Poet Collection (page 5)

Eleanor Rumming, the famous alewife of England
Eleanor Rumming, the (fictional) famous alewife of England, illustration to a poem by John Skelton, Poet Laureate to King Henry VIII. 16th century

Wynken, Blynken & Nod
Wynken, Blynken and Nod is a popular poem for children written by American writer and poet Eugene Field and published in 1889

George Gordon Byron, Lord Byron, English poet
George Gordon Byron (1788-1824), Lord Byron, English poet, aristocrat and politician. Date: early 19th century

The Dylan Thomas writing shed at The Boathouse, Laugharne
A curator in poet Dylan Thomass writing shed at The Boathouse, Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, Wales Date: 1988

London Guildhall, Gog and Magog and the Mansion House. View of the Guildhall in Moorgate 30, statues of the mythological giant Gogmagog and Corineus 31

Gian Galeazzo Visconti and his three sons
Gian Galeazzo Visconti 1 and his sons Filippo Maria 2, Gian Maria 3 and Gabriele Maria 4. Filippo holds a model of Certosa di Pavia, a monastery in Pavia, Lombardy

The Drawing Room in the well-known Modernist Poet Captain Osbert Sitwells House in
The Drawing Room in the " well-known" Modernist Poet Captain Osbert Sitwells House in Chelsea, London. In the left background (through the arch) is a large painting by Wyndham Lewis

Jean Rameau - Master hurdy-gurdy player
Jean Rameau (1852-1931) - Master hurdy-gurdy player, multi-instrumentist and songwriter from central France (Berry). The hurdy-gurdy is a stringed instrument that produces sound by a hand

Illustration of Jean Armour, Mrs. Robert Burns

Ayr Robert Burns Kitchen Victorian period

Henry Longfellow

Lord Alfred Tennyson Victorian Poet

The Grave, We Are Seven, Conwy churchyard, Wales
The Grave, We Are Seven, St Mary's Church, Conway (Conwy) Churchyard, Wales, which inspired a poem by William Wordsworth in 1798 Date: circa 1910

Bulent Ecevit - prime Minister of Turkey
Bulent Ecevit (1925-2006), Turkish Prime Minister during the Turkish Invasion of Cyprus in 1974 Date: 1974

Felix Lope de Vega y Carpio (1562-1635). Spanish writer. Portrait attributed to Eugenio Cajes (1574-1634). First third of 17th century. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain

Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda (1814-1873), 1857
Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda (1814-1873). Spanish writer. Portrait by Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz (1815-1894), 1857. Detail. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain

The Escape of Grotius, aka Hugo de Groot, Dutch humanist, diplomat, lawyer, theologian, poet and playwright. He was imprisoned in Loevestein Castle for his involvement in Calvinist disputes

The death of Sir Philip Sidney at Zutphen, Netherlands
The death of Sir Philip Sidney, English poet, at Zutphen, Netherlands Date: 1586

Woodpecker Tapestry
A tapestry designed by William Morris, inspired by a story from Roman poet Ovid's Metamorphoses, in which a sorceress transforms King Picus into a woodpecker, having refused to become here lover

Statue Of Ossian
A sketched design for a statue portraying Ossian, the narrator of a cycle of epic poems by Scottish poet James Macpherson, he is standing on an elevated rock

Emile Bergerat
A caricature sketch portraying the French poet and playwright, Emile Bergerat, 1845-1923, who was also known by his pseudonyms, l'Homme masque, Caliban and Ariel

Emile Bergerat, French poet, playwright and essayist
Emile Bergerat (1845-1923), French poet, playwright and essayist. Date: 1869

Paul Deroulede, French author and politician
Paul Deroulede (1846-1914), French author and politician, seen here at the age of 18. Date: circa 1864

Aurelien Scholl, French author and journalist
Aurelien Scholl (1833-1902), French author and journalist Date: circa 1860s

Caricature of Joseph Mery, French writer
Caricature of Joseph Mery (1797-1866), French writer, journalist, playwright and librettist, by Nadar and Riou. Date: 1859

