Feuille de douze médailles antiques (Sheet with twelve antique medals)...
Twelve medals, sketchily represented, all heads in profile, some male, some female, variously to left or right, apart from a 'double' head facing both ways; Greek inscriptions visible on a few of them. 1825. ... More
Feuille de neuf médailles antiques (Sheet with nine antique medals) (B...
Nine medals, represented sketchily, with from top left to right: a sphinx, a head in profile to left, a nude male riding a horse, a head wearing band facing front; from centre left to right: a head in profile t... More
Feuille de neuf médailles antiques (Sheet with nine antique medals) (B...
Nine medals, represented sketchily, with from top left to right: a sphinx, a head in profile to left, a nude male riding a horse, a head wearing band facing front; from centre left to right: a head in profile t... More
Feuille de quatre médailles antiques (Sheet with four antique medals) ...
Four medals, sketchily represented, with from top left to right: a whole-length figure in profile to left, with a horse and star motif in the background; a whole-length female figure holding a shield and lance;... More
Feuille de sept médailles antiques (Sheet with seven antique medals) (...
Seven medals, represented sketchily, with from top left to right: a whole-length female figure in drapery facing front with head to left; a whole-length male figure in drapery with bird sculpture behind; from c... More
Feuille de six médailles antiques (Sheet with six antique medals) (BM ...
Six medals, sketchily represented, with from top left to right: a bearded head to left; a standing whole-length nude helmeted warrior with a dagger facing left; a bearded head to left wearing head and ear ornam... More
Le déménagement de la censure (BM 1987,0516.37)
Satire celebrating the abolition of censorship; a devil drives a cart pulled by a struggling donkey, carrying an assortment of figures and symbolicobjects, representing censors, away from their headquarters whi... More
Cheval Sauvage (BM 1918,0629.6)
A wild horse emerging onto land from the water, looking back over its shoulder; as published in 'L'Artiste' in 1865. 1828 Lithograph on chine collé
Duel de Faust et de Valentin (Duel between Faust and Valentine) (BM 19...
In the street at night, three figures form a circle, each holding a sword: to left, Mephistopheles parries Valentine's blow, thereby allowing Faust to pierce Valentine, to right, through the torso; on the groun... More
Duel de Faust et de Valentin (Duel between Faust and Valentine) (BM 19...
In the street at night, three figures form a circle, each holding a sword: to left, Mephistopheles parries Valentine's blow, thereby allowing Faust to pierce Valentine, to right, through the torso; on the groun... More
Duel polémique entre Dame Quotidienne et Messire Le Journal de Paris (...
Satire on the French press; in a jousting scene, the Ultra journal 'La Quotidienne' is shown as Don Quixote wearing boots 'à la Suwarow' (after General Suvarov) while 'Le Journal de Paris' is Sancho Panzo ridin... More
Faust cherchant à séduire Marguerite (Faust endeavouring to seduce Mar...
Faust and Marguerite (Gretchen), seen from behind, are strolling down cobbled street, his right arm around her waist, her left elbow resting on his supporting arm, their heads turned towards each other; ahead w... More
Faust cherchant à séduire Marguerite (Faust endeavouring to seduce Mar...
Faust and Marguerite (Gretchen), seen from behind, are strolling down cobbled street, his right arm around her waist, her left elbow resting on his supporting arm, their heads turned towards each other; ahead w... More
Faust dans la prison de Marguerite (Faust in Marguerite's prison) (BM ...
Faust tries to rescue Marguerite (Gretchen) whom he clasps in his arms, but she remains seated on a bench and refuses to leave the prison chamber, although her chains have been removed and lie on the floor; Mep... More
Faust dans la prison de Marguerite (Faust in Marguerite's prison) (BM ...
Faust tries to rescue Marguerite (Gretchen) whom he clasps in his arms, but she remains seated on a bench and refuses to leave the prison chamber, although her chains have been removed and lie on the floor; Mep... More
Faust dans son cabinet (Faust in his study) (BM 1924,1014.7.3)
In his study, lit from a candle burning in an overhead lamp, Faust leans on a cloth-covered table, and stares at a skull lying on two books there; his right knee resting on a cushion placed on a seat. 1827 Lithograph
Faust et Méphistophelès dans les montagnes du Hartz (Faust and Mephist...
