine Houdon
Seated Voltaire (image 4 of 6), between c.1779 and c.1795

Portrait photograph of Edna St. Vincent Millay, 1914. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Portrait photograph of Edna St. Vincent Millay, 1914

Fanny Burney, c1784-1785, (1943). Creator: Unknown
Fanny Burney, c1784-1785, (1943). Portrait of Frances Burney (1752-1840), English satirical novelist, diarist and playwright, and daughter of the musicologist Dr Charles Burney

Portrait of the author Ivan S. Turgenev (1818-1883), 1875. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

Ira Aldridge as Othello, c. 1830. Creator: Henry Perronet Briggs
Ira Aldridge as Othello, c. 1830

Jules Verne, c1878, (1912). Artist: Gaspard-Felix Tournachon
Jules Verne, c1878, (1912). Jules Gabriel Verne (1828-1905) a French novelist, poet, and playwright known for adventure novels. Verne has a profound influence on the early genre of science fiction

Portrait of Oscar Wilde, 1889. Creator: W&D Downey
Portrait of Oscar Wilde, 1889. Additional Info: A portrait of Oscar Wilde wearing a buttoned suit jacket and sitting on a chair. He holds a pair of gloves on his lap

Dr. John Todhunter, 1890. Creator: Frederick Henry Evans
Dr. John Todhunter, 1890

Portrait of Victor Hugo framed by wreath, about 1870-1885. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Victor Hugo framed by wreath, about 1870-1885. Additional Info: A wreath over a drawing or lithograph portrait of Victor Hugo

Portrait of Ludovic Halevy, about 1900. Creator: Paul Nadar
Portrait of Ludovic Halévy, about 1900

Emile Augier, about August 1857. Creator: Nadar
Émile Augier, about August 1857. Additional Info: Portrait of Émile Augier standing in profile with one hand in the pocket of his trousers

Jules Noriac, homme de lettres, negative 1860-1861; print 1870-1879. Creator: Nadar
Jules Noriac, homme de lettres, negative 1860-1861; print 1870-1879

Theodore Barriere, about 1860-1877. Creator: Nadar
Theodore Barriere, about 1860-1877. Additional Info: Portrait of dramatist Theodore Barriere, facing to the left. He has a thick mustache and is wearing a coat with a bow tie

Henry Taylor, 1867. Creator: Julia Margaret Cameron
Henry Taylor, 1867. Portrait of British dramatist Sir Henry Taylor (1800-1886) by pioneering female photographer Julia Margaret Cameron

David Balasco, about 1918. Creator: Arnold Genthe
David Balasco, about 1918

Portrait of Mrs. Robinson, by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1872. Creator: William Biscombe Gardner
Portrait of Mrs. Robinson, by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1872

Portrait Bust of Menander, 25 B.C.-A.D. 50. Creator: Unknown
Portrait Bust of Menander, 25 B.C.-A.D. 50. Additional Info: A Greek inscription on the base of this bust identifies the figure as Menander (about 342-291 B.C.)

Herm of Menander, A.D. 1-100. Creator: Unknown
Herm of Menander, A.D. 1-100. Additional Info: The Greek comic playwright Menander (about 342 to 291 B.C.), is represented in this Roman portrait

Portrait Head of Euripides, 2nd century A.D. Creator: Unknown
Portrait Head of Euripides, 2nd century A.D

Monument to Adam Bernard Micki, Warsaw. Poland, 2013. Creator: Unknown
Monument to Adam Bernard Micki, Warsaw. Poland, 2013. Sculpture, constructed in 1898, by Polish sculptor Cyprian Godebski (1835-1909)

Monument to Adam Bernard Micki, Warsaw. Poland, 2013. Creator: Unknown
Monument to Adam Bernard Micki, Warsaw. Poland, 2013. Sculpture, constructed in 1898, by Polish sculptor Cyprian Godebski (1835-1909)

Portrait of Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616), Spanish writer. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616), Spanish writer

