Thursday, October 7, 2010

Shakespearean Beauties - Vintage Images

Beautiful images of Shakespearean Heroins from antique steel engravings.
These amazing engravings are from a Victorian era book c 1860 titled:

"The Heroines of Shakespeare: Comprising the Principal Female Characters in Plays of the Great Poet" by The London Printing and Publishing Co., London - Illustrated by J. W. Wright & Others

 Enjoy!

Play: All’s Well that Ends Well - HELEN

 Play: Antony and Cleopatra - CLEOPATRA

Play: As You Like It -  ROSALIND
 
Play: As You Like It -  AUDREY
 
 Play: As You Like It -  CELIA

Play: Coriolanus -  VIRGILIA
 
Play:  Cymbeline - IMOGEN
 
 Play: Hamlet - OPHELIA

 Play: Henry IV - ELIZABETH MORTIMER, LADY PERCY

Play: Henry V - Queen consort CATHERINE OF VALOIS

Play: Henry VI - LADY GREY

Play: Henry VI - Queen consort MARGARET ANJOU

Play: Henry VI  - Queen consort MARGARET ANJOU another view

Play: Henry VI  - QUEEN MARGARET ANJOU - a third view

Play: Henry VIII- 1st wife QUEEN KATHERINE
 
Play: Julius Caesar - Wife of Brutus, PORCIA CATONIS
 
Play: King John - CONSTANCE

Play: King Lear -  QUEEN CORDELIA

Play: Macbeth - LADY MACBETH
 
Play: Measure for Measure - MARIANA

Play: Measure for Measure - ISABELLA

Play: Merchant Of Venice -  JESSICA
 
Play: Merchant of Venice - PORTIA
 
 Play: Merry Wives Of Windsor - ANNE PAGE

Play: Merry Wives of Windsor - MRS FORD
 
 Play: Much Ado About Nothing -  BEATRICE

Play: Much Ado About Nothing - HERO
 
Play: Much Ado About Nothing - MARGARET
 
Play: Othello - DESDEMONA

Play: Richard III - Queen consort ANNE NEVILLE

Play: ROMEO & JULIET - JULIET

Play: Taming of Shrew -  BIANCA
 
Play: Taming Of Shrew - KATHERINE

Play: Tempest - MIRANDA

Play: Titus Andronicus - LAVINIA

Play: Troilus and Cressida -CRESSIDA

Play: Twelfth Night - MARIA

Play: Twelfth Night - VIOLA

Play: Twelfth Night - OLIVIA

Play: Two Gentlemen Of Verona - JULIA

Play: Two Gentlemen Verona - SILVIA

Play: Winters Tale - MOPSA
 
Play: Winter’s Tale  - PERDITA


Grins and Giggles,
 Evelyn



8 comments:

  1. I think I just fall in love with a sketch of Ophelia ♥

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  2. Yes, she is quite dreamy looking in this rendition.

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  3. BEAUTIFUL! Thank you for sharing these wonderful drawings. I had seen the third view of Margaret of Anjou but had no idea where it came from. It is also nice to see a drawing of Queen consort Anne Neville.

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  4. I'm so glad you are enjoying the images. I could not help but share these since I thought they were too good to keep to myself.

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  5. Wow! Where did you find these? It's interesting to see Victorian perspectives of ideal women.

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  6. I love Victorian images of historical characters. These all came from a book done
    c 1860 titled:

    "The Heroines of Shakespeare: Comprising the Principal Female Characters in Plays of the Great Poet"

    by The London Printing and Publishing Co., London - Illustrated by J. W. Wright & Others

    Enjoy!
    Evelyn

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  7. OMG these images are STUNNING! Found you by way of Pinterest. i am yuor newest follower! delighted....

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  8. Welcome! - I'm glad you like them, they are some of my favorite "found" images. I love finding and posting old images and hope to be posting some more soon.

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