Walpurgis Night: Mephistopheles on a raised mound grasps the branch of a tree (at the foot of which are snakes), and turns back to tell Faust that they still have a long way to go; Faust is following, using a b... More
Faust et Wagner (Faust and Wagner) (BM 1924,1014.7.4 1)
During the Easter holiday, having left the crowd of holidaymakers visible behind them, Faust and his assistant Wagner sit on the ground and converse; Faust, looking morose, rests his head on his hand while Wagn... More
Faust et Wagner (Faust and Wagner) (BM 1924,1014.7.4)
During the Easter holiday, having left the crowd of holidaymakers visible behind them, Faust and his assistant Wagner sit on the ground and converse; Faust, looking morose, rests his head on his hand while Wagn... More
Faust, Méphistophélès et le barbet (BM 1924,1014.7.5 1)
At sunset, on their way back from their walk during the Easter holiday, Faust and his assistant Wagner are followed by a black dog; the two men turn their heads to look at the animal, which crouches behind them... More
Faust, Méphistophélès et le barbet (BM 1924,1014.7.5)
At sunset, on their way back from their walk during the Easter holiday, Faust and his assistant Wagner are followed by a black dog; the two men turn their heads to look at the animal, which crouches behind them... More
Gare derrière !!! (Watch your rear !!!) (BM 1987,0516.39)
Satire on censorship; to the right, an angry uniformed ogre-like figure (a policeman or National Guard) with waxed moustache, his eyes bulging, raises his sabre in his right hand to attack a rocky outcrop to t... More
Hamlet et Guildenstern (Act.III Sc.II) (Hamlet and Guildenstern) (BM 1...
Hamlet in centre left, offers a pipe to Guildenstern to right, and asks him to play it, which the other claims he unable to do, while Hamlet's companion to left looks on; drapery in the background to right. 18... More
Hamlet et Guildenstern (Act.III Sc.II) (Hamlet and Guildenstern) (BM 1...
Hamlet in centre left, offers a pipe to Guildenstern to right, and asks him to play it, which the other claims he unable to do, while Hamlet's companion to left looks on; drapery in the background to right. 18... More
Hamlet et Horatio devant les fossoyeurs (Act.V Sc.I) (Hamlet and Horat...
Hamlet, to left, accompanied by Horatio, stands on the edge of the grave, and looks sadly at the skull of Yorick, held up and identified by one of the gravediggers, to right, who stands inside the grave; the se... More
Hamlet et la Reine (Act.III Sc.IV) (Hamlet and the Queen) (BM 1911,041...
Hamlet, to left, has risen from his chair and shows his mother the small oval portrait of his father, which he holds in one hand, while Gertrude, seated, averts her eyes and tries to push him away; architectura... More
Hamlet et la Reine (Act.III Sc.IV) (Hamlet and the Queen) (BM 1918,062...
Hamlet, to left, has risen from his chair and shows his mother the small oval portrait of his father, which he holds in one hand, while Gertrude, seated, averts her eyes and tries to push him away; architectura... More
Hamlet et Laertes dans la fosse d'Ophélie (Act.V Sc.I) (Hamlet and Lae...
In the foreground, Laertes grapples with Hamlet in the open grave, while behind them a a small crowd look on in horror: the two men holding Ophelia's coffin, which is half-covered with a black cloth, the priest... More
Hamlet et le cadavre de Polonius (Act.III Sc.IV) (Hamlet and Polonius'...
Hamlet, to right, holds up the arras with one hand, while he looks down at Polonius's corpse, to left; a sword lies on the ground in front of them. 1835. Impression from the 1864 edition Lithograph
Hamlet et Ophélie (Act.III Sc.Ier) (Hamlet and Ophelia) (BM 1911,0412....
Hamlet standing to left, raises one hand towards Ophelia, seated to right with her hands in her lap and eyes lowered in sorrow, to go to a nunnery; an ornate cabinet and open window in the background. 1834-184... More
Hamlet tente de tuer le Roi (Act.III Sc.III) (Hamlet tries to kill the...
