Poet Collection (page 100)

ROSTAND, Edmond (1868-1918). French poet and playwright. Cyrano de Bergerac

BOILEAU, Nicolas, also called Boileau-Despr页x
BOILEAU, Nicolas, also called Boileau-Despr页 x (1631-1711). French poet. Engraving

BOIARDO, Matteo Maria (1434-1494). Italian Renaissance poet. Engraving

TORRES VILLARROEL, Diego de (1693-1770). Spanish writer, poet, dramatist, astrologer, doctor, mathematician, priest and professor of the University of Salamanca

SULLY PRUDHOMME, Ren魆ran篩s-Armand Prudhomme
SULLY PRUDHOMME, Ren魆 ran篩 s-Armand Prudhomme, called (1839-1907). French poet and essayist, winner of the first Nobel Prize in Literature, in 1901. Engraving

Weimar. House / Museum. Friedrich von Schiller
Schiller, Friedrich von (1759-1805). German poet and playwright. Fredirch Von Schiller House-Museum in Weimar. GERMANY. Weimar. Friedrich von Schiller House Museum

Italy - Arezzo - Birthplace of Petrarch
Coloured lantern slide of street scene loooking down a hill with interesting building on left with lots of plaques on the wall

WWI Poster, What Burns said
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, What Burns said in 1782 holds good in 1915. Take his tip. (Go and be a soldier.) Date: 1915

Three portraits from Savignano, Romagna, Italy: Girolamo Amati (1768-1834), palaeographer, Bartolomeo Borghesi (1781-1860), archaeologist and antiquarian, and Giulio Pertichari (1779-1822)

Battista Mantuan Spagnoli - Italian Latin Poet Date: 1444-1516

Melchior de Polignac (1661 1742), French diplomat, Roman Catholic cardinal and neo-Latin poet

Thomas Carew (1595-1640) - English poet, among the Cavalier group of Caroline poets. Member of the Court of King Charles I. Date: circa 1635

George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron, called Lord Byron (1788-1824) - British Romantic Poet. Date: 1822

Ada Byron (Lady Lovelance)
Augusta Ada Byron King, Countess of Lovelace (1815-1852) - English daughter of poet Lord Byron, shown as a painted portrait when a child. In later life she became a mathematician and writer

Emile Cammaerts
Emile Leon Cammaerts (1878-1953), Belgian poet, playwright and writer. He wrote a biography of King Albert I of Belgium and became Professor of Belgian Studies at the University of London

Isaac Hawkins Browne (1705-1760) - barrister, poet - author of some imitations of works by Swift and Pope. Date: circa 1750

Dumfries house where Burns died and Boys Industrial School
The house (left) in Dumfries where poet Robert Burns died. The building to its right housed a boys industrial school Date: Date unknown

Laurence Binyon
Robert Laurence Binyon (1869 1943), English poet, dramatist and art scholar. His most famous work, For the Fallen, is well known for being used in Remembrance Sunday services

Gilbert Frankau, 1916
Gilbert Frankau (1884-1952), writer and war poet. Frankau served in the British Army from the outbreak of war in 1914, first in the 9th Battalion of the East Surrey Regiment

Omar the Optimist by Bruce Bairnsfather
Omar the Optimist " Here with a loaf of bread beneath the row, A muttered curse, but ne er a whine, and thou- Beside me, singing in the wilderness

Rudyard Kipling - English novelist
Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) - English short-story writer, poet, and novelist. Cigarette card showing both the front and back sides. Date: 1926

A Poet in Khaki - Edmund John
Private Edmund John (1883-1917), poet and soldier in the Artists Rifles during World War One. Photograph featured in The Bystander at the time his new book of poems

Miss Tennyson Jesse by Madame Yevonde
Miss Fryniwyd Tennyson Jesse (1888-1958) by Madame Yevonde. She was an English criminologist, journalist and author, sometimes using the pen name Wynifried Margaret Tennyson

Portrait photograph of Stanley Holloway, English stage and film actor, comedian, singer, poet and monologist

Herbert and Cynthia Asquith during World War One
Herbert Asquith (1881 - 1947), poet, novelist and lawyer, second son of British Prime Minister, Henry Herbert Asquith. Pictured in 1915 during his service with the Royal Artillery

Sir Edgar and Lady Speyer
Sir Edgar Speyer (1862 - 1932) and Lady Leonora Speyer (1872 - 1956). He was an American born financier and philanthropist, she a poet and violinist. Date: Circa 1921

Francois Coppee
Francois Edouard Joachim Coppee (18421908) - French poet and novelist. Date: 1911

Statue of Victor Hugo, French novelist, Guernsey
Statue of Victor Hugo, the French novelist and poet, in Guernsey, where he spent time in exile from France. A schoolboy looks up at the sculpture. Date: 1914

