Macbeth and the Witches, Macbeth, 1880.
Dramatic monologues, such as Hamlet to the skull must be said in proper cadence.
HisVictorian Illustrated Shakespeare Archivecollects over 3,000 illustrations from 19th-century British editions ofShakespeares Complete Works.
“Macbeth and the Witches,” Macbeth, 1880. (Photo:Victorian Illustrated Shakespeare Archive by Michael John Goodman)
Peruse the website however you wish, whether by play or by historic edition.
The latter include those edited by Charles Knight, Kenny Meadows, John Tallis, and others.
Many illustrators and engravers are also represented.
“Cleopatra, Charmian and the Death of Iras,” Antony and Cleopatra, Illustrated by H. C. Selous and engraved by Frederick Wentworth, 1860s. (Photo:Victorian Illustrated Shakespeare Archiveby Michael John Goodman)
Goodman has developed an innovative way to search the archive.
He has created word clouds describing the subjects of the illustrations.
Find animals, crowns, death, and your favorite characters.
“Mr. George Bennett as King Henry the Eighth,” from Henry VIII, From a Daguerreotype by Paine of Islington, 1850. (Photo:Victorian Illustrated Shakespeare Archiveby Michael John Goodman)
They are depicted through a process known as photogravure plates.
“Titania and Bottom,” A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 1880. (Photo:Victorian Illustrated Shakespeare Archiveby Michael John Goodman)
“Garrick as Richard 3rd,” Richard III, illustrated by Hogarth and engraved by Porthbury, 1850. (Photo:Victorian Illustrated Shakespeare Archive by Michael John Goodman)
“Hamlet Full Page Introductory Illustration,” Hamlet, Illustrated by H. C. Selous and engraved by Frederick Wentworth, 1860s. (Photo:Victorian Illustrated Shakespeare Archive by Michael John Goodman)
“You Spotted Snakes (II),” A Midsummer Night’s Dream, illustrated by John Gilbert, 1862. (Photo:Victorian Illustrated Shakespeare Archive by Michael John Goodman)
“Falstaff choosing his Recruits,” Henry IV, illustrated by R. W. Buss, circa 1839. (Photo:Victorian Illustrated Shakespeare Archive by Michael John Goodman)