In the foreground, Polonius, hands clasped in prayer, kneels at the foot of a plinth, while Hamlet, who has just entered through a doorway, draws his sword. 1843. Impression from the 1864 edition Lithograph
Hamlet veut suivre l'ombre de son père (Act.Ier Sc.IV) (Hamlet wants t...
Night scene on the guards' platform, with Hamlet in the foreground, restrained by Horatio and Marcellus as he tries to follow his father's ghost, seen in the distance walking away and turning his head to look b... More
Hamlet veut suivre l'ombre de son père (Act.Ier Sc.IV) (Hamlet wants t...
Night scene on the guards' platform, with Hamlet in the foreground, restrained by Horatio and Marcellus as he tries to follow his father's ghost, seen in the distance walking away and turning his head to look b... More
Jeune tigre jouant avec sa mère (Young tiger playing with its mother) ...
Mother reclining to left, her offspring behind and against her to right, its hind legs raised playfully; foliage around and behind them. 1831. Published in "L'Artiste", 1831, Vol.1, Part 24 Lithograph
Juive d'Alger (Jewess from Algiers) (BM 1865,0114.78)
Reclining to left and facing front, her right elbow resting on cushions, her right leg bent; interior with drapery, rugs, and a chest. 1838 Lithograph
L'ombre de Marguerite apparaissant à Faust (Marguerite's ghost appeari...
Walpurgis Night: standing behind a rock, Faust beholds an apparition of Marguerite (Gretchen) held by winged demons, her neck marked by a ring of blood; Mephistopheles is next to him and advises him to look awa... More
L'ombre de Marguerite apparaissant à Faust (Marguerite's ghost appeari...
Walpurgis Night: standing behind a rock, Faust beholds an apparition of Marguerite (Gretchen) held by winged demons, her neck marked by a ring of blood; Mephistopheles is next to him and advises him to look awa... More
La consultation (The consultation) (BM 1865,0114.77)
Satire on the condition of France after its defeat by the Allies in 1815; in the foreground to right a group of four doctorsare seated and deliberate the condition of a bedridden patient, representing France, l... More
La reine s'efforce de consoler Hamlet (Act.Ier Sc.II) (The Queen tries...
In the foreground, Hamlet in mourning dress stands sorrowfully in the centre, flanked on the left by Gertrude, who holds his hand, and on the right by Claudius, who watches; other figures behind them. 1834. I... More
La reine s'efforce de consoler Hamlet (Act.Ier Sc.II) (The Queen tries...
In the foreground, Hamlet in mourning dress stands sorrowfully in the centre, flanked on the left by Gertrude, who holds his hand, and on the right by Claudius, who watches; other figures behind them. 1834. I... More
Le chant d'Ophélie (Act.IV, Sc.V) (Ophelia's song) (BM 1911,0412.176 1...
In the foreground, Ophelia, distraught after hearing of her father's death, half-kneels on the floor, singing and clutching a dark cloth; in the background, Gertrude and Claudius watch in dismay; architectural ... More
Le chant d'Ophélie (Act.IV, Sc.V) (Ophelia's song) (BM 1911,0412.176)
In the foreground, Ophelia, distraught after hearing of her father's death, half-kneels on the floor, singing and clutching a dark cloth; in the background, Gertrude and Claudius watch in dismay; architectural ... More
Le déménagement de la censure (BM 1878,0713.2564)
Satire celebrating the abolition of censorship; a devil drives a cart pulled by a struggling donkey, carrying an assortment of figures and symbolicobjects, representing censors, away from their headquarters whi... More
Le fantôme sur la terrasse (Act.Ier Sc.V) (The ghost on the terrace) (...
Night scene, with Hamlet in the foreground to right on the guards' platform, holding his sword in one hand and pointing with the other at the ghost in armour to left, who holds up his visor and identifies himse... More
Le Grand Opéra (BM 1987,0516.34)
Satire on Vestris and the Grand Opéra; the aged dancer Marie-Auguste Vestris in classical tunic and wig adorned with flowers, takes a dance-like stride in the air using two long brooms as crutches (symbolising ... More
Le Grand Opéra (The Grand Opéra) (BM 1965,0213.10)
Satire on Vestris and the Grand Opéra; the aged dancer Marie-Auguste Vestris in classical tunic and wig adorned with flowers, takes a dance-like stride in the air using two long brooms as crutches (symbolising ... More
Le meurtre de Polonius (Act.III Sc.IV) (The murder of Polonius) (BM 19...
