EKDuncan - My Fanciful Muse: Shakespearean Beauties

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:

UnknownMarch 12, 2011 at 8:08 AM
I think I just fall in love with a sketch of Ophelia ♥
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EKDuncanMarch 12, 2011 at 11:31 AM
Yes, she is quite dreamy looking in this rendition.
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MegMarch 22, 2011 at 5:30 PM
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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EKDuncanMarch 22, 2011 at 6:40 PM
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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AnonymousApril 24, 2011 at 4:57 PM
Wow! Where did you find these? It's interesting to see Victorian perspectives of ideal women.
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EKDuncanApril 24, 2011 at 5:51 PM
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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UnknownJune 25, 2011 at 9:31 PM
OMG these images are STUNNING! Found you by way of Pinterest. i am yuor newest follower! delighted....
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EKDuncanJune 26, 2011 at 12:43 AM
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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Queen Alexandra of England - Uncut Victorian Ballerina by L&B

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