Antony and Cleopatra, 1879: Helena Modjeska (1840-1909) as Cleopatra.

This image offers an unexpectedly saturnine version of the vivacious queen. Modjeska's other tragic roles in Shakespeare were Ophelia, Juliet, Desdemona, and Queen Anne, in Richard III. Despite deep roots in Polish culture and theatre she was very successful on stages in Britain and the U.S.A. Mary Hallock Foote (Creator); John Parker Davis (Engraver); Furness Image Collection