Poets Collection

John Betjeman statue, St. Pancras International Train Station, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Ann Hathaways cottage in Shottery (chromolitho)
961130 Ann Hathaways cottage in Shottery (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ann Hathaways cottage in Shottery)

John Milton Vertue
JOHN MILTON English poet and puritan at the age of 21, with the motto: " Poets are born, not made"

Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967) - An English poet, author and soldier. Decorated for bravery on the Western Front, he became one of the leading poets of the First World War. Date: circa 1916

Newstead Abbey, home of Lord Byron, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

John Betjeman statue, St. Pancras International Train Station, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Dantes Inferno, suicides and the Harpies
Dantes Inferno. Canto XIII, line 11: Here [suicide tree] the brute Harpies make their nest (at right: Dante and Virgil). Italian poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)

Dante and Virgil in Inferno, crossing the cocytus, 1885 (engraving)
XEE746645 Dante and Virgil in Inferno, crossing the cocytus, 1885 (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: Inferno)

Lesbia and her Sparrow, 1860. Private Collection

Silhouette portrait of Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), Scottish national poet. Date: 1787

Homer (c. 8th century). Greek epic poet. Bust. Copy of an ori
Homer (c.8th century). Greek epic poet. Bust. Copy of an original from 2nd century BC. Capitoline Museums, Rome, Italy. Rome. Italy

Albert Einstein and Rabindranath Tagore, Berlin, 1930 (b/w photo)
1700702 Albert Einstein and Rabindranath Tagore, Berlin, 1930 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info)

Portrait of Hristo Botev, Bulgarian poet and journalist also known as revolutionary
FAT4919135 Portrait of Hristo Botev, Bulgarian poet and journalist also known as revolutionary and national hero by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Hristo Botev (1848-1876)

Homer, Greek poet, author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, , 1731 (engraving)
7235561 Homer, Greek poet, author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, , 1731 (engraving) by Bodart, Pieter (1676-1712); Private Collection; (add.info.: Homer, Greek poet)

Athena guiding Telemachus in his search for Odysseus (colour litho)
7201988 Athena guiding Telemachus in his search for Odysseus (colour litho) by Bonamy, Armand Joseph (fl.1900-30); Private Collection; (add.info.: Athena, disguised as Mentor)

Portrait of Sir Walter Scott (engraving)
819905 Portrait of Sir Walter Scott (engraving) by Newton, Gilbert Stuart (1794-1835) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Walter Scott, Scottish novelist, playwright and poet)

The Iliad: Andromache and Astyanax meet Hektor prepared for war (engraving)
6026365 The Iliad: Andromache and Astyanax meet Hektor prepared for war (engraving) by Jacomb-Hood, George Percy (1857-1930); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sir W Raleigh, The History of the World, W Stansby for W Burre 1614 (b / w photo)
5988844 Sir W Raleigh, The History of the World, W Stansby for W Burre 1614 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir W Raleigh)

John Masefield (1878 - 1917), English poet, playwriter and fiction writer. Date: 1914

Azerbaijan, Baku. A woman strolls past the Nizami Literature Museum, formerly the citys fine old Metropole Hotel, whose fac ade houses statues of Azeri literary greats. Azerbaijan, Baku

Gerard Manley Hopkins SJ, 1844 - 1889. English poet and Jesuit priest. After a contemporary print

Emily Elizabeth Dickinson, 1830 - 1886. American poet. After a contemporary print

A rainbow curves over the Burns Memorial, dedicated to national poet Robbie Burns, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Greece Styx
The river Styx was believed to flow down to Hades, hence the adjective Stygian, beloved of poets, for hellish darkness

James Augustine Aloysius Joyce, 1882 - 1941. Irish novelist, short story writer, and poet. After a contemporary print

Glencar Waterfall, Co Sligo, Ireland; W. B. Yeats Made This Waterfall Famous In His Poem The Stolen Child
Glencar Waterfall, Co Sligo, Ireland; W.B. Yeats Made This Waterfall Famous In His Poem The Stolen Child

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)

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)

