Literature & Theatre Art Prints

Literature and theatre art prints: illustrations, engravings and paintings made for or based on books, poems, plays and opera. They include William Blake's illustrations for Dante, Virgil and his own Songs of Experience, John Martin's mezzotints for Milton's Paradise Lost (1820s), Henry Fuseli's scenes from Greek tragedy, J. J. Grandville's satirical engravings for Un autre monde (1844), and etchings by Félicien Rops and James Ensor.

A large group is illustrations for Jules Verne's novels by Alphonse de Neuville, Édouard Riou, Henri de Montaut and Émile Bayard (1860s–1870s). It also includes Persian miniature painting from the Shahnameh tradition.

The selection focuses on images made to accompany a text, so each print relates to a specific poem, novel, epic or stage work.

The black-and-white engravings and novel illustrations suit studies, libraries and reading corners; a group of several works well along a bookcase wall or hallway. All prints are museum-quality reproductions, available unframed or framed with low-glare acrylic glazing, with free shipping and import duties covered.