Juan Eugenio Hartzenbusch Martinez (1806-1880), Spanish writer, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Juan Eugenio Hartzenbusch Martínez (1806-1880), Spanish writer, 1865. Representative of the romantic drama

Cheering popular members of the National Assembly in the streets at Bordeaux, 1871. Franco-Prussian War

The late Mr. T. W. Robertson, the dramatist, 1871. Creator: Unknown
The late Mr. T. W. Robertson, the dramatist, 1871. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. S

R. B. Sheridan, (1751-1816), 1830. Creator: Unknown
R. B. Sheridan, (1751-1816), 1830

Machiavel, (1469-1527), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Machiavel, (1469-1527), 1830. Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) Italian diplomat, politician, historian, philosopher, writer, playwright and poet of the Renaissance

Bust of William Shakespeare (1564-1616), 1760. Creator: John Michael Rysbrack
Bust of William Shakespeare (1564-1616), 1760

Maeterlinck, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Maeterlinck, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Belgian poet and playwright Maurice Maeterlinck (1862-1949)

Percy MacKaye, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Percy MacKaye, between c1915 and c1920

Bacon, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Bacon, between c1915 and c1920. Shows actor and playwright Frank Bacon (1864-1922)

A.W. Pinero, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
A.W. Pinero, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Arthur Wing Pinero (1855-1934), an English actor, dramatist and stage director

Mrs. Jack Barrymore, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Jack Barrymore, between c1915 and c1920. Shows shows Blanche Oelrichs (1890-1950) who wrote poetry under the pen name of Michael Strange

Herman Bernstein, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Herman Bernstein, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Herman Bernstein (1876-1935), an American journalist, Jewish activist, and U.S. ambassador to Albania

Douglas Fairbanks & Edward Knoblock, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Douglas Fairbanks & Edward Knoblock, between c1915 and c1920. Part of the United Artists advisory committee for the script for the American film The Three Musketeers (1921)

The late Mr. Mark Lemon, 1870. Creator: Unknown
The late Mr. Mark Lemon, 1870. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. H. J

A distinguished French historian: M. Lenotre, 1909. Creator: Halftones
A distinguished French historian: M. Lenotre, 1909. M

Art, Music and the Drama, 1909. Creator: Heckscher
Art, Music and the Drama, 1909. Opera singer John Forsell, actress Margaret Hughes and playwright Lady Randolph Churchill. The New Covent Garden Baritone: M

John Drinkwater, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
John Drinkwater, between c1915 and c1920

John Drinkwater, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
John Drinkwater, between c1915 and c1920

Francis de Croisset, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Francis de Croisset, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Francis de Croisset (1877-1937), a French playwright and opera librettist

George Grossmith, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
George Grossmith, 1913. Shows British actor George Grossmith Jr. (1874-1935) who was also a theater producer

Olga Petrova, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Olga Petrova, between c1915 and c1920

J. Thomson, (c1700-1748), 1830. Creator: Unknown
J. Thomson, (c1700-1748), 1830

Sir. R. Steele, (1672-1729), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sir. R. Steele, (1672-1729), 1830

Schiller, (1759-1805), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Schiller, (1759-1805), 1830. Friedrich Schiller (1759-1805) German poet, philosopher, physician, historian, and playwright

Shakspeare, (1564-1616), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Shakspeare, (1564-1616), 1830. William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English poet, playwright, actor and dramatist. He married Anne Hathaway aged 18 and joined the Lord Chamberlains Men after 1585

Moliere, (1622-1673), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Moliere, (1622-1673), 1830. Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (1622-1673) known as Moliere. French playwright, actor and poet, regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language

Natalie Barney seated with dog, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Natalie Barney seated with dog, 1910

Marcel Prevost, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Marcel Prevost, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Eugene Marcel Pre´vost (1862-1941), a French author and dramatist

Laurette Taylor and Hartley Manners, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Laurette Taylor and Hartley Manners, between c1910 and c1915

Jane Cowl, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Jane Cowl, 1913. Shows actress and playwright Jane Cowl (1883-1950)

