Literary Collection (page 4)

Portrait of the Chinese-Tartar Emperor Qianlong, and a literary mandarin of his court. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Editor in the throws of composition
Cartoon, Literary Study - an editor in the throws (throes) of composition. 1898

Cover design, L Image magazine, July 1897
Art Nouveau style cover of L Image magazine, July 1897. 1897

Irish Literary Society
Celebration of the 21st anniversary of the Irish Literary Society, London, and the National Literary Society of Ireland at Dublin, 1913. Left to right, front row, includes Agnes O Farrell, A.P

Mr Moy Thomas - The Theatre Magazine
Mr William Moy Thomas, English journalist, literary editor, drama critic and novelist - The Theatre Magazine, July 1885. 1885

Ts Eliot / Rothenstein
Thomas Stearns Eliot, poet, playwright and literary critic. Received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948 Date: 1888-1965

Eleanor Roosevelt and Lady Churchill at a Foyles luncheon. 6th April 1959

Lady Churchill and other guests at a Foyles luncheon. 6th April 1959

Foyles Luncheon in honour of the Rt. Hon. Harold Macmillan PC FRS, to mark the publication of his book " The Blast of War" at The Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane, London

A poet checks his notes before reciting his work - in the foreground, Harold and Sylvia Hikins. 4th November 1972

The Old Curiosity Shop, claimed to be the one immortalised by Dickens. Portsmouth Street, London. June 1923

The chaired bard, T Llew Jones of Llandysul, stands while the sword of peace ceremony is carried out. The Eisteddfod, Ebbw Vale. 8th August 1958

The Archdruid talking to the chaired bard, T Llew Jones of Llandysul, during the chairing ceremony. The Eisteddfod, Ebbw Vale. 8th August 1958

The chaired bard, T Llew Jones of Llandysul is escorted to the platform at the Eisteddfod, Ebbw Vale. 8th August 1958

Max Gate, the home of author Thomas Hardy, in Dorchester, Dorset. July 1952

Joan Collins Actress with daughter Katy July 1983 A©mirrorpix
Joan Collins Actress with daughter Katy July 1983 © mirrorpix

Joan Collins Actress sitting at the signing of her new book Prime Time June 1989 © mirrorpix

James Jollie (1757 - 1846), business man connected with many public institutions in Edinburgh, approaching Robert Sym (1752-1845)

Prolific Scottish writer of verse, novels and plays, ROBERT BUCHANAN (1841-1901). He also went in for literary criticism, feuding with Swinburne, Rossetti et al

THE OLD BULL AND BUSH
Dating back to 1645, when it was a farmhouse, the building received its license to sell ale in 1721. A haunt for literary scholars and artists, including William Hogarth. Date: 1960s

The Boarding House by Charles Dickens
Illustration from The Boarding House by Charles Dickens Date: First published: 1836

Italy, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Trieste, statue of James Joyce along the Canal Grande

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ITALY, Tuscany, Florence, Statue of the poet and writer Giovanni Boccaccio in the Vasari Corridor outside the Uffizi

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ITALY, Tuscany, Florence, Statue of the poet and writer Dante Allighieri in the Vasari Corridor outside the Uffizi

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ITALY, Tuscany, Florence, Statue of the poet and writer Dante Allighieri in the Vasari Corridor outside the Uffizi

William Hazlitt
(1778-1830). An English essayist, drama and literary critic, painter, social commentator, and philosopher. Date: 19th century

Temple Bar & Devil Tavern
The Devil Tavern Devil and St Dunstan or The Devil and the Saint. The taverns origins date back to at least 16th century. Elizabethan playwright Ben Jonson made it home to the literary dining club

A Literary Fellow Meditating, 1821. 1821. Creator: Eugene Delacroix
A Literary Fellow Meditating, 1821

The Grave of Poet William Wordsworth, Grasmere, Cumbria
The Grave of Poet William Wordsworth (1770-1850), Grasmere, Cumbria. Date: 1908

Introduction of Randolph to Ben Jonson at the Devil Tavern, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Introduction of Randolph to Ben Jonson at the Devil Tavern, (1897). 19th century depiction of poet Thomas Randolph (1605-1635) meeting playwright

Doctor Joseph Warton - Critic
Doctor Joseph Warton (1722-1800) - English academic and literary critic. Date: circa 1780s

Reverend Thomas Warton - Poet Laureate
Reverend Thomas Warton (1728-1790) - English literary historian, critic, and poet. Poet Laureate between 1785-1790. Date: circa 1780s

UK, Rochester, High Street, 2009. Creator: Ethel Davies
A collection of period buildings on the High Street in the historic city of Rochester, Kent, England

Leicester Square, 2007. Creator: Ethel Davies
An amusement park ride during the Christmas period decorations, Leicester Square, London, WC2, England

Diego Hurtado de Mendoza (1503-1575), Spanish writer and politician, anonymous oil painting 1560

Jose de Espronceda (1808-1842), romantic poet

Jaume Matas i Bofill (1878-1933), called Guerau of Liost, Catalan poet and politician

Eduardo Gomez de Baquero, known as Andrenio (1886-1929), Spanish essayist and literary critic

Rafael Alberti (1902-1999), 1988 photo

Rafael Alberti (1902-1999), 1980 photo

Literary meeting at F. Diaz de Mendoza home in 1914, among others: Maria Guerrero, the Marquis of Valdeiglesias, Countess of Pardo Bazan, Jacinto Benavente, Count of Romanones

W. B. Yeats, c1900, (1934). William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) a prominent figure of the Irish and British literary establishments, in his later years served as an Irish Senator for two terms

Jacob Tonson, founder of the Kit-Cat Club, c1730, (1911). Jacob Tonson, sometimes referred to as Jacob Tonson the elder (1655-1736) was an eighteenth-century English bookseller and publisher

Portrait of Madame Recamier, 1800, (1911). Artist: Jacques-Louis David
Portrait of Madame Recamier, 1800. Jeanne Francoise Julie Adelaide Recamier (1777-1849) was a prominent figure in French literary and political circles in the early 19th century

The Muiden Circle, Netherlands, 17th century (c1870). Artist: CL van Kesteren
The Muiden Circle, Netherlands, 17th century (c1870). The Muiden Circle (Muiderkring) was a group of artists and literary and musical figures associated with the Dutch poet

Dr Johnsons first interview with John Wilkes, 1866. Artist: W Thomas
Dr Johnsons first interview with John Wilkes, 1866. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), often referred to simply as Dr Johnson, is one of Englands best known literary figures

Sir Walter Scott and his friends, c1849. Scottish novelist Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) and his literary friends at Abbotsford: seated; Thomas Thomson, James Ballantyne, Archibald Constable

La Revue Blanche, c19th century. Artist: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
La Revue Blanche, c19th century. Poster. Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri, de (1864-1901). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

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