Johann Nepomuk Kaminski, 1898 (lithograph)
8915087 Johann Nepomuk Kaminski, 1898 (lithograph) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Johann Nepomuk Kaminski)

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

Sheet 20 of a 24-part cycle Dome of frog of the poet Apollo., 1795 (watercolour)
8914735 Sheet 20 of a 24-part cycle Dome of frog of the poet Apollo., 1795 (watercolour) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna

Frugoni in Arcadia, 1763 (oil on canvas)
8620001 Frugoni in Arcadia, 1763 (oil on canvas) by Ferrari, Pietro Melchiorre (1735-1787); Galleria Nazionale (Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta), Parma, Emilia-Romagna

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

Sketch for Frontispiece Illustration for 'Living English Poets', 1882 (drawing)
8620228 Sketch for Frontispiece Illustration for 'Living English Poets', 1882 (drawing) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915); William Morris Gallery, Walthamstow

Bettina Brentano (print)
8920487 Bettina Brentano (print) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Brentano, Bettina, sister of the Clement Brentano)

Vittorio Alfieri, 1930 (etching)
8915514 Vittorio Alfieri, 1930 (etching) by Comerio, Agostino (1784-1834); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Vittorio Alfieri)

Franz Karpinski, 1898 (engraving)
8915085 Franz Karpinski, 1898 (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Franz Karpinski)

Klopstock, 1930 (etching)
8915352 Klopstock, 1930 (etching) by Juel, Jens (1745-1802); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Klopstock, stippling / etching by C)

Publius Vergilius Maro, 1930 (engraving)
8915298 Publius Vergilius Maro, 1930 (engraving) by Comerio, Agostino (1784-1834); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Vergilius Maro, Publius)

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

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)

Paul Verlaine (1844-1896) French poet, c. 1893
1705449 Paul Verlaine (1844-1896) French poet, c. 1893; (add.info.: Paul Verlaine (1844-1896) poete francais, c. 1893 Paul Verlaine (1844-1896) french poet, c. 1893).

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)

Illustration for Homer's Odyssey (litho)
8666609 Illustration for Homer's Odyssey (litho) by Wilson, Patten (1868-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Odysseus and Laertes)

Illustration for Homer's Odyssey (litho)
8666602 Illustration for Homer's Odyssey (litho) by Wilson, Patten (1868-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The arrival at Ithaca)

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)

Giuseppe Gioachino Belli, Italian poet (engraving)
8626285 Giuseppe Gioachino Belli, Italian poet (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Giuseppe Gioachino Belli (1791-1863), Italian poet

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"Capturing the Essence of Poets: A Journey through Time and Space" The John Betjeman statue at St. Pancras International Train Station in London, England stands as a tribute to the renowned poet's love for architecture and railways. Inspired by John Milton's epic works, Vertue paints a vivid picture of poetic brilliance that transcends time and leaves an indelible mark on literary history. Siegfried Sassoon, the war poet, immortalizes the pain and anguish experienced during World War I through his poignant verses that echo with raw emotion. Nestled amidst the serene beauty of Newstead Abbey in Nottinghamshire, England lies Lord Byron's former home - a sanctuary where this enigmatic poet penned some of his most captivating works. In 1930 Berlin, Albert Einstein and Rabindranath Tagore engage in an intellectual discourse that bridges science and poetry - two seemingly disparate realms united by their quest for truth. Hristo Botev, known both as a revolutionary and Bulgarian poet/journalist, emerges as a symbol of resilience against oppression through his powerful words that ignite hope among his people. Dante's Inferno unveils its haunting imagery - suicides tormented by Harpies - reminding us how poets delve into darkness to shed light on human suffering with profound insight. Robert Burns' silhouette portrait captures the essence of Scotland's national bard whose lyrical verses celebrate love, nature, and social justice while resonating with generations past and present. Athena assumes her role as guide to Telemachus in search of Odysseus; this vibrant lithograph reminds us how ancient Greek poets like Homer wove tales rich in mythology that continue to captivate our imagination today. Lesbia tenderly cradles her sparrow in an enchanting painting from 1860.