William Shakespeare signature 1564 1616 English poet and dramatist From the bookThe Kingsway Shakespeare Published London 1927

William Shakespeare 1564 1616 English poet and dramatist The bust at Stratford on Avon seen in profile From the book The Complete Works of Shakespeareby W J Craig Published in London 1928

William Charles James Terriss, (1847-1897), here as the king in the play Henry VIII by William Shakespeare, Photogravure c.1895

William Shakespeare (Title Page from Comedies, Histories & Tragedies) Martin Droeshout II (b.1601British) The Huntington Library, Art Collections

Henry V (1387-1422), king of England from 1413, courting Katherine, daughter of the French king. King Henry V Act V, Scene II. Illustration by Robert Dudley (active 1858-1893) published 1856-1858 for the historical drama King Henry V by William Shakespeare, written 1599. Henry married Catherine of V

Ellen Alice Terry, (1847-1928), English actress, here as Ophelia in the tragedy Hamlet by William Shakespeare. Photogravure c.1895

The Disenchantment Of Bottom From 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' Act IV Scene I, By Shakespeare 19th Century Daniel Maclise (1806-1870 British) Oil On Canvas Private Collection

Sketch Of A Costume For "Romeo And Juliet" 1922 Alexandra Exter (1882-1949/Russian) Gouache on cardboard Tomsk Regional Arts Museum

Shakespeare King Lear first performed c1605 Lear, betrayed by daughters Goneril and Regan and confused by rage, powerlessness and ill-treatment, comforted by youngest daughter, Cordelia. Act IV, Sc.VII . Chromolithograph c1858

Osmond Tearle, (1852-1901), English actor-manager as the name part in Coriolanus by William Shakespeare. Photogravure published c.1895

Herbert Beerbohm Tree, (1853-1917), English actor-manager. Founder of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). Here in about 1892 as the prince in the tragedy Hamlet by William Shakespeare. Photogravure

Helena Modjeska, (1840-1909), Polish actress, here as Portia in the comedy The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare. Photogravure published c.1895

King Lear And The Fool In The Storm Act III Scene 2 - From 'King Lear' by William Shakespeare 1836 Louis Candide Boulanger (1807-1867 French) Oil On Canvas Musee de la Ville de Paris, France

Portrait of a Man (Thought to be Shakespeare) 1588 Nicholas Hilliard (ca.1547-1619 British) Miniature Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England

Capulets Over The Dead Bodies Of Romeo And Juliet Lord Frederic Leighton (1830-1896 British) Christie's Images, London, England

Falstaff Examining His Recruits From Henry Iv By Shakespeare 1730 Hogarth, William(1697-1764 British) Oil On Canvas Private Collection

William Shakespeare, Portrait of the Poet on the Cover of the First Complete Edition of the Plays Martin Droeshout II (b.1601 British)

'Here I And Sorrow Sit', Act II Scene Of 'King John' By Wllliam Shakespeare (1564-1616) 1783 Henry Henry(1741-1825 Swiss) Oil On Canvas Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA, USA

Edward C Compton, (1854-1918), English actor-manager. Compton as Dromio of Syracuse in The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare. Photogravure c.1895

The River Avon, view from Holy Trinity churchyard, where William Shakespeare is buried, Stratford_upon_Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

William Shakespeare (Title Page of First Folio Edition of His Plays) 1623 Martin Droeshout II (1601-1650 British) Copper engraving

Ellen Alice Terry, (1847-1928), English actress, here as Beatrice in the comedy Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare. Photogravure c.1895

Ellen Alice Terry, (1847-1928), English actress, here as Viola, a breeches role, in Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare. Photogravure c.1895