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Poems Collection (#4)

"Exploring the Beauty of Poems: A Journey through Art and Literature" Immerse yourself in the enchanting world as we embark on a visual tour

Background imagePoems Collection: There was an Old Man of Dunblane, who greatly resembled a Crane (coloured engraving)

There was an Old Man of Dunblane, who greatly resembled a Crane (coloured engraving)
8634385 There was an Old Man of Dunblane, who greatly resembled a Crane (coloured engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: There was an Old Man of Dunblane)

Background imagePoems Collection: There was a Young Person of Janina, whose Uncle was always a-fanning her (coloured engraving)

There was a Young Person of Janina, whose Uncle was always a-fanning her (coloured engraving)
8634370 There was a Young Person of Janina, whose Uncle was always a-fanning her (coloured engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePoems Collection: Gustave Dore illustration for Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner (engraving)

Gustave Dore illustration for Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner (engraving)
8639436 Gustave Dore illustration for Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePoems Collection: Gustave Dore illustration for Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner (engraving)

Gustave Dore illustration for Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner (engraving)
8639428 Gustave Dore illustration for Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePoems Collection: Gustave Dore illustration for Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner (engraving)

Gustave Dore illustration for Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner (engraving)
8639425 Gustave Dore illustration for Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePoems Collection: Gustave Dore illustration for Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner (engraving)

Gustave Dore illustration for Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner (engraving)
8639419 Gustave Dore illustration for Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePoems Collection: Gustave Dore illustration for Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner (engraving)

Gustave Dore illustration for Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner (engraving)
8639412 Gustave Dore illustration for Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePoems Collection: Giuseppe Giusti, Italian poet and satirist (engraving)

Giuseppe Giusti, Italian poet and satirist (engraving)
8626281 Giuseppe Giusti, Italian poet and satirist (engraving) by Italian School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Giuseppe Giusti (1809-1850), Italian poet and satirist

Background imagePoems Collection: Melchiorre Cesarotti, Italian poet and translator (engraving)

Melchiorre Cesarotti, Italian poet and translator (engraving)
8626276 Melchiorre Cesarotti, Italian poet and translator (engraving) by Matteini, Teodoro (1754-1831) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Melchiorre Cesarotti (1730-1808)

Background imagePoems Collection: Scene from Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy (colour litho)

Scene from Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy (colour litho)
8626254 Scene from Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy (colour litho) by Italian School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy)

Background imagePoems Collection: Scene from Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy (colour litho)

Scene from Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy (colour litho)
8626253 Scene from Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy (colour litho) by Italian School, (14th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePoems Collection: Scenes from Cecco d'Ascoli's Acerba (colour litho)

Scenes from Cecco d'Ascoli's Acerba (colour litho)
8626252 Scenes from Cecco d'Ascoli's Acerba (colour litho) by Italian School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scenes from Cecco d'Ascoli's poem Acerba)

Background imagePoems Collection: Sheep and lambs (colour litho)

Sheep and lambs (colour litho)
8626070 Sheep and lambs (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sheep and lambs, and a verse from a poem by Ben Jonson)

Background imagePoems Collection: Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate XXII (litho)

Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate XXII (litho)
8669062 Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate XXII (litho) by Schuler, Bernhard (fl. 1890-99); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate XXII

Background imagePoems Collection: Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate XVI (litho)

Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate XVI (litho)
8669057 Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate XVI (litho) by Schuler, Bernhard (fl. 1890-99); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate XVI

Background imagePoems Collection: Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate XII (litho)

Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate XII (litho)
8669053 Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate XII (litho) by Schuler, Bernhard (fl. 1890-99); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate XII

Background imagePoems Collection: Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate XIII (litho)

Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate XIII (litho)
8669051 Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate XIII (litho) by Schuler, Bernhard (fl. 1890-99); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate XIII

Background imagePoems Collection: Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate IX (litho)

Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate IX (litho)
8669050 Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate IX (litho) by Schuler, Bernhard (fl. 1890-99); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate IX

Background imagePoems Collection: Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio (Purgatory), Plate XXXVIII (litho)

Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio (Purgatory), Plate XXXVIII (litho)
8669039 Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio (Purgatory), Plate XXXVIII (litho) by Schuler, Bernhard (fl. 1890-99); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio (Purgatory)

Background imagePoems Collection: Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio (Purgatory), Plate XXXIX (litho)

Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio (Purgatory), Plate XXXIX (litho)
8669038 Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio (Purgatory), Plate XXXIX (litho) by Schuler, Bernhard (fl. 1890-99); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio (Purgatory)

Background imagePoems Collection: Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio (Purgatory), Plate XXXIV (litho)

Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio (Purgatory), Plate XXXIV (litho)
8669036 Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio (Purgatory), Plate XXXIV (litho) by Schuler, Bernhard (fl. 1890-99); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio (Purgatory)

Background imagePoems Collection: Rudyard Kipling: Song of the Red War-Boat (colour litho)

Rudyard Kipling: Song of the Red War-Boat (colour litho)
8673760 Rudyard Kipling: Song of the Red War-Boat (colour litho) by Maxwell, Donald (1877-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Song of the Red War-Boat)

Background imagePoems Collection: Rudyard Kipling: The Song of Diego Valdez (colour litho)

Rudyard Kipling: The Song of Diego Valdez (colour litho)
8673755 Rudyard Kipling: The Song of Diego Valdez (colour litho) by Maxwell, Donald (1877-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Song of Diego Valdez)

Background imagePoems Collection: Rudyard Kipling: The Wet Litany (colour litho)

Rudyard Kipling: The Wet Litany (colour litho)
8673754 Rudyard Kipling: The Wet Litany (colour litho) by Maxwell, Donald (1877-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Wet Litany)

Background imagePoems Collection: Dante's Divine Comedy, Inferno (Hell), Plate V (litho)

Dante's Divine Comedy, Inferno (Hell), Plate V (litho)
8669615 Dante's Divine Comedy, Inferno (Hell), Plate V (litho) by Schuler, Bernhard (fl. 1890-99); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dante's Divine Comedy, Inferno (Hell), Plate V

Background imagePoems Collection: The Fables of La Fontaine: The Council held by the Rats (engraving)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Council held by the Rats (engraving)
8669338 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Council held by the Rats (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Council held by the Rats)

Background imagePoems Collection: The Fables of La Fontaine: The Miser who Lost his Treasure (engraving)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Miser who Lost his Treasure (engraving)
8669324 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Miser who Lost his Treasure (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Miser who Lost his Treasure)

Background imagePoems Collection: The Fables of La Fontaine: The Wolf, the Mother, and the Child (engraving)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Wolf, the Mother, and the Child (engraving)
8669320 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Wolf, the Mother, and the Child (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Wolf, the Mother, and the Child)

Background imagePoems Collection: The Fables of La Fontaine: The Horse and the Wolf (engraving)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Horse and the Wolf (engraving)
8669317 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Horse and the Wolf (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Horse and the Wolf)

Background imagePoems Collection: The Fables of La Fontaine: The Bear and the Amateur of Gardening (engraving)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Bear and the Amateur of Gardening (engraving)
8669298 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Bear and the Amateur of Gardening (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bear and the Amateur of Gardening)

Background imagePoems Collection: The Fables of La Fontaine: The Lion, the Wolf, and the Fox (engraving)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Lion, the Wolf, and the Fox (engraving)
8669296 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Lion, the Wolf, and the Fox (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lion, the Wolf, and the Fox)

Background imagePoems Collection: The Fables of La Fontaine: The Oyster and its Claimants (engraving)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Oyster and its Claimants (engraving)
8669291 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Oyster and its Claimants (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Oyster and its Claimants)

Background imagePoems Collection: The Fables of La Fontaine: The Two Rats, the Fox, and the Egg (engraving)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Two Rats, the Fox, and the Egg (engraving)
8669287 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Two Rats, the Fox, and the Egg (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Two Rats, the Fox, and the Egg)

Background imagePoems Collection: The Fables of La Fontaine: The Monkey and the Cat (engraving)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Monkey and the Cat (engraving)
8669285 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Monkey and the Cat (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Monkey and the Cat)

Background imagePoems Collection: The Fables of La Fontaine: The Shepherd and the King (engraving)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Shepherd and the King (engraving)
8669282 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Shepherd and the King (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Shepherd and the King)

Background imagePoems Collection: The Fables of La Fontaine: The Owl and the Mice (engraving)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Owl and the Mice (engraving)
8669275 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Owl and the Mice (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Owl and the Mice)

Background imagePoems Collection: The Fables of La Fontaine: The Sick Stag (engraving)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Sick Stag (engraving)
8669274 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Sick Stag (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sick Stag)

