Auteur Collection

Albert Einstein and Rabindranath Tagore, Berlin, 1930 (b/w photo)
1700702 Albert Einstein and Rabindranath Tagore, Berlin, 1930 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info)

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) scottish novelist c. 1893
1729595 Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) scottish novelist c. 1893; (add.info.: Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) scottish novelist c. 1893).

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) scottish writer with his family in Vailima, Samoa
1715989 Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) scottish writer with his family in Vailima, Samoa; (add.info.: Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) scottish writer with his family in Vailima, Samoa).

Paul Verlaine (1844-1896) French poet, c. 1893
1705449 Paul Verlaine (1844-1896) French poet, c. 1893; (add.info.: Paul Verlaine (1844-1896) poete francais, c. 1893 Paul Verlaine (1844-1896) french poet, c. 1893).

Frontpage of the newspaper 'L'Aurore' : 'J'accuse' by Emile Zola about Dreyfus
1735701 Frontpage of the newspaper 'L'Aurore' : 'J'accuse' by Emile Zola about Dreyfus. January 13th

Henry Carey (1687-1743) English musician and poet, 17th century (engraving)
1703461 Henry Carey (1687-1743) English musician and poet, 17th century (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (17th century)

Blaise Pascal (1623-62) French philosopher, mathematician, physicist and theologian, 1820 (engraving)
1730429 Blaise Pascal (1623-62) French philosopher, mathematician, physicist and theologian, 1820 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving by Allais 1820)

Alexandre Dumas Pere, French writer, 1830 (engraving)
1729170 Alexandre Dumas Pere, French writer, 1830 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving by Motte after Deveria)

Portrait of French poet, Charles Baudelaire, 19th century (photo)
1708833 Portrait of French poet, Charles Baudelaire, 19th century (photo)

Portrait of French poet, Charles Baudelaire (engraving)
1735066 Portrait of French poet, Charles Baudelaire (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving by Maurand)

Andre Malraux French novelist, here as a child, c. 1904 (photo)
1732143 Andre Malraux French novelist, here as a child, c. 1904 (photo); (add.info.: Andre Malraux (1901-1976) french novelist, here as a child, c. 1904)

Roger de Beauvoir (1806-1866) French novelist and playwright, engraving
1721615 Roger de Beauvoir (1806-1866) French novelist and playwright, engraving; (add.info.: Roger de Beauvoir (1806-1866) french novelist and playwright, engraving)

Alphonse Karr (1808-1890) French writer and pamphleteer, photo by Disderi
1708751 Alphonse Karr (1808-1890) French writer and pamphleteer, photo by Disderi; (add.info.: Alphonse Karr (1808-1890) french writer and pamphleteer, photo by Disderi)

Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1804-1869) French poet and novelist, photo by Pierson
1708740 Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1804-1869) French poet and novelist, photo by Pierson; (add.info.: Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1804-1869) french poet and novelist, photo by Pierson)

Delphine Gay de Girardin (1804-1855) French woman of letters and wife of Emile de Girardin, French etching
1708070 Delphine Gay de Girardin (1804-1855) French woman of letters and wife of Emile de Girardin, French etching, 19th century; (add.info)

Vittorio Alfieri (1749-1803) Italian poet
1702942 Vittorio Alfieri (1749-1803) Italian poet; (add.info.: Vittorio Alfieri (1749-1803) poete italien Vittorio Alfieri (1749-1803) italian poet)

Auguste de Villiers de L'Isle Adam (1838-1889) French writer, photo by Nadar
1732412 Auguste de Villiers de L'Isle Adam (1838-1889) French writer, photo by Nadar; (add.info.: Auguste de Villiers de L'Isle Adam (1838-1889) french writer, photo by Nadar)

Jacques Audiberti (litho)
1729637 Jacques Audiberti (litho) by Bosschere, Jean de (1878-1953); (add.info.: Jacques Audiberti (1899-1965) french poet and playwright, drawing by Jean de Bosschere)

Agrippa von Nettesheim also known as Heinrich Cornelius (1486-1535) German physician, theologian and philosopher
1703081 Agrippa von Nettesheim also known as Heinrich Cornelius (1486-1535) German physician, theologian and philosopher, engraving; (add.info)