In the Queen's closet, where he has a meeting with Gertrude, Hamlet aims his sword just before lunging at the figure of Polonius, hidden by the arras as he listens to the conversation; Gertrude, to right, clutc... More
Le meurtre de Polonius (Act.III Sc.IV) (The murder of Polonius) (BM 19...
In the Queen's closet, where he has a meeting with Gertrude, Hamlet aims his sword just before lunging at the figure of Polonius, hidden by the arras as he listens to the conversation; Gertrude, to right, clutc... More
Les écrevisses à Longchamps (Crayfish at Longchamps) (BM 1987,0516.40)
Satire on censorship and the royalist press, two of the pillars of Ultra opinion; a race at Longchamps with, in the distance, riders on horses moving along the Champs-Élysées towards the (unfinished) Étoile arc... More
Leçon de voltiges (BM 1987,0516.38)
Satire on the incompetence and anachronism of the 'voltigeurs', as representatives of the Ultras, in contrast with Liberal Bonapartist efficiency; in a manège, seven incompetent ageing riders in outmoded and ri... More
Lion de l'Atlas (Lion from the Atlas) (BM 1913,1015.33)
Lion, lying down to left inside a cave, graps a rabbit in his forepaws and sinks his teeth into it; the rabbit's eyes are open wide in fear; mountainous landscape visible through the cave opening. 1829 Lithograph
Lion dévorant un cheval (BM 1875,0612.94)
Lion devouring a horse; the lion, sheltered by a rocky outcrop or vegetation, sinks his teeth into the horse's neck, holding on with his paws, a fierce look in his eyes; the front half of the horse visible, its... More
Lion dévorant un cheval (BM 1889,0608.361)
Lion devouring a horse; the lion, sheltered by a rocky outcrop or vegetation, sinks his teeth into the horse's neck, holding on with his paws, a fierce look in his eyes; the front half of the horse visible, its... More
Macbeth consultant les sorcières (BM 1876,0510.279)
Illustration to 'Macbeth'; Macbeth stands to left, arms crossed, legs apart, his sword at his side, and faces, across a boiling cauldron, the three witches to the right. 1825 Lithograph
Marguerite au rouet (Marguerite at the spinning wheel) (BM 1924,1014.7...
Alone in her room, Marguerite (Gretchen), to right, sits despondently on a chest and leans against a wall, a book carelessly left on the floor beside her; she holds a piece of wool listlessly in both hands and ... More
Marguerite au rouet (Marguerite at the spinning wheel) (BM 1924,1014.7...
Alone in her room, Marguerite (Gretchen), to right, sits despondently on a chest and leans against a wall, a book carelessly left on the floor beside her; she holds a piece of wool listlessly in both hands and ... More
Marguerite au rouet (Marguerite at the spinning wheel) (BM 1980,U.1333...
Alone in her room, Marguerite (Gretchen), to right, sits despondently on a chest and leans against a wall, a book carelessly left on the floor beside her; she holds a piece of wool listlessly in both hands and ... More
Marguerite à l'église (BM 1924,1014.7.14 1)
Marguerite (Gretchen) kneels in front of a cloth-covered pew, her head resting on one arm, a book in her left hand, while an evil spirit lays his hand on her back and condemns her; in the background a priest, t... More
Marguerite à l'église (BM 1924,1014.7.14)
Marguerite (Gretchen) kneels in front of a cloth-covered pew, her head resting on one arm, a book in her left hand, while an evil spirit lays his hand on her back and condemns her; in the background a priest, t... More
Mephistophélès et Faust fuyant après le duel (BM 1995,0618.2)
In the foreground, Faust and Mephistopheles run down a short flight of steps in the street at night, fleeing the scene of the duel in which Valentine, Marguerite's (Gretchen's) brother, was killed; Faust replac... More
Mephistophélès et Faust fuyant après le duel (Mephistopheles and Faust...
