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Comedy and Tragedy, Sir Alfred Gilbert British, Bronze, dark green patina, British, London
Comedy and Tragedy
Sir Alfred Gilbert
Founder Cast by J. W. Singer & Sons Ltd.
modeled 1891–92, cast ca. 1902–5
Tragedy of the Sea, Louis Michel Eilshemius American, Oil on board, American
Tragedy of the Sea
Louis Michel Eilshemius
1916
Moonlight Tragedy, Frank Paul Besedick American, Etching
Moonlight Tragedy
Frank Paul Besedick
Publisher Published by WPA
1935–43
Mine Tragedy, Irwin David Hoffman American, Etching
Mine Tragedy
Irwin David Hoffman
Publisher PWAP
1933
Comedy and Tragedy, Anne Louis Girodet-Trioson French, Black chalk and stumping
Comedy and Tragedy
Anne Louis Girodet-Trioson
1814
Comedy Spectators, Tragedy Spectators, Thomas Rowlandson British, Etching
Comedy Spectators, Tragedy Spectators
Thomas Rowlandson
Publisher S. W. Fores
October 8, 1789
Garrick Between Tragedy and Comedy, Edward Fisher Irish, Mezzotint
Garrick Between Tragedy and Comedy
Multiple artists/makers
1762
The Tragedy of a Nest, Elbridge Kingsley American, Wood engraving
The Tragedy of a Nest
Elbridge Kingsley
1860–1915
American Tragedy
Sheffield Kagy
Publisher WPA
1935–43
Rachel et la Tragédie
Henri Marie Pierre de La Blanchère
Author Jules-Gabriel Janin
1850s
Tranquility of what is more grievous than tragedy
Ay-O
1953
Comedy in the Country, Tragedy in London, Thomas Rowlandson British, Hand-colored etching
Comedy in the Country, Tragedy in London
Thomas Rowlandson
Publisher Thomas Tegg
May 29, 1807
Comedy in the Country, Tragedy in London, Thomas Rowlandson British, Hand-colored etching
Comedy in the Country, Tragedy in London
Thomas Rowlandson
Publisher Thomas Tegg
May 29, 1807
Manfred: A Tragedy
Multiple artists/makers
1929
Brokenbrow, a tragedy
Multiple artists/makers
1926
A Family Tragedy
Thomas Nast
originally published 1875–95
The Great Wheadle Tragedy
Stan Washburn
Author Alexander Theroux
Publisher D. R. Godine
1975
Tragedy, from "Fifteen Etchings Dedicated to Sir Joshua Reynolds", John Hamilton Mortimer British, Etching
Tragedy, from "Fifteen Etchings Dedicated to Sir Joshua Reynolds"
Artist and publisher Etched and published by John Hamilton Mortimer
Dedicatee Sir Joshua Reynolds
December 8, 1778
The Critic or Tragedy Rehears'd
Multiple artists/makers
February 24, 1786
Salome, A Tragedy in One Act
Author Oscar Wilde
Illustrator John Vassos
Publisher E. P. Dutton and Company
1927
Wednesday March the 8th 1809, A Scene From The Tragedy of Cato, Thomas Rowlandson British, Hand-colored etching
Wednesday March the 8th 1809, A Scene From The Tragedy of Cato
Thomas Rowlandson
Publisher Thomas Tegg
March 8, 1809
Tragedy (La Tragédie), plate II from "Les Muses"
Paul Gavarni [Chevalier]
Printer Aubert et Cie
April 7, 1839
The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson and the comedy those extraordinary twins
Multiple artists/makers
1897
Purdy's National Theatre, New York, Tragedy, Comedy, Spectacle, Farce: Rebus No. 1
Anonymous, American, 19th century
ca. 1850
Frontispiece: Queenly St. Ursula (La Regina Sant'Orsola), from a series of prints for the performance of the St. Ursula tragedy, Alfonso Parigi Italian, Etching, pen and brown ink
Frontispiece: Queenly St. Ursula (La Regina Sant'Orsola), from a series of prints for the performance of the St. Ursula tragedy
Alfonso Parigi
ca. 1640–56
Melpomene, Muse of Tragedy, from the Goddesses of the Greeks and Romans series (N188) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co., William S. Kimball & Company, Commercial color lithograph
Melpomene, Muse of Tragedy, from the Goddesses of the Greeks and Romans series (N188) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co.
