Critic Collection (#3)

Title page of the German Opera Der Freischutz (The Free Shooter)
3585798 Title page of the German Opera Der Freischutz (The Free Shooter); (add.info.: Title page of the German Opera Der Freischutz (The Free Shooter) by Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Carl Maria von Weber
3585797 Carl Maria von Weber; (add.info.: Portrait of Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) a German composer, conductor, pianist, guitarist, and critic. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

John Ruskin
3585546 John Ruskin; (add.info.: John Ruskin (8 February 1819 - 20 January 1900) was the leading English art critic of the Victorian era, as well as an art patron, draughtsman, watercolourist

The Grave of Charles Dickens, 1870
1575571 The Grave of Charles Dickens, 1870; (add.info.: Illustration depicts the grave of Charles Dickens (1812-1870) at Poets Corner, Westminster Abbey

John Addington Symonds, English poet and critic (engraving)
8631566 John Addington Symonds, English poet and critic (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Addington Symonds, (1840-1893), English poet and critic

George Orwell c.1930 (photo)
2624041 George Orwell c.1930 (photo); (add.info.: Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903-21 January 1950) who used the pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist

Sir Edmund William Gosse, 1849- 1928, seen here in his library
5614329 Sir Edmund William Gosse, 1849- 1928, seen here in his library; (add.info.: Sir Edmund William Gosse, 1849- 1928, seen here in his library. English poet, author and critic)

The library at Gad's Hill Place, Higham, Kent, England
5614290 The library at Gad's Hill Place, Higham, Kent, England; (add.info.: The library at Gad's Hill Place, Higham, Kent, England. Home of Charles John Huffam Dickens, 1812-1870)

Karl Heinrich Marx (1818 - 1883)
2602149 Karl Heinrich Marx (1818 - 1883); (add.info.: Karl Heinrich Marx 5 May 1818 - 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist

Illustration from a late 19th century Russian edition of Das Kapital
2604730 Illustration from a late 19th century Russian edition of Das Kapital; (add.info.: Illustration from a late 19th century Russian edition of Das Kapital by Karl Marx)

Karl Marx (1818-1883)
2604696 Karl Marx (1818-1883); (add.info.: Karl Marx (5 May 1818 - 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist

Karl marx in 1875
FAT4913544 Karl marx in 1875; (add.info.: Karl marx in 1875); Sovfoto/UIG

The title page of the first german edition of das kapital by karl marx (hamburg, 1867)
FAT4909551 The title page of the first german edition of das kapital by karl marx (hamburg, 1867); (add.info.: The title page of the first german edition of das kapital by karl marx (hamburg)

James Russell Lowell
3118496 James Russell Lowell; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of James Russell Lowell (1819-1891) an American Romantic poet, critic, editor, and diplomat

Samuel Taylor Coleridge
3118495 Samuel Taylor Coleridge; (add.info.: Portrait of Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) an English poet, literary critic and philosopher. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Charles Baudelaire
3078359 Charles Baudelaire; (add.info.: Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) a French poet, essayist, art critic and translator. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The piano and library of Robert Schumann
3118644 The piano and library of Robert Schumann; (add.info.: Photographic print of the piano and library of Robert Schumann (1810-1856) a German composer and music critic

Carl Maria von Weber
3585802 Carl Maria von Weber; (add.info.: Portrait of Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) a German composer, conductor, pianist, guitarist, and critic. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

caricature of John Ruskin, 19th century (engraving)
3585539 caricature of John Ruskin, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: John Ruskin (8 February 1819 - 20 January 1900) was the leading English art critic of the Victorian era

Theatrescape with critic (litho)
8663955 Theatrescape with critic (litho) by Pont (Graham Laidler) (1908-40); Private Collection; (add.info.: Theatrescape with critic)

Jean Francois de La Harpe (1739-1803)
863505 Jean Francois de La Harpe (1739-1803); (add.info.: Jean Francois de La Harpe (1739-1803) French poet and critic. Supported French Revolution of 1789 for a while

Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1800
1577099 Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1800; (add.info.: Portrait of Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) English poet, literary critic and philosopher who, with his friend William Wordsworth

Theophile Gautier, 1868
1577098 Theophile Gautier, 1868; (add.info.: Portrait of Theophile Gautier (1811-1872) French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and art and literary critic

Gasparo Gozzi, Venetian critic and dramatist (engraving)
8626287 Gasparo Gozzi, Venetian critic and dramatist (engraving) by Bartolozzi, Francesco (1727-1815) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gasparo Gozzi (1713-1786)

Edward Dowden, 1843-1913
5614350 Edward Dowden, 1843-1913; (add.info.: Edward Dowden, 1843-1913. Irish critic and poet. From International Library of Famous Literature, published c.1900); Photo © Hilary Morgan

Signature of Sir Edmund William Gosse, 1849- 1928
5614330 Signature of Sir Edmund William Gosse, 1849- 1928; (add.info.: Signature of Sir Edmund William Gosse, 1849- 1928. English poet, author and critic)

Algernon Charles Swinburne, 1837 - 1909
3083234 Algernon Charles Swinburne, 1837 - 1909.; Private Collection; (add.info.: English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic)

Portrait of Karl Marx (1818-1883 German socialist philosopher and theorist)
NWI4949820 Portrait of Karl Marx (1818-1883 German socialist philosopher and theorist).; (add.info.: Portrait of Karl Marx (1818-1883 German socialist philosopher and theorist)

