Playwright Collection (page 8)

Gay, (1685-1732), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Gay, (1685-1732), 1830. John Gay (1685-1732) English poet and dramatist and member of the Scriblerus Club had a lasting friendship with Alexander Pope

Foote, (1720-1777), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Foote, (1720-1777), 1830. Samuel Foote (1720-1777) British dramatist, actor and theatre manager from Cornwall, known for his eccentric comedic acting and writing

Goldsmith, (1728-1774), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Goldsmith, (1728-1774), 1830. Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774) Irish novelist, playwright and poet, educated at to Trinity College, Dublin who is best known for his novel The Vicar of Wakefield (1766)

J. Fletcher, (1579-1625), 1830. Creator: Unknown
J. Fletcher, (1579-1625), 1830. John Fletcher (1579-1625) Jacobean playwright for the Kings Men, a prolific and influential dramatist during the early Restoration who collaborated with Francis

The Goethe Monument, Vienna, Austria, c1935. Creator: Unknown
The Goethe Monument, Vienna, Austria, c1935. Bronze sculpture of German author and playwright Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), designed by Edmund von Hellmer and unveiled in 1900

Dr. S. Johnson, (1709-1784), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Dr. S. Johnson, (1709-1784), 1830. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English writer, poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and a committed Tory

Dryden, (1631-1700), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Dryden, (1631-1700), 1830. John Dryden (1631-1700) English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who was made Englands first Poet Laureate in 1668

C. Dibdin, (c1745-1814), 1830. Creator: Unknown
C. Dibdin, (c1745-1814), 1830. Charles Dibdin (c1745-1814) British composer, musician, dramatist, novelist and actor. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R

Davenant, (1606-1668), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Davenant, (1606-1668), 1830. Sir William Davenant (1606-1668) English poet and playwright active both before and after the English Civil War and during the Interregnum. Named Poet Laureate in 1638

Cumberland, (c1731-1811), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Cumberland, (c1731-1811), 1830. Richard Cumberland (c1731-1811) English dramatist and civil servant who during the American War of Independence acted as a negotiator with Spain

Cunningham, (1729-1773), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Cunningham, (1729-1773), 1830. John Cunningham (1729-1773) Dublin born playwright, poet and actor who spent much of his life in Newcastle

P. Corneille, (1606-1684), 1830. Creator: Unknown
P. Corneille, (1606-1684), 1830. Pierre Corneille (1606-1684) French tragedian and dramatist, as a young man, he earned patronage of Cardinal Richelieu

G. Colman, (1732-1794), 1830. Creator: Unknown
G. Colman, (1732-1794), 1830. George Colman (1732-1794) English dramatist and essayist, educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford, also a theatre owner

Congreve, (1670-1729), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Congreve, (1670-1729), 1830. William Congreve (1670-1729) English playwright and poet of the Restoration period, known for satirical dialogue and influence on the comedy of manners

Cockburn, (1679-1749), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Cockburn, (1679-1749), 1830. Catharine Trotter Cockburn (1679-1749) English novelist, dramatist, and philosopher who wrote on moral philosophy and theology

Beaumont, (1584-1616), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Beaumont, (1584-1616), 1830. Francis Beaumont (1584-1616) dramatist of English Renaissance theatre, known for collaborations with John Fletcher

Beau Marchais, (1732-1799), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Beau Marchais, (1732-1799), 1830. Pierre Beaumarchais (1732-1799) French polymath, inventor, playwright, diplomat, spy, publisher, financier and revolutionary

C. Cibber, (1671-1757), 1830. Creator: Unknown
C. Cibber, (1671-1757), 1830. Colley Cibber (1671-1757) English actor-manager, playwright and Poet Laureate. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R

Ayscough, (died 1779), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Ayscough, (died 1779), 1830. George Edward Ayscough (died 1779) English dramatist and traveller who in 1776 produced a Drury Lane Theatre play

Aristophanes, (c460-380 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Aristophanes, (c460-380 BC), 1830. Aristophanes (c460-380 BC) comic playwright of ancient Athens. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co. J

P. Aretin, (1492-1556), 1830. Creator: Unknown
P. Aretin, (1492-1556), 1830. Pietro Aretino (1492-1556) Italian author, playwright, poet, satirist and blackmailer, From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R

Alfieri, (1749-1803), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Alfieri, (1749-1803), 1830. Vittorio Alfieri (1749-1803) Italian dramatist and poet, considered the " founder of Italian tragedy. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard

M. P. Andrews, (1742-1814), 1830. Creator: Unknown
M. P. Andrews, (1742-1814), 1830. Miles Peter Andrews (1742-1814) English playwright, gunpowder manufacturer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1796 to 1814

Thomas Southerne, c1710, (c1880). Creator: James Worsdale
Thomas Southerne, c1710, (c1880). Thomas Southerne (1660-1746) Irish dramatist. [Blackie & Son, London, Glasgow & Edinburgh]

