Percy Bysshe Shelley Collection

Handwriting and signature of Percy Bysshe Shelley, 1819 (pen & ink on paper)
KW478296 Handwriting and signature of Percy Bysshe Shelley, 1819 (pen & ink on paper) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)

Letter from Shelley to Amelia Curran, 5th August 1819. Artist: Shelley
Letter from Shelley to Amelia Curran, 5th August 1819. Letter written from Livorno by Percy Bysshe Shelley to Miss Amelia Curran, at Rome

English poet Percy Bysshe Shelleys room on the first floor of University College, Oxford (litho)
5996604 English poet Percy Bysshe Shelleys room on the first floor of University College, Oxford (litho) by Railton, Herbert (1857-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Percy Bysshe Shelley: Illustration for To a Slylark (engraving)
5991386 Percy Bysshe Shelley: Illustration for To a Slylark (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: To a Slylark)

Shelleys Tombstone at Rome (b / w photo)
5992374 Shelleys Tombstone at Rome (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shelleys Tombstone at Rome)

Portrait of Percy Bysshe Shelley
863902 Portrait of Percy Bysshe Shelley; (add.info.: Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) English poet, born near Horsham, Sussex. Engraving.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Portrait of Percy Bysshe Shelley, 19th century (engraving)
3521651 Portrait of Percy Bysshe Shelley, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Portrait of Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) major English Romantic poets

Portrait of the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), c. 1830-1840. Creator: Phillips, Thomas (1770-1845)
Portrait of the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), c. 1830-1840. Found in the Collection of the Accademia Carrara, Bergamo

Percy Bysshe Shelley, 1792-1822. English Romantic poet. From an illustration by A. S. Hartrick
3052769 Percy Bysshe Shelley, 1792-1822. English Romantic poet. From an illustration by A.S. Hartrick. by Hartrick, Archibald Standish (1864-1950); Private Collection

Near Via Reggio, where Shelley's Body was Found, 1876 (oil on canvas)
2634797 Near Via Reggio, where Shelley's Body was Found, 1876 (oil on canvas) by Richmond, William Blake (1842-1921); 91.5x228.8 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

Percy Bysshe Shelley (litho)
1731341 Percy Bysshe Shelley (litho) by Ross, Gordon (1872-1946) (after); (add.info.: Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) english poet, drawing by Gordon Ross)

The Shelley Memorial at Christchurch, near Bournemouth, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Shelley Memorial at Christchurch, near Bournemouth, 1890

Percy Bysshe Shelley, after a model (engraving)
7178234 Percy Bysshe Shelley, after a model (engraving) by Wyon, Edward William (1811-85); Private Collection; (add.info.: Percy Bysshe Shelley, after a model)

Percy Bysshe Shelley (engraving)
3642439 Percy Bysshe Shelley (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Percy Bysshe Shelley)

Percy Bysshe Shelley: Illustration for Hellas (engraving)
5991381 Percy Bysshe Shelley: Illustration for Hellas (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hellas. We strew these opiate flowers On thy restless pillow)

Home of English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, Keswick, Cumbria (coloured photo)
5999839 Home of English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, Keswick, Cumbria (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Shelley Memorial, University College, Oxford (b / w photo)
3093336 The Shelley Memorial, University College, Oxford (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Shelley Memorial, University College, Oxford)

The Eight Witnesses of Shelleys Cremation (b / w photo)
5992366 The Eight Witnesses of Shelleys Cremation (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Eight Witnesses of Shelleys Cremation)

The "Sophocles"taken from Shelleys Dead Hand, Bodleian Library (b / w photo)
5992379 The " Sophocles" taken from Shelleys Dead Hand, Bodleian Library (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Shelleys Prometheus Unbound, Act IV (engraving)
5218985 Shelleys Prometheus Unbound, Act IV (engraving) by Paton, Joseph Noel (1821-1901) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Act IV)

Shelleys Prometheus Unbound, Act III, Scene 4 (engraving)
5218983 Shelleys Prometheus Unbound, Act III, Scene 4 (engraving) by Paton, Joseph Noel (1821-1901) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Act III, Scene 4)

Shelleys Prometheus Unbound, Act III, Scene 1 (engraving)
5218975 Shelleys Prometheus Unbound, Act III, Scene 1 (engraving) by Paton, Joseph Noel (1821-1901) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Act III, Scene 1)

Shelleys Prometheus Unbound, Act II, Scene 5 (engraving)
5218972 Shelleys Prometheus Unbound, Act II, Scene 5 (engraving) by Paton, Joseph Noel (1821-1901) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Act II, Scene 5)

Shelleys Prometheus Unbound, Act I (engraving)
5218967 Shelleys Prometheus Unbound, Act I (engraving) by Paton, Joseph Noel (1821-1901) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Act I)

Percy Bysshe Shelley: Illustration for Alastor (engraving)
5991394 Percy Bysshe Shelley: Illustration for Alastor (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alastor)

Percy Bysshe Shelley (colour litho)
811316 Percy Bysshe Shelley (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Percy Bysshe Shelley. Our Poets Corner. Masterpiece Library)

Shelley (litho)
3620580 Shelley (litho) by Ricketts, Charles (1866-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shelley. Illustration from The Magazine of Art (Cassell & Company, Ltd, London, Paris & Melbourne)