Alfred de Vigny, French poet, wearing the costume of a French Academician. Date: 1858

Turkey. Istanbul - Library of Raghib Pasha. Interior
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (Istanbul). Library of Raghib Pasha. Interior. Engraving by Lemaitre. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840

Juan Eugenio Hartzenbusch Martinez - Spanish writer
Juan Eugenio Hartzenbusch Martinez (1806-1880). Spanish writer. Representative of the romantic drama. Portrait. Chromolithography

Stephen Gwynn
A sculpture which portrays the Irish journalist, author, poet and politician, Stephen Lucius Gwynn, 1864-1950. He was a member of parliament for the Irish parliamentary party

Portrait Of Paul Verlaine
A portrait charcoal drawing of the French poet, Paul-Marie Verlaine, who was associated with the symbolist and decadent movements. Date: circa 1922

This Is A Heart The Queen Leant On
This painting shows a lone man, wandering down a set of steps with a parade of people walking through the arched hallways behind

Lord Byron, English poet, at Cambridge, where he studied at Trinity College Date: early 1800s

August Strindberg
Portrait of Johan August Strindberg, he was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter. A prolific writer who often drew directly on his personal experience. Date: 1912

The pilgrims way from London the Tabard inn to the shrine of a Becket in Canterbury Cathedral. A shine to St Thomas Becket who was murdered in Canterbury Cathedral 850 years ago

October calendar page, woman in classical costume
October calendar page, photograph of woman in classical costume by a rose arch. Captioned, The Fair Months of the Year: October'

September calendar page, woman in classical costume
September calendar page, photograph of woman in classical costume by a pillar. With quotation from Dryden, Fair As The Face Of Nature Did Appear When Flowers First Peep D

Walter Herries Pollock, journalist, seated studio portrait
Walter Herries Pollock, writer, poet, lecturer and journalist, (1850-1926) seated studio portrait. Captioned Journals and Journalists of Today: XXXVI. Date: 1895

Last portrait of Algernon Charles Swinburne
The Last portrait of the British Victorian poet and author Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837-1909), who died on April 10th

Leading poets during the reign of King George V
Leading poets during the first 25 years of the reign of King George V: Kipling, Bridges, Masefield, Drinkwater. Date: 1935

Aldworth, Blackdown, West Sussex, the house where Tennyson lived and died Date: 1928

Monument to Victor Hugo, 1890. Sculpture by Auguste Rodin
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917). French sculptor. Monument to Victor Hugo, 1890. Bronze. Garden of Sculptures. Rodin Museum. Paris. France. Date: 2008

Fray Luis de Leon (1527-1591). Spanish poet
Fray Luis de Leon (Belmonte, 1527-Madrigal de las Altas Torres, 1591). Spanish poet. Portrait. Illustration by Llanta. Lithography. Cronica General de Espana

Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616). Spanish writer. Author of Don Quixote. Portrait, detail. Illustration by Jose Cebrian. Lithography. Cronica General de Espana

Juan de Fermoselle (1468-1529), called Juan del Encina. Spanish poet, playwiright and composer. Illustration by Llanta. Detail. Lithography. Cronica General de Espana

Payo Gomez Charino (ca. 1225-1295)
Payo Gomez Charino (ca.1225-1295). Galician poet and nobleman. Major governor (Adelantado Mayor) of the Kingdom of Galicia and troubadour in the Galician language. Portrait, detail

Juan Eugenio Hartzenbusch Martinez (1806-1880). Spanish writer. Representative of the romantic drama. Portrait. Chromolithography

Robert Louis Stevenson
A portrait of Scottish novelist and poet, Robert Louis Stevenson, 1850-1894, best known for works including Treasure Island and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Date: 1892

The Curtain Illustration
An illustration in reference to a poem, written by Australian poet, Zora Bernice May Cross, showing a woman in a blue dress, hiding behind a stage curtain

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