Max Cowper - Hamlet ; Ophelia, act III, scene 1, Hamlet; ‘Get thee to a nunnery, why would’st thou be a breeder of sinners’

Max Cowper was a British illustrator who worked for magazines such as Black & White and The Strand Magazine.

In 1898, he did 7 illustrations for Arthur Conan Doyle's short story The Story of the Lost Special.

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Portrait of Shakespeare

Portrait of Shakespeare

George Perfect Harding (English, 1781 – 1853)
Costumes for Merchant of Venice, Merry wives of Windsor, and Twelfth night Pl.09

Costumes for Merchant of Venice, Merry wives of Windsor, and Twelfth night Pl.09 (19th Century)

E.J.S. (English, 19th Century)
Macbeth, banquet scene, Lyceum Theatre, February 2, 1889, Sir Henry Irving as Macbeth, Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth

Macbeth, banquet scene, Lyceum Theatre, February 2, 1889, Sir Henry Irving as Macbeth, Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth (1889)

John Jellicoe (English, 1842 – 1914)
Henry Irving between England and America

Henry Irving between England and America (1883)

Frederick Barnard (English, 1846 – 1896)
King Henry 8th, King, Cranmer &c., act V, sc. IV

King Henry 8th, King, Cranmer &c., act V, sc. IV (19th century)

William Francis Starling (English, active 1833 - 1845)
Measure for measure. Hear me, Isabel, said the agonized Claudio

Measure for measure. Hear me, Isabel, said the agonized Claudio (1917-1918)

Louis Rhead (American, 1857-1926)
Haunts of Shakespeare Pl.17

Haunts of Shakespeare Pl.17 (19th century)

Paul Braddon (English, 1864–1937)
Illustrations to Shakespeare Pl.056

Illustrations to Shakespeare Pl.056 (19th century)

John Massey Wright (English, 1777–1866)
Dogberry and the watch … Much ado about nothing, act IV., scene II

Dogberry and the watch … Much ado about nothing, act IV., scene II

Joseph Swain (English, 1820-1909)
Edmund Kean as Iago

Edmund Kean as Iago

Victor Moblard (American, 19th Century)
Falstaff at the Boar’s Head Tavern

Falstaff at the Boar’s Head Tavern (1840)

Anonymous
Sir John Falstaff and Mistress Quickly

Sir John Falstaff and Mistress Quickly (1870)

Alfred Dever (English, 1836–1899)
As you like it, act V, sc. 4

As you like it, act V, sc. 4

Thomas Stothard (English, 1755-1834)
King Richard 3rd, the two princes, Dighton and Forrest, act IV, scene III

King Richard 3rd, the two princes, Dighton and Forrest, act IV, scene III (19th century)

William Francis Starling (English, active 1833 - 1845)
The Winter’s Tale; Ladies3

The Winter’s Tale; Ladies3 (1904)

Tom Heslewood (English, 1868–1939)
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