Ecrivain Auteur Writer Author Collection

Anna Louise Karsch, 1789 (watercolour)
8914721 Anna Louise Karsch, 1789 (watercolour) by Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726-1801) (after); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Anna Louise Karsch)

Franz Grillparzer, 1872 (lithograph)
8914930 Franz Grillparzer, 1872 (lithograph) by Axmann, Ferdinand (1838-1910); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Grillparzer, Franz)

Franz Grillparzer, 1872 (lithograph)
8914926 Franz Grillparzer, 1872 (lithograph) by Axmann, Ferdinand (1838-1910); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Grillparzer, Franz)

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, 1930 (etching)
8915489 Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, 1930 (etching) by Michalek, Ludwig (1859-1942); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Ebner-Eschenbach, Marie von)

Franz Grillparzer, 1930 (etching)
8915479 Franz Grillparzer, 1930 (etching) by Michalek, Ludwig (1859-1942); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Grillparzer, Franz, etching by Ludwig Michalek)

Karl Marx, 1930 (print)
8915448 Karl Marx, 1930 (print) by Friedrich, Otto (1862-1937); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Marx, Karl)

Picture of Emil Ertl 1889, 1927 (charcoal)
8915237 Picture of Emil Ertl 1889, 1927 (charcoal) by Engelhart, Josef (1864-1941); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Picture Emil Ertl (1860-1935)

Arsene Lupin banker, police operetta at the Theatre des Bouffes-Parisiens - partition¿
LSE4103045 Arsene Lupin banker, police operetta at the Theatre des Bouffes-Parisiens - partition¿ by Unknown Artist; Private Collection; (add.info.: Arsene Lupin banker)

Aleksey Konstantinovich count Tolstoj, 1930 (engraving)
8915696 Aleksey Konstantinovich count Tolstoj, 1930 (engraving) by Kraemer, Peter (1823-1907); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Tolstoj, Aleksey Konstantinovich count)

Grillparzer, 1930 (etching)
8915304 Grillparzer, 1930 (etching) by Michalek, Ludwig (1859-1942); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Grillparzer)

Heine, 1868 (lithograph)
8914903 Heine, 1868 (lithograph) by Rohrbach, Paul (1817-c.1862); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Heine)

Jean Paul Friedrich Richter, 1930 (print)
8915531 Jean Paul Friedrich Richter, 1930 (print) by Graefle, Albert (1809-89); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Jean Paul, painting by Albert Graefle)

Dante Alighieri, 1930 (engraving)
8915446 Dante Alighieri, 1930 (engraving) by Comerio, Agostino (1784-1834); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Dante Alighieri)

Beranger, 1930 (lithograph)
8915706 Beranger, 1930 (lithograph) by Couture, Thomas (1815-79); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: B)

Goethe, 1930 (lithograph)
8915632 Goethe, 1930 (lithograph) by Jagemann, Ferdinand (1780-1820); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Goethe, lithograph by C)

Pencil Jakob Michael Reginald Lenz, 1775 (watercolour)
8914697 Pencil Jakob Michael Reginald Lenz, 1775 (watercolour) by Pfenninger, Heinrich (1749-1815); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Jakob Michael Reginald Lenz)

Shakespeare, 1890 (etching)
8915050 Shakespeare, 1890 (etching) by Flameng, Leopold (1831-1911); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Shakespeare)

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1930 (heliograph)
8915644 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1930 (heliograph) by Kolbe, Heinrich Christoph (1771-1836); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von)

Niccolo Machiavelli, 1930 (drawing)
8915498 Niccolo Machiavelli, 1930 (drawing) by Comerio, Agostino (1784-1834); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Machiavelli, Niccolo)

Fagin from Oliver Twist (colour litho)
8635506 Fagin from Oliver Twist (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fagin from Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens)

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1930 (heliograph)
8915573 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1930 (heliograph) by Jagemann, Ferdinand (1780-1820); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von)

Tableau of Hungarian writers, 1930 (lithograph)
8915509 Tableau of Hungarian writers, 1930 (lithograph) by Rohn, Alois (19th-20th century); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Tableau of Hungarian writers, 34 images)

Schiller, 1818 (lithograph)
8914781 Schiller, 1818 (lithograph) by Jagemann, Ferdinand (1780-1820); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Schiller, lithograph by C)

Couverture du livre "Arsene Lupin et le mystere de l'aiguille creuse" de Maurice Leblanc (1864 Ð 1941)
GIA4768723 Couverture du livre "Arsene Lupin et le mystere de l'aiguille creuse" de Maurice Leblanc (1864 Ð 1941)

Oscar Wilde in America in 1882 (print)
3701783 Oscar Wilde in America in 1882 (print) by Sarony, Napoleon (1821-96) (after); (add.info.: After a work by American photographer Napoleon Sarony)

Max Morise, Simone Breton, Paul Eluard, Joseph Delteil, Gala Desnos, Andre Breton, and Max Ernst (on the bicycle)
XEE4106944 Max Morise, Simone Breton, Paul Eluard, Joseph Delteil, Gala Desnos, Andre Breton, and Max Ernst (on the bicycle), at the Foire de Montmartre, 1923

