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Playwright Collection (page 6)

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Pamela Hansford Johnson

Pamela Hansford Johnson
Portrait of Pamela Hansford Johnson, Baroness Snow (1912 1981) - English novelist, playwright, poet and critic. 1967

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Portrait of Henry Sambrooke Leigh, author and playwright

Portrait of Henry Sambrooke Leigh, author and playwright
Portrait of Henry Sambrooke Leigh (1837-1883), author and playwright. 1883

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Dodie Smith

Dodie Smith
Dorothy Gladys (Dodie) Smith (1896 - 1990), English novelist and playwright, author of the plays Autumn Crocus and Dear Octopus and the books, I Capture the Castle and One Hundred and One Dalmatians

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Voltaire (1694-1778)

Voltaire (1694-1778). French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher. Portrait. Engraving by Etienne Fiquet (1719-1797). Colored

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Titus Maccius Plautus. Colored. Engraving

Titus Maccius Plautus. Colored. Engraving
Titus Maccius Plautus (250-184). Latin playwright. Bacchides. Act I. Bacchides and Pistoclerus. Engraving. 1518. Colored

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Comedies by Titus Maccius Plautus. Engraving. Paris, 1759. C

Comedies by Titus Maccius Plautus. Engraving. Paris, 1759. C
Titus Maccius Plautus (250-184). Latin playwright. Engraving of his Comedies. Paris, 1759. Colored

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Maarten Maartens, Dutch writer

Maarten Maartens, Dutch writer
Maarten Maartens (real name Jozua Marius Willem van der Poorten Schwartz, 1858-1915), Dutch writer who wrote in English (novels, short stories, plays and poems). circa 1890s

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Mor Jokai, Hungarian dramatist and novelist

Mor Jokai, Hungarian dramatist and novelist
Mor Jokai (Moric Jokay de Asva, 1825-1904), Hungarian dramatist and novelist. circa 1900

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Robert Hichens, English writer

Robert Hichens, English writer
Robert Smythe Hichens (1864-1950), English journalist, novelist, music lyricist, short story writer, music critic and dramatist. circa 1900s

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Winston Churchill, American novelist

Winston Churchill, American novelist
Winston Churchill (1871-1947), American best-selling novelist and playwright. circa 1900s

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Goldsmiths Tomb, Temple, London

Goldsmiths Tomb, Temple, London
Oliver Goldsmiths Tomb, Temple, London. Goldsmith (1728-1774) was an Anglo-Irish novelist, playwright and poet. Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Cervantes reads his La Galatea to his wife Dona Catalina

Cervantes reads his La Galatea to his wife Dona Catalina
Miguel de Cervantes, a famous Spanish novelist, poet and playwright, sits reading to his lover, Dona Catalina, his La Galatea, of which she was his inspiration. Date: 1585

Background imagePlaywright Collection: William Shakespeare British writer, portrait with book

William Shakespeare British writer, portrait with book
William Shakespeare (1564-1616). British writer. Portrait with book. Engraving by Baude. 19th century. Colored

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Carlo Goldoni (1707-1793), Italian playwright, reciting. Eng

Carlo Goldoni (1707-1793), Italian playwright, reciting. Eng
Carlo Goldoni (1707-1793), Italian playwright, reciting one of his comedies in the Scotto Garden in Pisa. Engraving. Colored

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Alvaro Cunqueiro (1911-1981). Spanish writer. Statue. Mondon

Alvaro Cunqueiro (1911-1981). Spanish writer. Statue. Mondon
Alvaro Cunqueiro (1911-1981). Spanish writer, Galician novelist, poet, playwright, and journalist. Seated statue (1991) in Cathedral Square. Mondo?edo. Galicia. Spain

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) writing the dedication of h

Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) writing the dedication of h
Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616). Spanish writer. Cervantes writing the dedication of his Persiles. Engraving by Capuz after a painting by Eugenio Oliva. The Spanish and American Illustration, 1883

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Damaso Calvet de Budalla?o?s (1836-1891). Portrait. Color

Damaso Calvet de Budalla?o?s (1836-1891). Portrait. Color
Damaso Calvet de Budalla?o?s (1836-1891). Spanish engineer, poet and playwright. The Catalan Illustration, 1904. Portrait. Colored

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Francisco Camprodon Lafont (1816-1870). Engraving. Colored

Francisco Camprodon Lafont (1816-1870). Engraving. Colored
Francisco Camprodon Lafont (1816-1870). Spanish writer. Engraving by Capuz (1824-1899). The Spanish and American Illustration, 1870. Colored

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805). German

Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805). German poet, philosopher, historian, and playwright. Monument in Gendarmenmarkt, in the city center. Berlin. Germany

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Diego de Torres Villarroel (1693-1770). Scene of his Sue?o

Diego de Torres Villarroel (1693-1770). Scene of his Sue?o
Diego de Torres Villarroel (1693-1770). Spanish writer, poet, dramatist, doctor, mathematician, priest and professor of the University of Salamanca

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Diego de Torres Villarroel (1693-1770). Spanish writer

Diego de Torres Villarroel (1693-1770). Spanish writer
Diego de Torres Villarroel (1693-1770). Writer, poet, playwright, physician, mathematician, priest and professor at the University of Salamanca. Colored engraving

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Comedies, 1518 by Titus Maccius Plautus. Title cover

Comedies, 1518 by Titus Maccius Plautus. Title cover
Titus Maccius Plautus (250-184). Latin playwright. Title cover of his Comedies, 1518. Library University of Barcelona. Spain

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Terence (195-159 BC). Engraving

Terence (195-159 BC). Engraving
Terence (195-159 BC). Playwright during the Roman Republic. Portrait. Engraving in an edition of his works of 1518. Library University of Barcelona. Spain

