Literature & theater Gallery

La Fontaine, Moliere, Racine, and other French writers, 1600s

Conversation among French authors La Fontaine, Boileau, Moliere, and Racine.
Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

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1600s, 17th Century, Art, Author, Boileau, Conversation, Dine, Drink, Europe, European, France, French, Heritage, Historic, History, Illustration, Jean Baptiste Moliere, Jean De La Fontaine, Jean Racine, Moliere, Nicolas Boileau, Playwright, Poet, Racine, Traditional, Vintage, Wine, Writer

Wealthy opera-goers, 1900

Upperclass family at the opera in their box seats, circa 1900.
Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a Louis Loeb illustration

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1800s, 1890s, 1900, 1900s, 19th Century, 20th Century, Art, Audience, Box Seat, Drama, Family, Female, Heritage, Historic, History, Illustration, Male, Man, Opera, Performance, Play, Rich, Stage, Theater, Theatre, Traditional, Vintage, Wealthy, Woman

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Transformation of Dr Jekyll into Mr Hyde, a scene from Robert Louis Stevenson's novel.
Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

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