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The Theatre & Performing Artists Portrayed in Art

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Art of The Print: Theatre in Art Index: This page contains a listing of original works of art depicting activities associated with the theatre, such as, studies of performing artists, plays depicting drama and comedy, as well as a variety of other forms of entertainment on the stage. Categories include portrayals of actors, singers, dancers, circus and burlesque performers; scenes from various plays; and images related specifically to the plays of William Shakespeare. In the latter section are a number of scarce, early impressions of engravings published by John Boydell between 1791 and 1803. Our Gallery, Art of the Print / www.artoftheprint.com offers a wide selection of international fine art. We sell original paintings, watercolors, drawings, monotypes, engravings, etchings, lithographs and other mediums of original graphic art. The works of art in our gallery date from the Renaissance period to the contemporary art period. We guarantee the authenticity of every work of art 100%. Full documentation and certification is provided.

Performers: portrayals of Actors, Actresses, Singers, Dancers, Circus and Burlesque Entertainers: Included in this section is original art by Jean Louis Forain, Gavarni, George Kenneth Hartwell, James Drummond Herbert, Norman Kent, Warren Newcombe, Jose Varona and Marcel Vertes. Such well known performers as Sarah Bernhardt, Madame Senier and Greta Garbo ('Anna Karenina In Hollywood') are portrayed.

The Theatre Portrayed in Art: Plays, Dramas & Comedies: This category features dramatic scenes both from the Western and Japanese theatres. In nineteenth century Japan the theatre (particularly the popular Kabuki theatre) played a huge role in the country's culture and was frequently portrayed in the art of the woodcut

The Shakespeare Theatre: Shakespearean Plays: The majority of the engravings offered here are very scarce proof or first edition impressions published in the late eighteenth century by John Boydell (Shropshire, 1719 - London, 1804). John Boydell is easily one of England's most remarkable 18th century personalities. Born in poverty, he began his career as an at best mediocre engraver of small book plates. At this time England was at a very low ebb as a serious centre for the visual arts (particularly engraving) and Boydell sought to eradicate this situation by beginning a second career as a publisher of fine prints. Modest initial experiments in the 1760's led to a rapid expansion of his business and during the 1770's he published his striking series of mezzotint engravings, Liber Veritas, engraved by Richard Earlom after the drawings of Claude Lorrain. This ambitious undertaking put England back on the printmaking map and was a huge financial success for John Boydell.

John Boydell had now established London as an important publisher for the arts and this once poor and struggling engraver/publisher was acknowledged for his efforts by being elected no less than Lord Mayor of London, in 1791. The same year marked the beginning of John Boydell's most grandiose undertaking. His new publishing establishment in Pall Mall, the 'Shakspeare Gallery', began by commissioning the most esteemed painters and engravers in the country to create and design large and expensive engravings based upon the plays and life of William Shakespeare. By this time as well John Boydell's brother, Joshua, had joined the firm.

This monumental venture continued until John Boydell's death thirteen years later. By that time, The Shakspeare Gallery had created and published one hundred and seventy engravings on a grand scale. Alas, the expenses for this vast project had been so large that England's foremost publisher of art ended his life the way he began, dying penniless. Note: During that period, William Shakespeare's name was also spelt, 'Shakspeare', thus the spelling for Boydell's (Shakespeare Gallery) appears printed as 'Shakspeare Gallery'.

The 'Theatre in Art' index is set up in alphabetical order by the artist's last name. If you can't find what you are looking for here, please browse the image gallery or you can go to the animal, military, satirical or other pages set up for your convenience. You just might find something we have not included here.

Art of the Print / www.artoftheprint.com sells international fine art. Our collection consists of original paintings, watercolors, drawings, and prints, such as etchings, line engravings, lithographs, aquatints, mezzotints, woodcuts, wood engravings, silk-screens, monoprints, monotypes and other mediums of original art. All of these works of art have been created by prominent and established artists, (painters, illustrators, and printmakers). Their nationalities vary from American to British, Canadian, Czechoslovakian, Dutch, Flemish, French, German, Italian, Mexican, Austrian, Belgium, Israeli, Danish, and Japanese, as well as artists from other countries. The collected works span from the early Renaissance period to the modern and contemporary art period. You can find categories ranging from original fine art to speciality collecting such as animal art, botanical art, genre, portraits, maps, military art, lithographic posters and advertising art, satirical art, sports art and many other areas of interest.

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