Sir Richard Steele, c1710, (c1880). Creator: Sir Godfrey Kneller
Sir Richard Steele, c1710, (c1880). Sir Richard Steele (1672-1729) Irish writer, playwright, and politician, remembered as co-founder, with Joseph Addison, of the magazine Tatler

Sir Richard Steele, c1700, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Sir Richard Steele, c1700, (c1876). Sir Richard Steele (1672- 1729) Irish writer, playwright, and politician who had a public house, in Haverstock Hill, north London named agter him

George Bernard Shaw, 1926, (1935). Creator: Unknown
George Bernard Shaw, 1926, (1935). Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925

Schiller reads his first play, Die Rauber (The Robbers), (1936)
Schiller reads his first play, " Die Rauber" (The Robbers), (1936). Schiller Liest Sein Erstlingsdrama " Die Rauber" Vor

Goethe in Italy, 1786-1788, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Goethe in Italy, 1786-1788, (1936). Goethe in Italien. German author and playwright Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) spent time in Italy and wrote " Italian Journey"

J. Baillie, c1810-1830, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
J. Baillie, c1810-1830, (c1876). Joanna Baillie (1762-1851) Romantic playwright and poet with an interest in moral philosophy, died in Hampstead aged 88

Hans Sachs, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Hans Sachs, (1936). German Meistersinger (mastersinger), poet, playwright and shoemaker Hans Sachs (1494-1576) became an ardent supporter of Martin Luther and the Reformation

Moliere, 1868. Creator: Monnin
Moliere, 1868. Portrait of French playwright, theatre writer, director and actor Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, better known as Moliere (1622-1673), one of the masters of comic satire

Sophocles Leading the Chorus of Youths, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Sophocles Leading the Chorus of Youths, 1890. Sophocles (c497-405 BC), celebrated playwright in the city-state of Athens. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

August Strindberg, 1892. Artist: Edvard Munch
August Strindberg, 1892. Found in the collection of the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden

Mr. G. B. Shaw, 1927. Creator: Unknown
Mr. G. B. Shaw, 1927. George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), Irish author, photographer, dramatist, literary critic, socialist and Nobel Prize winner

Hennique, c1893. Creator: Eugene Pirou
Hennique, c1893. Portrait of French author and playwright Leon Hennique (1850-1935). From the collection of Felix Potin

William Shakespeare, 1927. Creator: Unknown
William Shakespeare, 1927. William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Elizabethan author, playwright and poet. From " A Series of 25 Famous Men - Carreras High-Class Cigarettes" [London, 1927]

Sr. Richard Steel, 1789. Creator: Unknown
Sr. Richard Steel, 1789. Richard Steele (1672-1729) Irish writer, playwright, and politician, remembered as co-founder of the magazine Tatler

Ben Johnson, 1785. Creator: Unknown
Ben Johnson, 1785. Ben. Johnson (1572-1637), English actor, playwright, dramatist, lyric poet, and literary critic of the Jacobean era

Thomas Otway, 1785. Creator: Unknown
Thomas Otway, 1785. Thomas Otway (1652-1685), English dramatist of the Restoration period. From " The History of England" by Paul de Rapin-Thoyras. [Harrison, London, England]

Portrait of the Poet Nestor Vasilyevich Kukolnik, 1836, (1965). Creator: Karl Briullov
Portrait of the Poet Nestor Vasilyevich Kukolnik, 1836, (1965). Russian playwright and author Nestor Vasilievich Kukolnik (1809-1868), publisher of " Art News"

Portrait of the Poet Leonid Nikolayevich Andreyev, 1905, (1965). Creator: Il ya Repin
Portrait of the Poet Leonid Nikolayevich Andreyev, 1905, (1965). Russian playwright, novelist and short-story writer Andreyev (1871-1919)

Edward Lytton Bulwer, 1837. Creator: Richard James Lane
Edward Lytton Bulwer, 1837. Portrait of Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873), British novelist, poet, playwright, and politician

James Sheridan Knowles, 1839. Creators: Alfred d Orsay, Richard James Lane
James Sheridan Knowles, 1839. Portrait of Irish dramatist and actor James Sheridan Knowles (1784-1862). From " Portraits by Count D Orsay", an album assembled by Lady Georgiana Codrington

Portrait Bust of Aretino in Collection of Mr PAB Widener, Philadelphia, 1908. Creator: Unknown
Portrait Bust of Aretino in the Collection of Mr P. A. B. Widener, Philadelphia, 1908. Venetian Renaissance bronze bust of Italian playwright Aretino with notes on sale indicating provenance to time

William Shakespeare. Creator: Unknown
William Shakespeare. Portrait of English playwright and poet and playwright William Shakespeare(1564-1616)

Alexandre Dumas, c1850s? Creator: Unknown
Alexandre Dumas, c1850s? Portrait of Alexandre Dumas the Elder, French novelist and playwright (1802-1870), author of popular historical adventure classics including " The Man in the Iron

Henry Fielding, c1754, (1827). Creator: Unknown
Henry Fielding, c1754, (1827). Portrait of English novelist and dramatist Henry Fielding (1707-1754), above a shelf containing a quill pen and inkwell, the masks of Comedy and Tragedy

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