Field Place, birthplace of Percy Bysshe Shelley, near Horsham, Sussex (colour photo)
3627259 Field Place, birthplace of Percy Bysshe Shelley, near Horsham, Sussex (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Field Place)

Percy Bysshe Shelley, wandering in the fields, hears the song of the skylark
3099587 Percy Bysshe Shelley, wandering in the fields, hears the song of the skylark, and is inspired to write his famous poem (litho) by English School

The Shelley Monuments (b / w photo)
1614924 The Shelley Monuments (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Shelley Monuments. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 21 May 1892)

The Shelley Centenary (engraving)
1603422 The Shelley Centenary (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Shelley Centenary. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 6 August 1892)

Ode to the West Wind (colour litho)
979665 Ode to the West Wind (colour litho) by Bell, Robert Anning (1863-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ode to the West Wind, by Percy Bysshe Shelley)

P B Shelley (litho)
3643054 P B Shelley (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: P B Shelley. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Casa Magni and the Wood (b / w photo)
5992367 Casa Magni and the Wood (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Casa Magni and the Wood)

The Tombs to Shelley and Trelawny at Rome (b / w photo)
5992363 The Tombs to Shelley and Trelawny at Rome (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tombs to Shelley and Trelawny at Rome)

Percy Bysshe Shelley: Illustration for Prometheus Unbound (engraving)
5991380 Percy Bysshe Shelley: Illustration for Prometheus Unbound (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prometheus Unbound)

Percy Bysshe Shelley: Illustration for The Sensitive Plant (engraving)
5991375 Percy Bysshe Shelley: Illustration for The Sensitive Plant (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sensitive Plant)

Percy Bysshe Shelley: Illustration for Arethusa (engraving)
5991372 Percy Bysshe Shelley: Illustration for Arethusa (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arethusa)

Letter to his younger sister, Fanny Keats, mentioning that he is staying as a guest of
KDC441025 Letter to his younger sister, Fanny Keats, mentioning that he is staying as a guest of Mrs Brawne, his illness, his plans to visit Italy

To A Skylark by Percy Bysshe Shelley (colour litho)
975984 To A Skylark by Percy Bysshe Shelley (colour litho) by Bell, Robert Anning (1863-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: To A Skylark by Percy Bysshe Shelley)

Shelleys Prometheus Unbound, Act II, Scene 1 (engraving)
5218968 Shelleys Prometheus Unbound, Act II, Scene 1 (engraving) by Paton, Joseph Noel (1821-1901) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Act II, Scene 1)

Monument to Shelley at Viareggio (b / w photo)
5992365 Monument to Shelley at Viareggio (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Monument to Shelley at Viareggio)

Upper and lower covers, with eagle, torch, heart, scales and floral designs
1195381 Upper and lower covers, with eagle, torch, heart, scales and floral designs, 1820 (light blue crushed levant morocco, with densely gilt borders, se) by English School

The Death of the Poet Shelley, 1822 (engraving)
1041320 The Death of the Poet Shelley, 1822 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Death of the Poet Shelley, 1822)

Cottage of Shelley, the Poet (engraving)
3654537 Cottage of Shelley, the Poet (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cottage of Shelley, the Poet)

Byron and Shelley on the Lake of Geneva (colour litho)
977843 Byron and Shelley on the Lake of Geneva (colour litho) by Paredes, Vicente de (1857-1903) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Byron and Shelley on the Lake of Geneva)

Percy Bysshe Shelley: Illustration for Revolt of Islam (engraving)
5991398 Percy Bysshe Shelley: Illustration for Revolt of Islam (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Revolt of Islam)

Casa Magni, at San Terenzo (b / w photo)
5992380 Casa Magni, at San Terenzo (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Casa Magni, at San Terenzo)

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Percy Bysshe Shelley: A Poetic Journey Through Time Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Percy Bysshe Shelley, an English Romantic poet whose words continue to resonate with readers even centuries later. From his exquisite handwriting and signature on paper to illustrations depicting his life and works, each glimpse into Shelley's existence unveils a deeper understanding of his poetic genius. In 1819, Shelley's pen gracefully danced across the page, etching his thoughts onto paper for eternity. His delicate yet confident strokes formed letters that would forever be associated with brilliance and creativity. And as we gaze upon his signature, we are reminded of the indelible mark he left on literature. Step into Shelley's room at University College, Oxford—a sanctuary where inspiration thrived. Lithographs transport us back in time to witness the very space where this literary prodigy honed his craft, and is within these walls that ideas flourished and verses were born, shaping the landscape of poetry forever. One such masterpiece was "To a Skylark, " which soared through hearts like a bird taking flight. An enchanting engraving captures this ethereal moment when Shelley's words lifted spirits high above earthly constraints. The illustration breathes life into every line, allowing us to experience the same awe-inspiring wonder that inspired him. Yet life is fleeting, as depicted by a monochromatic photograph of Shelleys tombstone in Rome. Here lies the physical reminder of a brilliant mind silenced too soon—an eternal resting place for one who dared to challenge societal norms through verse and prose. A. S Hartrick immortalizes our beloved poet through an intricate illustration capturing Shelley's essence—the intensity in his eyes reflecting boundless passion for artistry and revolutionizing thought itself. This visual tribute serves as a testament to how deeply he touched those fortunate enough to encounter his work. Travel further along Via Reggio until you reach the spot where tragedy struck, where Shelley's body was found.