Karl Marx (1818-1883)
2604742 Karl Marx (1818-1883); (add.info.: Karl Marx (5 May 1818 - 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist

Cover of a musical Almanac for the year 1782, by Johann Friedrich Reichardt
3118771 Cover of a musical Almanac for the year 1782, by Johann Friedrich Reichardt; (add.info.: Cover of a musical Almanac for the year 1782)

Carl Maria von Weber
3118673 Carl Maria von Weber; (add.info.: Portrait of Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) a German composer, conductor pianist, guitarist and critic. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Algernon Charles Swinburne
3586107 Algernon Charles Swinburne; (add.info.: Photograph of Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837-1909) an English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic

portrait of John Ruskin (engraving)
3585545 portrait of John Ruskin (engraving); (add.info.: John Ruskin (8 February 1819 - 20 January 1900) was the leading English art critic of the Victorian era, as well as an art patron

caricature of John Ruskin, 19th century (engraving)
3585540 caricature of John Ruskin, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: John Ruskin (8 February 1819 - 20 January 1900) was the leading English art critic of the Victorian era

Carl Maria von Weber
3586477 Carl Maria von Weber; (add.info.: Portrait of Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) a German composer, conductor, pianist, guitarist, and critic. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Carl Maria von Weber
3586474 Carl Maria von Weber; (add.info.: Portrait of Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) a German composer, conductor, pianist, guitarist, and critic. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Nikolay Karamzin, 1800
3507331 Nikolay Karamzin, 1800; (add.info.: Portrait of Nikolay Karamzin (1766-1826) a Russian writer, poet, historian and critic. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive

George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Irish dramatist, critic and Fabian in 1902 (engraving)
866214 George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Irish dramatist, critic and Fabian in 1902 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

James Russell Lowell, poet
672755 James Russell Lowell, poet; (add.info.: James Russell Lowell - engraving James Russell Lowell (22 February 1819 - 12 August 1891) was an American Romantic poet, critic, editor

James Russell Lowell, poet
672747 James Russell Lowell, poet; (add.info.: James Russell Lowell - engraving James Russell Lowell (22 February 1819 - 12 August 1891) was an American Romantic poet, critic, editor, and diplomat

John Dryden meeting with Alexander Pope (engraving)
1577381 John Dryden meeting with Alexander Pope (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving of John Dryden (1631-1700) meeting with Alexander Pope, the boy who carried on Dryden's manner of writing

William Hazlitt, 1804
1577087 William Hazlitt, 1804; (add.info.: Portrait of William Hazlitt (1778-1830) English writer, remembered for his humanistic essays and literary criticism, as the greatest art critic of his age

Karl Marx 1818 1883
1761484 Karl Marx 1818 1883; (add.info.: Karl Marx 1818 1883); Photo: Tallandier

Giuseppe Baretti, Italian writer and literary critic (engraving)
8626270 Giuseppe Baretti, Italian writer and literary critic (engraving) by Reynolds, Joshua (1723-92) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Giuseppe Baretti (1719-1789)

William Archer, Scottish writer in his study (engraving)
8631490 William Archer, Scottish writer in his study (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Archer (1856-1924), Scottish writer in his study

Matthew Arnold examining a class of boys as a school inspector (litho)
8673165 Matthew Arnold examining a class of boys as a school inspector (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Cover of the Communist Party Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, first edition, London 1848 (30 pages)
PCT4264268 Cover of the Communist Party Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, first edition, London 1848 (30 pages)

Composer Robert Schumann and his wife, musician, Clara Schumann
3118697 Composer Robert Schumann and his wife, musician, Clara Schumann; (add.info.: Portrait of composer Robert Schumann (1810-1856) and his wife, musician, Clara Schumann (1819-1896)

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"Critics: The Masters of Analysis and Interpretation" Criticism has long been an integral part of the artistic world, shaping the way we perceive and appreciate various forms of expression. From Dr. Samuel Johnson's insightful observations in his 1775 oil painting to John Ruskin's profound reflections captured by John Everett Millais in 1853-1854, critics have played a pivotal role in shaping our understanding of art. Edward Thomas, known for his perceptive literary critiques, added depth to the written word through his keen analysis. Similarly, Harold C. Harvey's masterpiece "The Critics" from 1922 portrays the essence of critical evaluation with its thought-provoking depiction. In Coleridge Nether Stowey, critics found solace amidst nature's beauty as they contemplated and dissected works that would stand the test of time. Arnold Bennett brought forth a fresh perspective on literature with his discerning eye for detail. T. S. Eliot stands as an iconic figure among poets turned critics, bridging two nations with his naturalized British identity while leaving an indelible mark on both sides of the Atlantic. Even caricatures like Baruch Spinoza remind us that criticism can take many forms - sometimes light-hearted but always aiming to provoke thought and discussion. Katherine Mansfield Beauchamp adopted her pen name Katherine Mansfield to explore life's complexities through her short stories; she too faced scrutiny from those who sought to analyze her work deeply. John Ruskin himself delved into self-reflection through portraiture, showcasing how even they are not immune to introspection and self-analysis. Samuel Johnson Reynolds exemplifies how criticism can be passed down through generations as knowledge is shared between mentors and mentees alike. Lastly, Charles Baudelaire demonstrated that criticism transcends borders; he left an everlasting impact on French poetry and essay writing while inspiring countless others around the globe. These individuals, among many others, have shaped the world of criticism.