French poet Pierre de Ronsard (1524-1585), one of founders of the Pleiad group in 1549, engraving
1734230 French poet Pierre de Ronsard (1524-1585), one of founders of the Pleiad group in 1549, engraving; (add.info.: French poet Pierre de Ronsard (1524-1585)

Prosper Merimee (1803-1870) French writer engraving by Mariano Andieu
1730582 Prosper Merimee (1803-1870) French writer engraving by Mariano Andieu; (add.info.: Prosper Merimee (1803-1870) french writer engraving by Mariano Andieu)

Alexandre Dumas The Elder (1802-1870) French writer, c. 1830, engraving
1707733 Alexandre Dumas The Elder (1802-1870) French writer, c. 1830, engraving; (add.info.: Alexandre Dumas The Elder (1802-1870) French writer, c. 1830, engraving)

Theodore de Banville (1823-1891) French writer, 19th century (engraving)
1735027 Theodore de Banville (1823-1891) French writer, 19th century (engraving) by Gill, Andre (1840-85); (add.info.: Theodore de Banville (1823-1891) ecrivain poete francais

French romantic writers (Alfred de Vigny, Victor Hugo, Alexandre Dumas the Father)
1721516 French romantic writers (Alfred de Vigny, Victor Hugo, Alexandre Dumas the Father, Honore de Balzac ) wanting to enter French Academy but doors are closed

Joseph Mery (1797-1866) French writer, journalist, engraving
1730583 Joseph Mery (1797-1866) French writer, journalist, engraving; (add.info.: Joseph Mery (1797-1866) french writer, journalist, engraving)

Study of French writer Alexandre Dumas the Father (1802-1870) in Monte-Cristo castle, Port Marly, France, engraving
1721545 Study of French writer Alexandre Dumas the Father (1802-1870) in Monte-Cristo castle, Port Marly, France, engraving; (add.info)

Anna Brownell Jameson (1794-1860) English writer, engraving
1730566 Anna Brownell Jameson (1794-1860) English writer, engraving; (add.info.: Anna Brownell Jameson (1794-1860) english writer, engraving)

Antonin Artaud (litho)
1729005 Antonin Artaud (litho) by Bosschere, Jean de (1878-1953); (add.info.: Antoine Marie Joseph Paul Artaud, better known as Antonin Artaud (4 September 1896 - 4 March 1948), was a French writer

French novelist 19th century, engraving
1721544 French novelist 19th century, engraving; (add.info.: French novelist 19th century, engraving)

Harriet Beecher Stowe and her husband, 19th century (b/w photo)
1709965 Harriet Beecher Stowe and her husband, 19th century (b/w photo); (add.info.: Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) American writer known for her abolitionist novel Uncle Tom's Cabin

Edgar Quinet (1803-1875) French poet, historian, political philosopher, anticlerical, engraving
1702742 Edgar Quinet (1803-1875) French poet, historian, political philosopher, anticlerical, engraving; (add.info.: Edgar Quinet (1803-1875) french poet, historian, political philosopher

Elisabeth Van Arnin (1785-1859) German woman of letters friend ofGoethe andBeethoven, engraving
1701823 Elisabeth Van Arnin (1785-1859) German woman of letters friend ofGoethe andBeethoven, engraving; (add.info.: Elisabeth Van Arnin (1785-1859)

Queen Elizabeth 1st of England in her horse drawn carriage saluted by William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1737258 Queen Elizabeth 1st of England in her horse drawn carriage saluted by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), 19th century (engraving); (add.info)

German dominican monk, scientist, philosopher, and theologian, engraving by Cooper Rober
1703156 German dominican monk, scientist, philosopher, and theologian, engraving by Cooper Rober by Cooper, Robert (fl.1800-36); (add.info.: german dominican monk, scientist, philosopher)

Jules Michelet (1798-1874) French historian, engraving
1730601 Jules Michelet (1798-1874) French historian, engraving; (add.info.: Jules Michelet (1798-1874) french historian, engraving)

Henri Murger (1822-1861) French novelist, engraving
1706895 Henri Murger (1822-1861) French novelist, engraving; (add.info.: Henri Murger (1822-1861) french novelist, engraving)

