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Bertrand Russell, philosopher and authorBertrand Russell, 3rd Earl Russell (1872-1970), British philosopher and author. Outline of his policies in an election leaflet as suffragist candidate in the Wimbledon By-Election, 1907. Date: 1907
Memorial to Bertrand Russell, philosopher and authorMemorial to Bertrand Russell (1872-1970), British philosopher and author, at Trinity College, Cambridge. Date: early 1970s
Desmond Morris, scientist, author and presenterDesmond Morris (b.1928), English scientist, author and presenter, best known for his book The Naked Ape (1967). Seen here with his son Jason. circa 1969
Irving WashingtonThree quarters head and shoulders portrait of American author, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat Irving Washington (1783-1859), facing left. Date: c1861
Maxim Gorky - Russian and Soviet writerMaxim Gorky (Alexei Maximovich Peshkov) (1868-1936) - Russian and Soviet writer, a founder of the Socialist realism literary method and a political activist. Date: circa 1910s
Goldsmiths Tomb, Temple, LondonOliver Goldsmiths Tomb, Temple, London. Goldsmith (1728-1774) was an Anglo-Irish novelist, playwright and poet. Date: circa 1910s
Gyp - prolific French writerSibylle Gabrielle Marie Antoinette de Riqueti (1850-1932) comtesse de Martel de Janville, aka Gyp prolific French writer Date: circa 1910s
Yevgeny Baratynsky (1800-1844). Russian poet. Portrait. EngrYevgeny Baratynsky (1800-1844). Russian poet. Romanticism style. Portrait. Engraving. Colored
Charles Perrault (1628-1703). French writer. Tom Thumb. EngrCharles Perrault (1628-1703). French writer. Tom Thumb. Hop-o -My-Thumbs ogre. Engraving by Gustave Dore (1832-1883), 1862. Colored
Willibald Pirckheimer (1470-1530). German lawyer, author and humanist. Portrait. Engraving by R. Brend Amour. Colored
Baldassare Castiglione (1478-1529). Count of Casatico. RenaiBaldassare Castiglione (1478-1529). Count of Casatico, was an Italian courtier, diplomat, soldier and prominent Renaissance author. Portrait by Raphael (1483-1520). Louvre. Paris. France
Mark Twain (1835-1910). American writer. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, 1885. Engraving by M. Klinkicht. Colored
Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870). French writer. Engraving. ColorAlexandre Dumas (1802-1870). French writer. Romanticism and Historical fiction literary movement. Engraving. 19th century. Colored
Wilhelm Grimm (1786-1859). German author. Portrait. EngravinWilhelm Grimm (1786-1859). German author, the younger of the Brothers Grimm. Portrait. Engraving. Colored
Mark the Evangelist. Engraving. ColoredMark the Evangelist. Engraving by Severini. Ano Cristiano, 1881. Colored
Sir Austen Henry Layard (1817-1894). Portrait. Colored engraSir Austen Henry Layard (1817-1894). English traveller and politician. Engraving in The Universal History, 1892. Colored
Austen Henry Layard (1817-1894). English archaeologist. KnowAusten Henry Layard (1817-1894). English traveller, archaeologist, cuneiformist, art historian, draughtsman, collector, author, politician and diplomat
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826). American Founding Father. PresThomas Jefferson (1743-1826). American Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776) and de third President of the United State (1801-1809). Colored engraving
Miguel de Silveira (1580-1636). Spanish poet of Portuguese origin. S. XVII. author of epic poems. Engraving, 1638. Colored
Conmemoration in the birthplace of the Willian Shakespeare iWillian Shakespeare (1564-1616). English writer. Birthplace of the writer. People parade to commemorate the anniversary. Engraving, 19th century. Colored
Juan Alvarez de Colmenar (18th century). Les delices d Espagne et du Portugal by dutch publisher Pieter van der Aaa (1659-1733)
George Herbert ( 1593 A?i? 1633). Welsh-born English poet, orator and Anglican priest. Engraving, 18th century. Colored
Johann Jakob Bodmer (1698 A?i? 1783) Swiss-German critic anJohann Jakob Bodmer (1698 A?i? 1783) Swiss-German author, academic, critic and poet. Engraving by J.F Bausse (1738-1814), 1784. Colored
Victor Hugo (1802-1885). French poet, novelist, and dramatist to the Romantic movement. Victor Hugo after his death. Engraving by H. Thiriat. The Iberian illustration, 1885. Colored
Per Hallstra?o?a?C?m (1866-1960). Was a Swedish author, short-story writer, dramatist, poet and member of the Swedish Academy. Engraving. 19th century. Colored