Gil Vicente at the court of King Manuel I of Portugal (colour litho)
8672915 Gil Vicente at the court of King Manuel I of Portugal (colour litho) by Gameiro, Alfredo Roque (1864-1935); Private Collection; (add.info)

Paul Bourget (1852-1935) French poet, novelist and playwright c. 1892
1752996 Paul Bourget (1852-1935) French poet, novelist and playwright c. 1892; (add.info.: Paul Bourget (1852-1935) French poet, novelist and playwright c. 1892); Photo: Tallandier

Historic Places from Dickens Classics: The Steps at London Bridge, Surrey Side (colour litho)
8668265 Historic Places from Dickens Classics: The Steps at London Bridge, Surrey Side (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Steps at London Bridge)

Illustration for David Copperfield by Charles Dickens (colour litho)
8665874 Illustration for David Copperfield by Charles Dickens (colour litho) by Tennant, C. Dudley (1867-1952) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: David fights the butcher-boy)

Giovanni Battista Niccolini, Italian poet and playwright (engraving)
8626290 Giovanni Battista Niccolini, Italian poet and playwright (engraving) by Ussi, Stefano (1822-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Giovanni Battista Niccolini (1782-1861)

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, German philosopher, mathematician and polymath (engraving)
8626172 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, German philosopher, mathematician and polymath (engraving) by Ficquet, Etienne (1719-1794); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716)

Portrait of Cicero
7287195 Portrait of Cicero; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Portrait of Cicero.1st century BC. Vatican Museum, Chiaramonti museum, Rome, Italy); © Frank Buffetrille

Don Quixote of La Mancha, 1603 - 1605 (engraving)
8899815 Don Quixote of La Mancha, 1603 - 1605 (engraving) by Portuguese School, (17th century); (add.info.: Don Quixote of La Mancha (The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha)

Dante Alighieri statue in Florence, Tuscany region, Italy, Europe, 2021 (photo)
8856961 Dante Alighieri statue in Florence, Tuscany region, Italy, Europe, 2021 (photo) by Pazzi, Enrico (1819-99); Opera di Santa Croce, Florence

Dante Alighieri statue in Florence, Tuscany region, Italy, with an amazing blue sky background, Europe, 2021 (photo)
8856896 Dante Alighieri statue in Florence, Tuscany region, Italy, with an amazing blue sky background, Europe, 2021 (photo) by Pazzi, Enrico (1819-99); Opera di Santa Croce, Florence

Dante Alighieri statue in Florence, Tuscany region, Italy, with an amazing blue sky background, Europe, 2021 (photo)
8856833 Dante Alighieri statue in Florence, Tuscany region, Italy, with an amazing blue sky background, Europe, 2021 (photo) by Pazzi, Enrico (1819-99); Opera di Santa Croce, Florence

Page of " The satyricon " (Satiricon) by Petrone (Caius Petronius Arbiter) (12/17-66 A.D.)
AIS5351172 Page of " The satyricon " (Satiricon) by Petrone (Caius Petronius Arbiter) (12/17-66 A.D.), Latin edition printed in Amsterdam in 1634.; (add.info)

Portrait of Miguel de Molinos (1628-1696), Spanish writer and theologian (engraving)
AIS5376314 Portrait of Miguel de Molinos (1628-1696), Spanish writer and theologian (engraving); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; © Iberfoto

Treasure Island, old book, c.1900-1920 (photo)
8615300 Treasure Island, old book, c.1900-1920 (photo); (add.info.: Cover of an early Cassell and Company edition (early 20th century)

Francesco Guicciardini, 1891 (engraving)
8766895 Francesco Guicciardini, 1891 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: 1483-1540, Francesco Guicciardini, italian diplomat and statesman, philosopher, writer and historian from Florence)

The Raven, 1875 (book cover)
8698268 The Raven, 1875 (book cover) by Manet, Edouard (1832-83); Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts

Sherlock Holmes used in advertistment
7301580 Sherlock Holmes used in advertistment; Private Collection; (add.info.: An advertisement for the coffee substitute Postum featuring Sherlock Holmes and Dr)

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PCT5618318 gut9861; (add.info.: Portrait de la courtisane, femme d'esprit, epistoliere et femme de lettres francaise Anne "Ninon" de l'Enclos)

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PCT5618317 gut9860; (add.info.: Portrait de Jean Baptiste Poquelin, dit Moliere (1622-1673) plume a la main, en train d'ecrire une de ses pieces de theatre - Gravure extraite de l'Histoire de

August Wilhelm von Schlegel (1767-1845) Critique litteraire et linguiste allemand (1767 a1845)
FGL5461368 August Wilhelm von Schlegel (1767-1845) Critique litteraire et linguiste allemand (1767 a1845) ©Fototeca storica/Leemage

The Dwarf Tracassin. circa 1910 (engraving)
6437835 The Dwarf Tracassin. circa 1910 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Litterature. Tales of fees. The dwarf dwarf dances around the fire)

The Vaillant Little Tailor, 1860 (Epinal print)
5669225 The Vaillant Little Tailor, 1860 (Epinal print); (add.info.: Jean-Charles Pellerin (1756-1836), French draftsman, illustrator and printer

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