Dramatic Literary Illustrations

Illustrative works depicting dramatic scenes from literature, showcasing emotions through characters involved in narratives of struggle and spirituality.

Honoré Daumier, Rue Transnonain, le 15 avril 1834, French, 1808-1879, 1834, lithograph
Honoré Daumier, Rue Transnonain, le 15 avril 1834, French, 1808-1879, 1834, lithograph
216 assets in this story
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'Young Woman in front of a Mirror (Allegory of the Vanity)'. Holland, Circa 1630 ( ). Dimensions: 36x32 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: ADRIAEN PIETERSZ. VAN DE VENNE.
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Portrait of Alexander Alexeyevich Ivanov on his deathbed. Kurenkow, P. (fl. ca 1850-1870), graphic artist, Brosz, K. (Petersburg ; fl. ca 1860-1870), draughtsman, cartoonist
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Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (39-65 AD). Roman poet. Death of Lucan. Engraving by Waloy. The Iberian Illustration, 1888. Colored.
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An invalid in bed groaning at his servant's grammatical error. Wood engraving by C. Keene, 1880.
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Painting titled 'Queen Isabel la Católica dictating her last will and testament' by Eduardo Rosales (1836-1873) Spanish painter. Dated 19th Century
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Löwenkenkmal in Lucerne; Le Lion a Lucerne. Part of travel album with photos of Germany, Switzerland, the Suez Canal and Dutch East Indies.
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Seni at the Dead Body of Wallenstein by Piloty, Carl Theodor von (1826-1886) Neue Pinakothek, Munich 1855 Germany Oil on canvas Painting Genre,Mythology, Allegory and Literature,History
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Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), German composer, on his deathbed. After pastel by Ludwig Michalek. Halftone.
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A woman fast asleep with her head hanging down, a devil is sitting on her stomach and a horse peeps through a curtain; symbolizing her nightmare. Stipple engraving by M.J. Schmidt after J.H. Füssli (Fuseli).
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Cards depicting babies in seashells.. Trade cards. 1876 - 1890. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Infants, Shells (Animal)
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Paganini on his deathbed, woodcut, historical engraving, 1880
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Fidelity (Till death do us part), painting by William Pape (1859-1920), woodcut by Richard Bong (1853-1935) from Moderne Kunst (Modern Art), illustrated magazine published by Richard Bong, 1892-1893, Year VII, No 22, Berlin.
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Charlotte Corday in his prison / According to Mr. Muller's table
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Man with Wijnvat, Jan van Halbeeck (Possible copy after), 1610 - c. 1680 print A man rolls into a wine barrel a basement of a tavern. There is still a row of barrels on the street. Under the show Sonnet with erotic connotation in French. Paris paper etching / engraving / letterpress printing wooden container: barrel, cask, bucket. signboard
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Bella, Stefano della, Jeu des fables (copy), Playing card with mythological representations, Jupiter et Danae, Jupiter and Danaë, verso - stamped, Playing card with a representation of golden rain (Jupiter) falling from a cloud onto the reclining Danaë., print, playing card, prints, height 55 mm, width 57 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1620 - 1664, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, Italian, 1610-05-18 - 1664-07-27, after print by
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Italy, Canova, Antonio, Tognolli, Giovanni, Bertini, Angelo, Sculptures by Antonio Canova, Ninfa che dorme, Sleeping nymph, verso - stamped, Sculpture of a sleeping nymph by the Italian sculptor Antonio Canova., print, prints, height 416 mm, width 535 mm, 1783 - 1838, print maker, printmaker, 1793 - 1838, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Italian, 1786-06-16 - 1862-05-31, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, 1757-11-01 - 1822-10-13, after a sculpture by