Don Inigo Lopez de Mendoza y de la Vega, Marquis of Santillana (1398-1458). Castilian politician and poet. Engraving, 18th century. Colored
Henri Cordier (1849-1925). Trouville. The Chalet Cordier, cuHenri Cordier (1849-1925). French linguist, historian and author. Trouville. The Chalet Cordier, current residence of Thiers. Engraving by Capuz. The Spanish and American Illustration, 1872. Colored
Germa?o??n Herna?o??ndez Amores (1823-1894). Spanish painter. Engraving by A. Carretero. The Spanish and American Illustration, 1892. Colored
Alfred Hedenstierna (1852-1906). Engraving. ColoredAlfred Hedenstierna (1852-1906). Swedish author. Engraving. Colored
Hermann von Helmholtz (1821-1894). Engraving. ColoredHermann von Helmholtz (1821-1894). German physician and physicist. Engraving in Our Century, 1883. Colored
Edmund Burke (1729-1797). Colored engravingEdmund Burke (1729-1797). Irish writer and politician. Engraving in The American Revolution. Colored
Victor Balaguer (1824-1901). Colored engravingVictor Balaguer (1824-1901). Spanish politician and writer. Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1892. Colored
Chalet of Victor Balaguer (1824-1901). Colored engravingVictor Balaguer Cirera (1824-1901). Spanish politician and writer. Annexed villa to the Museum Library, residence of Victor Balaguer in Villanova i la Geltru, Catalonia
Alexander Pushkin (1799 1837). Russian author. The Tale oAlexander Pushkin (1799 1837). Russian author of the Romantic era. Poem The Tale of the Golden Cockerel, 1834. First page of the French edition Le Coq d or. Illustrations by Boris Zworykine
John I (1358 1390) king of the Crown of Castile. Cover of Chronicle of the reign of John I, by Pedro Lopez de Ayala (1332-1407)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712 1778) Genevan philosophe (LesJean-Jacques Rousseau (1712 1778) Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer of the 18th-century. Confessions of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Les Confessions), 1770, published 1782
Aesop (c. 620564 BC). Ancient Greek fabulist. Aesops FablAesop (c. 620564 BC). Ancient Greek fabulist credited with a number of fables now collectively known as Aesops Fables. Engraving of french edition. Paris, 1801
Teresa of Avila (1515-1582). Spanish mystic. El Camino de PTeresa of Avila (1515-1582). Religious reformer of the Carmelite Order and Spanish mystic. El Camino de Perfeccion The Way of Perfection, written also before 1567, at the direction of her confessor
Johann Jakob Bodmer (1698 1783) Swiss-German critic and poJohann Jakob Bodmer (1698 1783) Swiss-German author, academic, critic and poet. Engraving by J.F Bausse (1738-1814), 1784
Alfons X, (1221-1284), called the Wise. King of Castile, Leo?n and Galicia from 30 May 1252 until his death. Engraving of king
George Herbert ( 1593 1633). Welsh-born English poet, orator and Anglican priest. Engraving, 18th century
Aristophanes (c. 446 BC c. 386 BC). Cover of his comediesAristophanes (c. 446 BC c. 386 BC). Comic playwright of ancient Athens. Cover of his comedies. Edition in Leiden (Lugdunum Batavorum), 1624. Library of Catalonia. Barcelona. Spain
Saint Isidore of Seville (c. 560 636) Archbishop of SevilSpanish literature. 7th century. Saint Isidore of Seville (c. 560 636) Archbishop of Seville and Doctor of the Church. In Qua Grammatica et Historica. Book cover. Published in Madrid, 1599
Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153). Divi Bernardi Abratis adBernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153). French abbot and the primary builder of the reforming Cistercian order. Divi Bernardi Abratis ad sororem modus. Books prologue. Published in Venice
Guillaume Apollinaire (1880 A?i? 1918). French poet. CalliGuillaume Apollinaire (1880A?i?1918). French poet, playwright, short story writer, novelist, and art critic. Calligrammes, subtitled Poems of war and peace 1913-1916. First published in 1918
Fray Francisco Alvarado (1756-1814) known by the PhilosopherFray Francisco Alvarado (1756-1814) of the Order of Preachers or Dominicans, known by the Philosopher Rancid. Illiberal. Carta XXXI del filosofo rancio y primera contra el dictamen de las comisiones
Petrus Alphonsi (1062-1140) Jewish Spanish physician, writerPetrus Alphonsi (1062-1140) also known as Peter Alfonsi. Born Moses Sephardi. Was a Jewish Spanish physician, writer, astronomer, and polemicist, who converted to Christianity
Aguilo Tomas Cortes (1812-1882). Poet, novelist and pianistCatalan literature. XIX. Aguilo Tomas Cortes (1812-1882). Poet, novelist and pianist Majorcan Spanish. Fables Book Cover