Augustus Thomas, 1913. Creators: Bain News Service, George Graham Bain
Augustus Thomas, 1913. Shows American playwright Augustus Thomas (1857-1934)

Eugene Walter, Mrs. Donald Brian, and Charlotte Walker, between c1910 and c1915

Aug. Thomas, 1913. Creators: Bain News Service, George Graham Bain
Aug. Thomas, 1913. Shows American playwright Augustus Thomas (1857-1934)

G.B. Shaw, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
G.B. Shaw, 1914. Shows Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), who was the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature

Eva Moore and H.V. Esmond, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Eva Moore and H.V. Esmond, between c1910 and c1915

Petrova, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Petrova, between c1915 and c1920. Shows British American actress Olga Petrova (1884-1977), who was also a screenwriter and playwright. She was born Muriel Harding

Clare Tree Major, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Clare Tree Major, between c1915 and c1920

Portrait of Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland, 1904. Creator: John Singer Sargent
Portrait of Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland, 1904

Miss Clare Kummer at piano, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Miss Clare Kummer at piano, 1910

Sir Arthur Pinero, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Sir Arthur Pinero, 1910

Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Wilder, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Wilder, 1910

Alexandre Dumas Fils, 1873. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
Alexandre Dumas Fils, 1873

Study For The "Monument To Balzac", 1898. This sculpture is a clay study for a marble monument to Honore de Balzac, one of the most celebrated French authors of the nineteenth century

Geo. Cohan at TITANIC Game, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Geo. Cohan at TITANIC Game, 1912. Shows George M. Cohan at baseball game to raise funds for the survivors of the RMS Titanic disaster, Polo Grounds, New York City

Honoré De Balzac, 1877. Creator: Pierre Eugene Emile Hebert
Honore De Balzac, 1877. The relief on the base refers to a chapter in Balzac's treatise The Physiology of Marriage (1829), which discusses the benefits of married couples sleeping in separate beds

Maurice Maeterlinck, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Maurice Maeterlinck, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Belgian poet and playwright Maurice Maeterlinck (1862-1949)

John Drinkwater, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
John Drinkwater, between c1915 and c1920

Cast of Shakspeare's face, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Cast of Shakspeare's face, 1864. Death mask of English playwright, poet and actor William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Messrs. Hunt and Roskell's Shakspeare medal, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Messrs. Hunt and Roskell's Shakspeare medal, 1864. Commemoration of the Tercentenary of Shakespeare's birth. Medal, designed by Mr. John Bell and executed by Mr. L. C. Wyon

The Seal of the National Shakspeare Committee, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Seal of the National Shakspeare Committee, 1864. Commemoration of the Tercentenary of Shakespeare's birth

The Shakspeare Commemoration in London: monument of Shakspeare at the Crystal Palace, 1864. Event celebrating the tercentenary of Shakespeare's birth

Portraits of Shakspeare, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Portraits of Shakspeare, 1864....according to the best authorities

The late Mr. James Sheridan Knowles, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The late Mr. James Sheridan Knowles, 1862. Portrait of...one of the best dramatic writers of his time, was...a cousin-german of the Right Hon. Richard Brinsley Sheridan...Mr

Bonnefond (Dramatist) at Ruins of Epine, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Bonnefond (Dramatist) at Ruins of Epine, 1914. Author Bonnefond on horseback in front of ruined buildings at Epine, France during World War I

Portrait of Voltaire, c1740. Creator: Maurice-Quentin de La Tour
Portrait of Voltaire, c1740

Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816), politician, playwright, c1800s

Mr. John Galsworthy, portrait photograph, 1926 Apr. 10. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mr. John Galsworthy, portrait photograph, 1926 Apr. 10. Address: Grove Lodge, Hampstead, London, England. British writer and playwright

Mr. John Tainter [sic] Foote, portrait photograph, 1919 June 26. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mr. John Taintor Foote, portrait photograph, 1919 June 26. American novelist, playwright and screenwriter

Ira Aldridge, the African Tragedian, as "Othello", 1858

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