Background imagePoems Collection: Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate XXXIII (litho)

Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate XXXIII (litho)
8669742 Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate XXXIII (litho) by Schuler, Bernhard (fl. 1890-99); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven)

Background imagePoems Collection: Radclyffe Hall, English poet and novelist (b/w photo)

Radclyffe Hall, English poet and novelist (b/w photo)
8675962 Radclyffe Hall, English poet and novelist (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Radclyffe Hall (1880-1943), English poet and novelist

Background imagePoems Collection: Illustration for Homer's Odyssey (litho)

Illustration for Homer's Odyssey (litho)
8666612 Illustration for Homer's Odyssey (litho) by Wilson, Patten (1868-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The prayer of Penelopeia)

Background imagePoems Collection: Illustration for Homer's Odyssey (litho)

Illustration for Homer's Odyssey (litho)
8666607 Illustration for Homer's Odyssey (litho) by Wilson, Patten (1868-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The stringing of the bow)

Background imagePoems Collection: Illustration for Homer's Odyssey (litho)

Illustration for Homer's Odyssey (litho)
8666606 Illustration for Homer's Odyssey (litho) by Wilson, Patten (1868-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Telemachus recognizes his father)

Background imagePoems Collection: Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate XXXIX (litho)

Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate XXXIX (litho)
8669079 Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate XXXIX (litho) by Schuler, Bernhard (fl. 1890-99); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven)

Background imagePoems Collection: Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate XXI (litho)

Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate XXI (litho)
8669061 Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate XXI (litho) by Schuler, Bernhard (fl. 1890-99); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate XXI

Background imagePoems Collection: Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio (Purgatory), Plate XXXV (litho)

Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio (Purgatory), Plate XXXV (litho)
8669035 Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio (Purgatory), Plate XXXV (litho) by Schuler, Bernhard (fl. 1890-99); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio (Purgatory)

Background imagePoems Collection: Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio (Purgatory), Plate XXXI (litho)

Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio (Purgatory), Plate XXXI (litho)
8669030 Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio (Purgatory), Plate XXXI (litho) by Schuler, Bernhard (fl. 1890-99); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio (Purgatory)

Background imagePoems Collection: Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio (Purgatory), Plate XXVIII (litho)

Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio (Purgatory), Plate XXVIII (litho)
8669029 Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio (Purgatory), Plate XXVIII (litho) by Schuler, Bernhard (fl. 1890-99); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio (Purgatory)

Background imagePoems Collection: Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio (Purgatory), Plate XXVII (litho)

Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio (Purgatory), Plate XXVII (litho)
8669027 Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio (Purgatory), Plate XXVII (litho) by Schuler, Bernhard (fl. 1890-99); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio (Purgatory)




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"Exploring the Beauty of Poems: A Journey through Art and Literature" Immerse yourself in the enchanting world as we embark on a visual tour, guided by captivating illustrations and timeless verses. Begin your adventure with a glimpse into Wessex, the literary landscape that inspired Thomas Hardy's novels and poems. The intricately engraved map unveils the settings where his words came to life, transporting readers to an era filled with passion and melancholy. As you wander further, encounter a vibrant Robin Redbreast perched upon a branch, its presence echoing the delicate melodies woven within poetic lines. This illustration serves as a reminder that nature often becomes an exquisite muse for writers seeking solace or inspiration. Delve into Alfred, Lord Tennyson's masterpiece "Maud, " captured in an albumen print from 1865. The image brings forth emotions evoked by this renowned poem, allowing us to witness love's complexities amidst Victorian society. Guy de Maupassant emerges next—a French writer whose prose dances effortlessly between reality and imagination. His works remind us that poetry can exist not only in rhymes but also in vivid narratives that stir our souls. Marvel at another creation born from Tennyson's pen—this time "Mariana. " An albumen print from 1875 breathes life into Mariana's solitude while showcasing her resilience against despair—an enduring theme explored throughout literature. Robert Burns takes center stage—a Scottish poet whose verses capture both heartache and joy. His words resonate across generations, reminding us of poetry's ability to transcend time and touch countless hearts. Witness World War I come alive through knitting needles intertwined with Jessie Pope's poignant poem "The NeedleWorker. " This powerful combination showcases how artistry intertwines with patriotism during times of turmoil. Night descends gracefully upon Florence Harrison's illustration accompanying Tennyson’s poem "The Gardener s". It invites contemplation under the moonlit sky, where verses bloom like flowers in a secret garden.