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Faust Collection

Background imageFaust Collection: Dr Faustus Frontispiece

Dr Faustus Frontispiece
Doctor Faustus

Background imageFaust Collection: Faust Makes his Contract

Faust Makes his Contract
Faust making his contract with Mephistopheles

Background imageFaust Collection: Faust and Mephistopheles

Faust and Mephistopheles
The ageing Faust uses his knowledge of magic to summon up Mephistopheles, who agrees to restore his lost youth in exchange for his soul : its a bargain

Background imageFaust Collection: Faust & Doubts / Goethe

Faust & Doubts / Goethe
Faust is tormented with doubts

Background imageFaust Collection: Couple at Opera C1875

Couple at Opera C1875
Anticipation: an engaged couple in their box at the opera - she is still wondering whether he loves her

Background imageFaust Collection: Faust in Witches Kitchen

Faust in Witches Kitchen
Methinks, a million fools in choir are raving and will never tire

Background imageFaust Collection: Poster, Moody Manners Opera Company

Poster, Moody Manners Opera Company
Theatre poster, Moody Manners Opera Company, from Covent Garden, London, touring to principal cities with productions including Carmen, Lohengrin and Faust

Background imageFaust Collection: Production of Gounods Faust by Carl Rosa Opera Company

Production of Gounods Faust by Carl Rosa Opera Company
Characters from Charles Gounods opera Faust in a touring production by the Carl Rosa Opera Company. Seen here are Charles Manners as Bertram, the Irish tenor Barton McGuckin as Faust

Background imageFaust Collection: Music cover, Pas de Quatre, Faust Up To Date

Music cover, Pas de Quatre, Faust Up To Date
Music cover, Pas de Quatre, invented and arranged by John d Auban from Faust Up To Date, a burlesque parody of Gounods opera Faust, performed at The Gaiety Theatre, London, composed by Meyer Lutz

Background imageFaust Collection: Nellie Melba / Faust Role

Nellie Melba / Faust Role
NELLIE MELBA (originally, Helen Porter Mitchell) Australian soprano in the role of Marguerite in Faust

Background imageFaust Collection: The Death of Faust

The Death of Faust
When it is time for Faust to die, Mephistopheles hurls him down to Hell from the highest mountain in Saxony, to make his fall as fearful as possible

Background imageFaust Collection: Berlioz Faust Liebig 5

Berlioz Faust Liebig 5
The damnation of Faust : he falls into Hell, while Mephistopheles and his demons celebrate another victory

Background imageFaust Collection: Faust - Liebig - 4

Faust - Liebig - 4
FAUST Faust fights Marguerites brother Valentin, and Mephistopheles directs a fatal stroke

Background imageFaust Collection: Morrisons original production of Faust

Morrisons original production of Faust. Date c1896

Background imageFaust Collection: Scene from Faust

Scene from Faust
Mephistopheles gives Faust a vision of Marguerite : the scholar is suitably impressed

Background imageFaust Collection: Berlioz Faust Liebig 4

Berlioz Faust Liebig 4
Mephistopheles and Faust ride towards the abyss - demons line the route

Background imageFaust Collection: Faust - Liebig - 1

Faust - Liebig - 1
FAUST Mephistopheles, summoned by Faust, shows him a vision of Marguerite, whereupon he signs a pact exchanging his soul for youth and pleasure

Background imageFaust Collection: Faust Sees Marguerite

Faust Sees Marguerite
Mephistopheles presents Faust with a vision of Marguerite

Background imageFaust Collection: Faust at his Studies

Faust at his Studies
Faust at his studies muses on the power of magic

Background imageFaust Collection: Faust & Black Dog

Faust & Black Dog
Faust and Wagner see the Black Dog - a sinister symbol (scene from Goethes drama)

Background imageFaust Collection: Faust / Marguerite / Clarke

Faust / Marguerite / Clarke
Dearest and best, with my whole heart I love thee

Background imageFaust Collection: English gentleman held captive by two Papal guards

English gentleman held captive by two Papal guards in uniform in a room in Avignon. A prisoner at Avignon. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Journal

Background imageFaust Collection: Title Characters

Title Characters
A series of illustrations showing title characters from various operas, films and plays, including Daphnis Et Chloe, Hernani, Judith and Holofernes, Samson and Delilah, Abelard and Heloise, Manon

Background imageFaust Collection: Faust Act V, Les Agnes

Faust Act V, Les Agnes
A sketch depiction of a scene from Act 5 of Faust, an opera by Charles Gounod to a French liberetto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carre. Date: circa 1901

Background imageFaust Collection: Music cover, Mephistopheles Polka, by Richard Eilenberg

Music cover, Mephistopheles Polka, by Richard Eilenberg
Music cover, Mephistopheles Polka for piano, by Richard Eilenberg Date: 1895

Background imageFaust Collection: Documents written in blood

Documents written in blood are considered exceptionally bind- -ing, as Faust will discover when Mephistopheles requires him to fulfil his side of their contract Date: 1506