Publisher Issued by William S. Kimball & Company
Lithographer Lithography by Ketterlinus Lithography Company
1889
Melpomene, Muse of Tragedy, from the Goddesses of the Greeks and Romans series (N188) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co., William S. Kimball & Company, Commercial color lithograph
Melpomene, Muse of Tragedy, from the Goddesses of the Greeks and Romans series (N188) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co.
Publisher Issued by William S. Kimball & Company
Lithographer Lithography by Ketterlinus Lithography Company
1889
Tragedy Placing the Wreath on John Kemble, On His Retiring from the Stage
? After John Flaxman
Sitter John Philip Kemble
18th–19th century
Garrick between Tragedy and Comedy, from "The Fine Arts of the English School"
Multiple artists/makers
1811
Garrick between Tragedy and Comedy, from "The Fine Arts of the English School"
Multiple artists/makers
1811
An Analysis of Goethe's Tragedy of Faust, in Illustration of Retsch's Series of Outlines...
Author Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Illustrator Moritz Retzsch
Printer W. Wilson
1820
The Orchestra During the Performance of a Tragedy (L'orchestre pendant qu'on joue une tragédie), from Croquis Musicaux, published in Le Charivari, April 5, 1852, Honoré Daumier French, Lithograph
The Orchestra During the Performance of a Tragedy (L'orchestre pendant qu'on joue une tragédie), from Croquis Musicaux, published in Le Charivari, April 5, 1852
Honoré Daumier
Printer Pannier et Cie.
Publisher Charles Trinocq
April 5, 1852
Mrs. Siddons in the Character of Lady Randolph, Mr. Sutherland, and Mrs. Woods in the tragedy of "Douglas"
Multiple artists/makers
1784
Tragedy, from Dorat's "La Déclamation Théâtrale: Poème Didactique en quatre chants; précédé et suivi de quelques morceaux de prose"
Engraver Emmanuel Jean de Ghendt
After Charles Dominique Joseph Eisen
Author Claude Joseph Dorat
1771
Poster for the film ‘Los últimos 100 días de Napoleón’ (The last 100 days of Napoleon -Tragedy of the Great Napoleon), 1935 (Mexico)
Anonymous Mexican Artist
1935
The bearded lady: Imprudent woman! You dare hunt on my territory! Tragedy: What! Don't I have a beard as well?, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, February 16, 1867, Honoré Daumier French, Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Deltiel)
The bearded lady: Imprudent woman! You dare hunt on my territory! Tragedy: What! Don't I have a beard as well?, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, February 16, 1867
Honoré Daumier
Printer Destouches
Publisher Arnaud de Vresse
February 16, 1867
Glass ring stone, Glass, purple paste, Roman
Glass ring stone
Roman
1st century BCE–3rd century CE
Bronze mirror, Bronze, Etruscan
Bronze mirror
Etruscan
ca. 400–350 BCE
Red jasper ring stone, Jasper, red, Roman
Red jasper ring stone
Roman
ca. 1st century BCE–3rd century CE
Box with Romance Scenes, Elephant ivory, French
Box with Romance Scenes
French
ca. 1310–30
"King Lear," Act I, Scene I, Edwin Austin Abbey American, Oil on canvas, American
"King Lear," Act I, Scene I
Edwin Austin Abbey
1898
Calyx-krater, fragments, Terracotta, Greek, South Italian, Apulian
Calyx-krater, fragments
Greek, South Italian, Apulian
ca. 360–340 BCE

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