Theatrical Scenes from Classic Literature

Paintings depicting scenes from classic literature and theatre, featuring elaborate costumes, humorous interactions, and romantic themes in beautifully detailed interiors.

The Four Times of Day: Midday by Lancret, Nicolas (1690-1743)/ National Gallery, London/ c. 1740/ France/ Oil on canvas/ Rococo/ 28,6x36,9/ Genre,Mythology, Allegory and Literature

Jan Matejko (1838-1893), portrait of the artist's children; Stella (Bochnia; Publisher; 1908-1932), Zorza (Kraków; Photographic Plant), Anczyc, Władysław Ludwik and company (Kraków; Drukarnia; 1875-1948); around 1910 (1905-00-00-1915-00-00);

A coal drawing by Hans Makart from 1880-1884 depicting a painter with a model, inspired by Holbein, with a gold background in a box format.

Domestic Scene German Painter German. Domestic Scene 437636

Proculeius prevents Cleopatra from stabbing herself, prevents suicide, Pharaoh Cleopatra VII born 69 BC, died 12 August 30 BC, ruled Egypt as the last queen of the Macedonian-Greek dynasty of the Ptolemies from 51 BC to 30 BC, Gaius Proculeius was a wealthy Roman knight and influential friend of the Emperor Augustus, Painting by Joannes Echarius Carolus Alberti, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from the

The Kiss Returned. Dated: in or before 1795. Dimensions: overall: 19.7 x 14 cm (7 3/4 x 5 1/2 in.). Medium: pen and black ink, watercolor, and gouache. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jacques Louis François Touzé.

The hilarious pair - Pietro Longhi, circa 1740

The Wiley Family. oil on canvas. Date: 1771. Museum: Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Haymaker and Sleeping Girl; late 1780s OIl on canvas Thomas Gainsborough English; 1727-1788

George Rogers and His Wife, Margaret, and His Sister, Margaret Rogers, Francis Hayman, 1707/8-1776, British, between 1748 and 1750, Oil on canvas, Support (PTG): 41 x 39 inches (104.1 x 99.1 cm), bird, blue, conversation piece, couple, dog (animal), family, hunting, pheasant, pink (color), portrait, sister, stone, tree, wife

A physician taking a lady's pulse in her boudoir. Gouache by Dumont.

Charles Philips, 1708-1747, British, The Watson-Wentworth and Finch Families, ca. 1732. Oil on canvas.

Francisco de Goya y Lucientes / 'Blind Man's Buff', 1787, Spanish School, Oil on canvas, 269 cm x 350 cm, P00804. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN.

Thomas Rowlandson, 1756-1827, British, Bucks of the First Head, ca. 1785. Watercolor, with pen and black, and gray-brown ink, over graphite on medium, moderately textured, blued white, laid paper.

Watercolor and ink drawing by Franz Wacik showing a prominent scene with Prince Eugen in 1915, executed over pencil, illustrating figures, setting, and military posture.

Portrait of Silvester van Tongeren. Portrait of Silvester van Tongeren. Pendant of SK-A-4959.

Painting titled 'Salome' by Bernardo Strozzi (1581-1644) a prominent and prolific Italian Baroque painter. Dated 17th Century

Hauke, Zofia (-1831), Lafontaine, Leopold (1756-1812), Lafontaine, Teresa (1768-1827), Słupiecka, Wiktoria (1800-1849), Family portraits, characters in the interior, purchase (provenance)

Pedro González Bolívar / 'Dorotea introducing herself to Don Quixote'. 1881. Oil on canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Sir Robert Vyner, 1st Baronet (1631-1688). Goldsmith and banker. Lord Mayor of London in 1674. "The Family of Sir Robert Vyner". The painting show Sir Robert and his wife Mary (d. 1674), Bridget Hyde (1662-1734) (Duchess of Leeds), daughter of first marriage of Lady Vyner, and their only son Charles Vyner (1666-1688). Portrait by John Michael Wright (1617-1694). Oil on canvas (144,8 x 195,6 cm), ca. 1673. National Portrait Gallery. London, England, United Kingdom. Author: John Michael Wright (1617-1694). English painter.

Painting of The Strode Family by William Hogarth dated 1738

Gerard van Honthorst Shows Amalia van Solms the Drawings by his Pupil Louise of Bohemia, Hendrik Jacobus Scholten, 1854

Portrait of the Actor, William Powell (1735-1769), as 'Posthumous' in Cymbeline Act V, Scene I. Attributed to Francis Wheatley (1747-1801). Oil on canvas. 91.4 x 71.2cm

Departure of the Citizens, 1792, France, after Jean-Jacques-Francois Le Barbier, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Europe

Three Princes, Children of Charles III - 18th century - oil on canvas - 85x110 - NºINV 721. Author: TRAVERSE FRANCISCO DE LA. Location: ACADEMIA DE SAN FERNANDO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN. CARLOS III HIJA. CARLOS III HIJO.