In the foreground, Faust and Mephistopheles run down a short flight of steps in the street at night, fleeing the scene of the duel in which Valentine, Marguerite's (Gretchen's) brother, was killed; Faust replac... More
Mephistophélès et Faust fuyant après le duel (Mephistopheles and Faust...
In the foreground, Faust and Mephistopheles run down a short flight of steps in the street at night, fleeing the scene of the duel in which Valentine, Marguerite's (Gretchen's) brother, was killed; Faust replac... More
Mephistophélès et Faust galopant dans la nuit du sabbat (Mephistophele...
At night, Faust and Mephistopheles ride on galloping horses to the dungeon where Marguerite (Gretchen) is imprisoned; in the distance, men hanging at the gallows. 1827 Lithograph
Mephistophélès et Faust galopant dans la nuit du sabbat (Mephistophele...
At night, Faust and Mephistopheles ride on galloping horses to the dungeon where Marguerite (Gretchen) is imprisoned; in the distance, men hanging at the gallows. 1827 Lithograph
Mort d'Hamlet (Act.V Sc.II) (Death of Hamlet) (BM 1911,0412.180 1)
In the foreground, Hamlet, supported by Horatio, lies dying, wounded by a sword tipped in poison; in the centre ground, three men carry the dead body of Laertes, also poisoned by the sword, and look to left at ... More
Mort d'Hamlet (Act.V Sc.II) (Death of Hamlet) (BM 1911,0412.180)
In the foreground, Hamlet, supported by Horatio, lies dying, wounded by a sword tipped in poison; in the centre ground, three men carry the dead body of Laertes, also poisoned by the sword, and look to left at ... More
Mort d'Hamlet (Act.V Sc.II) (Death of Hamlet) (BM 1918,0629.9)
In the foreground, Hamlet, supported by Horatio, lies dying, wounded by a sword tipped in poison; in the centre ground, three men carry the dead body of Laertes, also poisoned by the sword, and look to left at ... More
Mort d'Ophélie (Act.IV Sc.VII) (Death of Ophelia) (BM 1911,0412.177)
Ophelia, her eyes closed, is half-immersed in the river; with one hand she grasps an overhead branch from a tree on the river bank, with the other she clutches a garland of flowers and plants to her bare breast... More
Méphistophélès apparaissant à Faust (Mephistopheles appearing to Faust...
In Faust's study, Mephistopheles talks to the doctor from the other side of a desk, one hand to his chest, the other holding the hilt of a sword, while Faust is half-raised from his chair, one hand lifted in a ... More
Méphistophélès apparaissant à Faust (Mephistopheles appearing to Faust...
In Faust's study, Mephistopheles talks to the doctor from the other side of a desk, one hand to his chest, the other holding the hilt of a sword, while Faust is half-raised from his chair, one hand lifted in a ... More
Méphistophélès dans la taverne des étudiants (Mephistopheles in the st...
Scene at Auerbach's tavern; in the centre, sitting on a table with his legs jauntily crossed and holding a sword in his folded arms, Mephistopheles addresses a group of men who are amazed by a fire burning on ... More
Méphistophélès dans la taverne des étudiants (Mephistopheles in the st...
Scene at Auerbach's tavern; in the centre, sitting on a table with his legs jauntily crossed and holding a sword in his folded arms, Mephistopheles addresses a group of men who are amazed by a fire burning on ... More
Méphistophélès dans les airs (BM 1924,1014.7.2 1)
Mephistopheles, winged and naked, flies over the city, looking up and behind him to right. 1827 Lithograph
Méphistophélès dans les airs (BM 1924,1014.7.2)
Mephistopheles, winged and naked, flies over the city, looking up and behind him to right. 1827 Lithograph
Méphistophélès recevant l'écolier (BM 1924,1014.7.7 1)
In the foreground to right, Mephistopheles, dressed in Faust's clothes, is seated and talks to the student who, mistaking him for the doctor, holds his hat respectfully in both hands; at the back of the room, F... More
Méphistophélès recevant l'écolier (BM 1924,1014.7.7)
In the foreground to right, Mephistopheles, dressed in Faust's clothes, is seated and talks to the student who, mistaking him for the doctor, holds his hat respectfully in both hands; at the back of the room, F... More
Méphistophélès se présente chez Marthe (Mephistopheles introduces hims...