Alexandre Dumas The Elder (1802-1870) French writer, engraving by Georges Gorvel
1732821 Alexandre Dumas The Elder (1802-1870) French writer, engraving by Georges Gorvel; (add.info.: Alexandre Dumas The Elder (1802-1870) French writer, engraving by Georges Gorvel)

Francois Guizot (1787-1874) French politician and historian, engraving
1732422 Francois Guizot (1787-1874) French politician and historian, engraving; (add.info.: Francois Guizot (1787-1874) french politician and historian, engraving)

Delphine Gay de Girardin (1804-1855) French woman of letters and wife of Emile de Girardin, engraving
1728587 Delphine Gay de Girardin (1804-1855) French woman of letters and wife of Emile de Girardin, engraving; (add.info)

Jules Janin (1804-1874) French critic, engraving
1730562 Jules Janin (1804-1874) French critic, engraving; (add.info.: Jules Janin (1804-1874) french critic, engraving)

Alphonse de Lamartine (1790-1869) French poet here young, engraving
1720760 Alphonse de Lamartine (1790-1869) French poet here young, engraving; (add.info.: Alphonse de Lamartine (1790-1869) french poet here young, engraving)

Alphonse Daudet (1840-1897) French novelist c. 1892 (engraving)
1702950 Alphonse Daudet (1840-1897) French novelist c. 1892 (engraving); (add.info.: Alphonse Daudet (1840-1897) french novelist c. 1892)

Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805) German poet and dramatist who wrote Ode to Joy
1702857 Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805) German poet and dramatist who wrote Ode to Joy (used in Ludwig Van Beethoven's ninth symphony)

Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) Italian writer (Divine Comedy), here crowned with laurels, engraving
1702800 Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) Italian writer (Divine Comedy), here crowned with laurels, engraving; (add.info.: Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) italian writer (Divine Comedy)

Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741-1803) (engraving)
1701279 Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741-1803) (engraving); (add.info.: Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741-1803) french officer and writer author of "Dangerous Liaisons", engraving)

Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French author and moralist, engraving
1702972 Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French author and moralist, engraving; (add.info.: Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) french author and moralist, engraving)

Marie de Rabutin Chantal, marquise de Sevigne (engraving)
1711666 Marie de Rabutin Chantal, marquise de Sevigne (engraving) by Lastudier, Lacour (19th Century); (add.info.: Marie de Rabutin Chantal, marquise de Sevigne (1626-1696) french woman of letters

Alfred de Vigny (1797-1863) French poet and writer, 1841, engraving
1732486 Alfred de Vigny (1797-1863) French poet and writer, 1841, engraving; (add.info.: Alfred de Vigny (1797-1863) french poet and writer, 1841, engraving)

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"Auteur: The Masters of Artistic Expression Through Time" In the vibrant city of Berlin, 1930, two great minds collide as Albert Einstein and Rabindranath Tagore engage in a thought-provoking conversation. Their meeting embodies the essence of an "auteur" - individuals who transcend boundaries to shape their respective fields. The "Groupe des Six, " led by Jean Cocteau on piano, stands united in artistic camaraderie. Darius Milhaud, Georges Auric, Arthur Honegger, Germaine Tailleferre, Francis Poulenc, and Louis Durey compose a symphony of innovation and creativity. Each member contributes their unique voice to redefine music's possibilities. Mellin de Saint Gelais emerges from history's pages as a French poet and writer whose engravings immortalize his literary prowess. His work reflects the spirit of an "auteur, " capturing emotions that resonate across time. Jose Maria Heredia y Heredia's engraving transports us back to 1896 when his words stirred hearts with profound depth. As an "auteur, " he crafted verses that continue to inspire generations long after his passing. Jean Richepin's engraved image captures the essence of this poetic visionary whose words danced off the page like musical notes. He epitomizes what it means to be an "auteur" - someone who leaves an indelible mark through their artistry. Marguerite Eymery or Madame Alfred Vallette (Rachilde) appears before us in black and white photography; her captivating gaze speaks volumes about her role as an influential figure within literature circles. She challenges conventions fearlessly – a true embodiment of the term "auteur. " Alfred de Musset's engraved portrait reveals a man whose pen dripped with passion and romanticism. His works captured hearts worldwide while solidifying his status as one of history's most celebrated "auteurs.