Background imageFaust Collection: French soprano Caroline Carvalho in Faust

French soprano Caroline Carvalho in Faust
Marie Caroline Miolan-Carvalho, French soprano, in the role of Marguerite in Charles Gounods Faust at the Theatre de l Opera, 1870s. Handcoloured lithograph by A

Background imageFaust Collection: Woman in costume as a gypsy girl dancing with castanets

Woman in costume as a gypsy girl dancing with castanets
Woman in costume as a gypsy girl (zingara) dancing with castanets. Costume designed by M. Robin. Handcoloured lithograph published by Martinet, Paris, 1880s

Background imageFaust Collection: Cartoon, Henry Irving as Mephistopheles

Cartoon, Henry Irving as Mephistopheles with J L Toole - So you are about to burlesque me, Johnny? Probably a reference to a Faust burlesque, Faust and Loose, written by F C Burnand. 1885

Background imageFaust Collection: Cartoon, The Coming Rosalind

Cartoon, The Coming Rosalind, Violet Vanbrugh and F C Burnand - Shall I be safe in these, Mr Burnand? Burnand is holding a copy of the Fortnightly Review

Background imageFaust Collection: Theatre poster, Faust

Theatre poster, Faust
Theatre poster for a production of Faust, showing Mephistopheles

Background imageFaust Collection: Faust Up To Date Waltz composed and arranged by Meyer Lutz

Faust Up To Date Waltz composed and arranged by Meyer Lutz
Promotional music sheet for Faust Up To Date Waltz composed and arranged by Meyer Lutz from his own tunes in the burlesque Faust Up To Date, by George. R

Background imageFaust Collection: Faust Up To Date lancers composed and arranged by Meyer Lutz

Faust Up To Date lancers composed and arranged by Meyer Lutz
Promotional music sheet for Faust Up To Date Lancers, composed and arranged by Meyer Lutz from his own tunes in the burlesque Faust Up To Date

Background imageFaust Collection: Faust in Five Minutes, by Henry Walker

Faust in Five Minutes, by Henry Walker
Promotional music sheet for Faust in Five Minutes, a Musical Medley Historiette written by Henry Walker and sung by Howard Paul

Background imageFaust Collection: Actor Henry Ainley in the role of Faust

Actor Henry Ainley in the role of Faust
British Actor Henry Ainley (1879-1945) in the role of Faust. Date: circa 1910

Background imageFaust Collection: Faust - Liebig

Faust - Liebig
FAUST While Mephistopheles woos Marguerites neighbour Marthe, Faust successfully courts Marguerite. Date: first performed 1859

Background imageFaust Collection: FAUSTUS & MEPHISTOPHELES FAUSTUS & MEPHISTOPHELES

FAUSTUS & MEPHISTOPHELES FAUSTUS & MEPHISTOPHELES
Doctor Faustus with Mephistopheles dressed as a monk. Date: 1600

Background imageFaust Collection: FAUST AND BLACK DOG

FAUST AND BLACK DOG
Faust and Wagner see the Black Dog - a sinister symbol (scene from Goethes drama)

Background imageFaust Collection: Faust by Charles Gounod

Faust by Charles Gounod
Faust starring Carvalho and Faure at Monte Carlo Date: 1880

Background imageFaust Collection: Faust by W. G. Wills - Henry Irving as Mephistopheles

Faust by W. G. Wills - Henry Irving as Mephistopheles
Faust by W. G. Wills (a free adaptation of Goethes version). First produced at the Lyceum Theatre, London on 19th December 1885

Background imageFaust Collection: Two women in crinoline dresses

Two women in crinoline dresses. circa 1850s

Background imageFaust Collection: Faust Courts Marguerite

Faust Courts Marguerite
FAUST Faust courts Marguerite in her garden

Background imageFaust Collection: Faust by Stephen Phillips and J. Comyns Carr

Faust by Stephen Phillips and J. Comyns Carr. First produced at His Majestys Theatre, London on 5th September 1908. Mr Tree as Mephistopheles. Mr Henry Ainley as Faust

Background imageFaust Collection: God and Mephistopheles

God and Mephistopheles
Mephistopheles and God (Prologue in heaven)

Background imageFaust Collection: Faust by Charles Gounod

Faust by Charles Gounod
FAUST at Her Majestys Theatre, London

Background imageFaust Collection: Henry Irving as Mephistopheles in Faust

Henry Irving as Mephistopheles in Faust by W G Wills, adapted from Goethes play. circa 1885

Background imageFaust Collection: Spain. Barcelona. Fountain of Catalan Genius. Inagurated in

Spain. Barcelona. Fountain of Catalan Genius. Inagurated in
Spain. Catalonia. Barcelona. Fountain of Catalan Genius. Inagurated in 1856. Dedicated to general Jose Bernaldo de Quiros, marquess of campo Sagrado and former governor of Catalonia

Background imageFaust Collection: Francis Lord Ellesmere

Francis Lord Ellesmere
FRANCIS EGERTON, first earl of ELLESMERE translator of Goethes Faust with his autograph Date: 1800 - 1857



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