Mephistopheles, to right, apologises with cap in hand to the two women for his abrupt arrival at Martha's house; Martha is seated at a table holding a necklace from the casket of jewels which Marguerite (Gretch... More
Méphistophélès se présente chez Marthe (Mephistopheles introduces hims...
Mephistopheles, to right, apologises with cap in hand to the two women for his abrupt arrival at Martha's house; Martha is seated at a table holding a necklace from the casket of jewels which Marguerite (Gretch... More
Nègre à cheval (Black man on horseback) (BM 1865,0114.76)
Man on horseback, the harness consisting of a bridle and saddle-cloth, in profile to right, in flat landscape. 1823 Lithograph
Polonius et Hamlet (Act.II Sc.II) (BM 1865,0114.80)
Polonius, standing to left and holding a long pointed stick, asks Hamlet, who stands to right and holds a book in one hand, what he is reading. 1834-1843.
Polonius et Hamlet (Act.II Sc.II) (BM 1911,0412.168 1)
Polonius, standing to left and holding a long pointed stick, asks Hamlet, who stands to right and holds a book in one hand, what he is reading. 1834-1843. Impression from the 1864 edition Lithograph
Polonius et Hamlet (Act.II Sc.II) (BM 1911,0412.168)
Polonius, standing to left and holding a long pointed stick, asks Hamlet, who stands to right and holds a book in one hand, what he is reading. 1834-1843. Impression from the 1864 edition Lithograph
Portrait de Goethe (Portrait of Goethe) (BM 1924,1014.7.1 1)
Head and shoulders, three-quarter length to left; wearing a fur collar. 1827 Lithograph
Portrait de Goethe (Portrait of Goethe) (BM 1924,1014.7.1)
Head and shoulders, three-quarter length to left; wearing a fur collar. 1827 Lithograph
Print (BM 1911,0412.170) - Public domain scan / print
In the centre, Hamlet is seated on a cushion on the floor, his arm resting on Ophelia's lap, and looks back at Claudius and Gertrude who are seated next to Ophelia and watch in discomfiture the play performed o... More
Théâtre Italien (BM 1965,0213.9)
Satire praising the originality, creativity and modernism of Rossini and of the Théatre Italien; Rossini appears youthful and fashionably attired, with rolled sheets of music bursting from his pockets; he stand... More
Théâtre Italien (BM 1987,0516.35)
Satire praising the originality, creativity and modernism of Rossini and of the Théatre Italien; Rossini appears youthful and fashionably attired, with rolled sheets of music bursting from his pockets; he stand... More
Tigre royal (BM 1923,0714.231)
Tiger lying down, facing right, its head between its front paws, and its eyes open wide; partly sheltered by a low grassy mound, the whole set in an open landscape with mountains in the distance. 1829
Un bonhomme de lettres en meditation (BM 1987,0516.33)
Satire on the Académie Française and the Société des Bonnes Lettres, including the elitist and political nature of academic nominations; in an opulent interior evoking the Ancien Régime, an old man wearing an é... More
Une rue à Alger (A street in Algiers) (BM 1865,0114.79 1)
View down a street enclosed by stone walls and buildings, and through a pointed supporting archway; the architecture slightly dilapidated and with vegetation growing in places; in the foreground to left, a man ... More
Une rue à Alger (A street in Algiers) (BM 1865,0114.79)
View down a street enclosed by stone walls and buildings, and through a pointed supporting archway; the architecture slightly dilapidated and with vegetation growing in places; in the foreground to left, a man ... More
Weislingen prisonnier de Goetz (Act.I, Sc.IV) (Weislingen a prisoner o...
Both men seated in the foreground, watched by a woman from the back of the room, which has a wooden ceiling and a curtain to left; sketches on the right and lower margins. 1836-1843 Lithograph on chine collé
Weislingen prisonnier de Goetz (Act.I, Sc.IV) (Weislingen a prisoner o...
Both men seated in the foreground, watched by a woman from the back of the room, which has a wooden ceiling and a curtain to left; sketches on the right and lower margins. 1836-1843 Lithograph on chine collé
Delacroix - Étude de femme vue de dos, 1944,0704.55, 1833
Étude de femme vue de dos