Act IV Scene i from Love's Labour Lost, c19th century. Artist: Unknown.

LA LECTURA DEL NOTICIARIO - SIGLO XIX - COSTUMBRISMO TARDIO. Author: JOSE JIMENEZ ARANDA (1837-1903). Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION.

Thomas Stothard, 1755-1834, British, The Supper by the Fountain, ca. 1820. Oil on panel.

Evening Toilet. Dating: 1780 - 1820. Measurements: h 23.5 cm × w 17.5 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Jean Frédéric Schall.

Thérèse Eléonore Lingée, L'Imitation de l'antique, 1763-1863, etching on paper.

The Florists or Spring', 1786. Artist: Francisco Goya. Francisco Goya (1746-1828) was a Spanish artist whose paintings, drawings, and engravings reflected contemporary historical upheavals and influenced important 19th and 20th century painters.

Philip IV, His Court and the Meninas. 1858. Oil on canvas (209 x 288). La Habana, National Museum. Cuba. Author: EUGENIO LUCAS VELAZQUEZ. Location: MUSEO NACIONAL DE BELLAS ARTES. LA HABANA. CUBA. PHILIP IV OF SPAIN. MARIANA DE AUSTRIA. FELIPE IV 2º ESPOSA.

Salon of Queen Hortense , Cottrau

Vow of Queen Jadwiga. nieznany malarz polski, painter, Simmler, Józef (1823-1868), painter

Scenic scene from Pefroen with the sheep head.

The Madonna of the Cuccina Family by Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588) / Dresden State Art Collections / ca 1571-1572 / Italy, Venetian School / Oil on canvas / Bible / 167x416

The Game Of Blindfolding 1787 Francisco Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828 Spanish) Oil On Canvas Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain

Lanceray (Lansere), Evgeny Evgenyevich (1875-1946) State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow 1905 43,5x62 Oil on canvas Russian End of 19th - Early 20th cen. Russia History

Thomas Watson, 1743-1781, British, Mrs. Frances Ann Crewe as 'St. Genevieve', 1773. Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream, laid paper.

Johann Frederick, Margrave of Brandenbourg-Ansbach and his wife Eleanora Erdmuth Luise, Seated in a Garden. Samuel Blesendorff (Germany, Berlin, 1633-1706)Gaspar Netscher (Germany, Heidelberg, 1639-1684). Germany, late 17th century. Prints; engravings. Engraving

Mr and Mrs William Hallett, The Morning Walk, by Thomas Gainsborough, 1785, National Gallery, London, England, UK, GB, Europe

José Garnelo y Alda / 'The Death of Lucan'. 1887. Oil on canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Fashionable Figures, with a Man in Turkish Costume. British. Date: 1733-1735. Dimensions: 81.6 × 168.3 cm (32 1/8 × 66 1/4 in.). Oil on plaster, mounted on aluminum honeycomb panel. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Annunciation, by Karel van Mander I (1548-1606).

Concert at the Villa, by Toeput Ludovico known as Pozzoserrato, 16th Century, 1596, oil on canvas, cm 172 x 130

A Ladyís Maid Soaping Linen circa 1780 by Henry Robert Morland (about 1716-1797)

The Emperor Family of Austria by Bayer, Joseph (1820-1879)/ Private Collection/ 1856/ Germany/ Lithograph, watercolour/ Biedermeier/ 39,5x30,5/ Portrait

Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi RA, 1728-1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764-99), Evening, undated. Stipple engraving and etching, hand colored on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper.

Giuseppe Molteni. 1800-1867. Family portrait. Giacomina Faà di Bruno with his son Ludovico. Lorenzo and Costanza Trotti Bentivoglio. 1842-1843. oil painting on canvas cm 150 x 120.

UK, England, Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum, Heneage Lloyd and Lucy, Thomas Gainsborough, 1748-1750

The Dilemma. Federigo Andreotti (1847-1930). Oil on canvas. 67.4 x 43.8cm.

Self-Portrait with Saskia , Fine Art

The Washington Family Oil on canvas; c. 1790 - 1796 Edward Savage; American; 1761 - 1817

The children of Charles I of England, by Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641).