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910). Russian writer

Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910). Russian writer. Totlstoy in his work room. Mancastropa engraving in The Artistic Illustration (1892). Colored engraving

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Gaspar Nunez de Arce (1834A?i?1903) was a Spanish poet, dra

Gaspar Nunez de Arce (1834A?i?1903) was a Spanish poet, dramatist and statesman. Color engraving

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Jean Baptiste Poquelin, called Moliere (1622-1673). French p

Jean Baptiste Poquelin, called Moliere (1622-1673). French playwright and actor. First performance of Tartuffe, 1667. Colored engraving

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Terence

Terence (195-159 BC). Playwright during the Roman Republic. Engraving. 1736

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Titus Maccius Plautus

Titus Maccius Plautus (250-184). Latin playwright. Bacchides. Act I. Bacchides and Pistoclerus. Engraving. 1518

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Vi?ctor Hugo (1802-1885). French writer

Vi?ctor Hugo (1802-1885). French writer, exponent of the Romantic movement in France. Colored engraving

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Daudet, Alphonse (1840-1897). French writer. Colored engravi

Daudet, Alphonse (1840-1897). French writer. Colored engraving

Background imagePlaywright Collection: SCHILLER, Johann Christoph Friedrich von (1759-1805). German

SCHILLER, Johann Christoph Friedrich von (1759-1805). German
SCHILLER, Johann Christoph Friedrich von (Marbach 1759-Weimar, 1805). German poet, philosopher, historian, and playwright. Colored engraving

Background imagePlaywright Collection: DUMAS, Alexandre (1824- 1895). French novelist and playwrigh

DUMAS, Alexandre (1824- 1895). French novelist and playwrigh
DUMAS, Alexandre (Paris, 1824-Marly-le-Roi, 1895). French novelist and playwright. Illegitimate son of Alexandre Dumas. Colored engraving

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Caricature of William J Florence, actor and writer

Caricature of William J Florence, actor and writer
Caricature of William J Florence (William Jermyn Conlin, 1831-1891), American actor, songwriter and playwright. 1880

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Caricature of F C Burnand, newly appointed Punch editor

Caricature of F C Burnand, newly appointed Punch editor
Caricature of Francis Cowley Burnand (1836-1917), newly appointed Punch editor. He was also a comic writer and playwright. Seen here as Mr Punch himself, enjoying a nice bowl of punch. 1880

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Caricature, Clement Scott, English theatre critic

Caricature, Clement Scott, English theatre critic
Caricature, Clement William Scott (1841-1904), influential English theatre critic who worked for the Daily Telegraph and other papers

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Caricature of Wilkie Collins and Edgar Bruce

Caricature of Wilkie Collins and Edgar Bruce
Caricature of William Wilkie Collins (left, 1824-1889), English novelist, playwright and short story writer, and Edgar Bruce (right, 1845?-1901), actor-manager

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Caricature of The Two Obadiahs

Caricature of The Two Obadiahs, J Willing Senior and J Willing Junior. " What! Disgrace your family name, Jim, by writing plays! What next

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Caricature of Arthur Williams, actor, playwright and singer

Caricature of Arthur Williams, actor, playwright and singer
Caricature of Arthur Williams (1844-1915), English actor, playwright and singer. 1882

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Caricature of John Douglass, Standard Theatre, London

Caricature of John Douglass, Standard Theatre, London
Caricature of John Thomas Douglass (1842-1917), manager of the Standard Theatre, Shoreditch, London, and also a playwright. 1882

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Caricature of Howard Paul, American writer and performer

Caricature of Howard Paul, American writer and performer
Caricature of George Henry Howard Paul (1830-1905), American writer, playwright, comic actor and theatre manager, active in the UK

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Caricature of George Conquest, theatre manager

Caricature of George Conquest, theatre manager
Caricature of George Augustus Oliver Conquest (1837-1901), playwright, theatre manager, acrobat and pantomimist -- And has it come to this

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Caricature of Dion Boucicault and three other actors

Caricature of Dion Boucicault and three other actors
Caricature of Dion Boucicault (?1820-1890), Irish actor and playwright -- Address to the Players. Indicating a poster behind him

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Caricature of Dion Boucicault, Irish actor and playwright

Caricature of Dion Boucicault, Irish actor and playwright
Caricature of Dion Boucicault (?1820-1890), Irish actor and playwright who became a very successful actor-manager. 1880

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Caricature of Paul John Merrit, playwright

Caricature of Paul John Merrit, playwright -- Great Paul! 1882

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Caricature of Henry Hamilton, English playwright and actor

Caricature of Henry Hamilton, English playwright and actor
Caricature of Henry Hamilton (c1853-1918), English playwright and actor, whose adaptation of Ouidas novel, Moths (published 1880), was in production at the Olympic Theatre, London

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Caricature of A W Pinero, actor and playwright

Caricature of A W Pinero, actor and playwright
Caricature of Sir Arthur Wing Pinero (1855-1934), English actor, playwright and stage director. Seen here outside the Globe Theatre, London, where an adaptation of Thomas Hardys novel

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Caricature, Prince of Wales and Dion Boucicault

Caricature, Prince of Wales and Dion Boucicault
Caricature, Edward, Prince of Wales and the Irish actor and playwright Dion Boucicault. " Honor is said to be very weak

Background imagePlaywright Collection: Caricature of Henry Pettitt, British actor and dramatist

Caricature of Henry Pettitt, British actor and dramatist
Caricature of Henry Alfred Pettitt (1848-1893), British actor and dramatist -- Taken from Life, a reference to one of his play titles. 1881



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