Judith Gautier - French historical novelist
Judith Gautier (18451917) - French poet and historical novelist, and sister of the noted singer and ballet dancer Carlotta Grisi. Date: 1900

Rudyard Kipling in 1913
Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936) English short-story writer, poet, and novelist. 1913

France Troyes
Distant view of Troyes across the surrounding fields, pretty much as its most famous son, the poet Chretien de Troyes, might have seen it in the 12th century. Date: 1835

France Vaucluse
La Fontaine de Vaucluse and the chateau where the poet Petrarch lived. Date: 1835

Anthony Burgess 1917-93
ANTHONY BURGESS British novelist, critic and composer. Also active as a librettist, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, essayist and broadcaster Date: 1917 - 1993

C Numonius Vaala
C NUMONIUS VaLA Roman citizen, friend of the poet Horace. Date: 1 BCE

Hawkshead Grammar School, Ambleside, Cumbria, England, attended by poet William Wordsworth, who carved his name on one of the 16th century desks! Date: built 1585

LONGFELLOW
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW American poet, author of Hiawatha and much more with his autograph Date: 1807 - 1882

Frances Anne Kemble
FRANCES ANNE KEMBLE - actress playwright and poet, daughter of Charles K. married but divorced an American planter, wrote 8 vols of autobiography. with her autograph Date: 1811 - 1893

Hugo Grandchildren
GEORGES and JEANNE HUGO, the poets grandchildren, in 1884. Date: 1884

Rollinat Photo
MAURICE ROLLINAT French poet qho considered himself greater than Baudelaire. He was mistaken. Photo 1888. Date: 1846-1903

Gustave Nadaud Photo
GUSTAVE NADAUD French poet, singer, musician, best-known for his poem on never having visited Carcassonne. Photo 1880. Date: 1820 - 1893

Banville Photo
THEODORE DE BANVILLE French poet, photo 1873. Date: 1823 - 1891

Victor Hugo Photo
VICTOR HUGO French poet and playwright. Photo 1872, after his return to France from exile in the Channel Islands. Date: 1802 - 1885

Edouard Pailleron
EDOUARD JULES HENRI PAILLERON French poet and playwright, author of Le monde ou l ons amuse. Date: 1834 - 1899

HUGO PHOTO
VICTOR HUGO French poet, playwright and political figure, who exiled himself to the Channel Islands rather than live in the France of Napoleon III. Date: 1802 - 1885

Jules Michelet
JULES MICHELET French historian and poet author of a sensational book about witches. Date: 1798 - 1874

Gautier Photo
THEOPHILE GAUTIER French poet in his garden at Neuilly, reading his verses to his wife and daughters. Date: 1811 - 1872

Lamartine Photo
ALPHONSE-MARIE-LOUIS LAMARTINE French poet and statesman, a leading figure of the romantic movement. Date: 1790 - 1869

Alfred De Musset
LOUIS-CHARLES-ALFRED DE MUSSET French poet and playwright, one of George Sands many lovers. Date: 1810 - 1857

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"Dante Alighieri, the renowned Italian poet, finds solace in his beloved Beatrice's presence as he weaves words of love and longing into immortal verses. " "Robert Burns, a master of poetic creations, breathes life into his Scottish heritage through heartfelt ballads and lyrical melodies. " "The enigmatic Anna Akhmatova, a Russian poetess ahead of her time, captured on canvas by N. I. Altman in 1914; her words echo through generations with profound intensity. " "Immerse yourself in the ethereal beauty of Newstead Abbey as Arthur Spooner paints an enchanting picture where poetry meets nature's embrace. " "In Hampstead's tranquil haven, John Keats found inspiration amidst verdant landscapes to pen timeless verses that stir the soul with their sheer elegance. " "As Dante ascends to Paradiso's celestial realm in Canto 31, witness the saintly throng forming a resplendent rose—a symbol of divine unity and boundless love. " "Step foot into Robert Burns' humble cottage in Alloway, Scotland—where this legendary poet breathed life into his immortal works while embracing his roots. " "Fernando Pessoa: a Portuguese poet whose introspective musings delved deep into the human condition—his words resonating across borders and eras alike. " "A glimpse at Rupert Brooke circa 1915 reveals a young poet brimming with passion; his verses would later capture hearts and evoke poignant emotions during World War I. "Wear your literary adoration proudly with Oscar Wilde's iconic 'Wilde Thing' design—a tribute to wit and charm that forever lingers within our hearts. " "Arthur Spooner unveils Newstead Abbey from the North West—the Monks Wood whispering secrets only they can hear; an idyllic muse for creativity to flourish. " "The tempestuous spirit of Lord Byron (6th) roams free within every line he penned—an audacious poet whose words ignited the flames of rebellion and passion.