ALFONSO XIII. REY DE ESPAÑA . MADRID . 1886 / 1941. " JUNTO A SU ESPOSA VICTORIA EUGENIA DE BATTEMBERG EN EL TEATRO REAL ". OLEO DEL MAESTRO PALMERO. ATENCION: AUTOR CONTEMPORANEO SUJETO A COPYRIGHT ©. EL CLIENTE FINAL ES RESPONSABLE DE LA GESTION DE LOS DERECHOS DE AUTOR CON LAS SOCIEDADES EXISTENTES DE GESTION DE DERECHOS O DIRECTAMENTE CON LOS ORGANISMOS TITULARES DE LOS MISMOS.

LEFEVRE, Robert (1755-1830). Marie-July Clary, Queen of Naples (1777-1845). 1807. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. LE-DE-FRANCE. YVELINES. Versailles. National Museum of Versailles.

Portrait of Alexei Antropov by Petro Semyonovich Drozhdin, oil on canvas, 1776, 1745-1805, Russia, St Petersburg, State Russian Museum, 84x70, 5

The Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Gisborne, of Yoxhall Lodge, Leicestershire. Date/Period: 1786. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 1,854 mm (72.99 in); Width: 1,524 mm (60 in). Author: Joseph Wright of Derby.

RETRATOS DE NIÑOS-1841. Author: ANTONIO MARIA ESQUIVEL. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Hermit on the Quest, French satirical copperplate engraving after Le Clerc, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown

De Mestiza y Espa-ol, Castizo (From a Mestizo woman and a Spanish man, a Pure child comes). h. 1775 - 1800. Painting num. 2. Casta paintings. Mexican school. Colonial baroque. Painting. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. America's Museum.

Portrait de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Salzbourg, 1756-Vienne, 1791) jouant à Paris avec son père Jean-Georg-Léopold et sa soeur Maria-Anna. Date/Period: 1763. Drawing. Griffel, sanguine, gouache paint, paper, watercolor paint. Height: 195 mm (7.67 in); Width: 125 mm (4.92 in). Author: LOUIS CARROGIS CARMONTELLE.

Procession of Characters from Shakespeare's Plays, unknown artist, nineteenth century, Formerly attributed to Daniel Maclise, 1806-1870, Irish, ca. 1840, Oil on board, Support (PTG): 12 1/4 x 54 1/4 inches (31.1 x 137.8 cm), A Midsummer Night's Dream, play by William Shakespeare, actors, All's Well that Ends Well, play by William Shakespeare, As You Like It, play by William Shakespeare, costume, dog (animal), frieze (ornamental band), Hamlet, play by William Shakespeare, Henry VI, part I by William Shakespeare, Henry VI, part II by William Shakespeare, literary theme, love, lovers, Macbeth, play by William Shakespeare, men, Much Ado About Nothing, play by William Shakespeare, obese, panel (wood), plays, procession, romance, Romeo and Juliet, play by William Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor, play by William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew, play by William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, play by William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, play b

Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641). Flemish Baroque painter. Family portrait. Oil on canvas. The State Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg. Russia.

John Johnstone, Betty Johnstone, and Miss Wedderburn E11307 Painting; oil on canvas; overall: 101.5 x 120 cm (39 15/16 x 47 1/4 in.) framed: 119.4 x 138.4 x 6.4 cm (47 x 54 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.);

1780s LA GALLINA CIEGA ART CARTOON FOR TAPESTRY DESIGN BY FRANCISCO DE GOYA YOUNG ARISTOCRATS IN A GAME OF BLIND MANS BLUFF

Jose Aparicio Inglada (1773-1838). Spanish painter. The family of Gaspar Soliveres. Oil on canvas, 1831. Museum of Romanticism. Madrid. Spain.

The Awakening Conscience, 1853, by William Holman Hunt (1827-1910), oil on canvas, 74.9x55. 8cm.

The Camera Obscura by Charles Amedee Phillipe Van Loo

Mozart and Haydn. Low-relief in wax. Paris, Meyer Collection. Author: ANONYMOUS. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. France. WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART. JOSEPH HAYDN.

Andres de Islas (painter active during the second half of the 18th century).Castas, No. 1. De espanol e india, nace mestizo (From Spaniard and Indian, a mestizo is Born), 1774. Oil on canvas (75 x 54 cm). Casta Paintings. Viceroyalty of New Spain. Mexican School. Mexico. Museum of the Americas. Madrid, Spain.

Bride and groom by Konstantin Yegorovich Makovsky, Oil on canvas, 1868, 1839-1915, Private Collection, 93x109,5

Ferdinand VI of Spain (1713-1759). The Learned. King of Spain. Ferdinand VI and his wife Barbara of Braganza and his court. Engraving, 18th century. Colored.

William Hogarth, heads of six of Hogarth's servants 1750-5, oil paint on canvas, Tate Britain, National Gallery of British Art, London, England.

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