Poets Collection (#4)

Karl August von Platen Hallermunde, 1796-1835 (engraving)
8632298 Karl August von Platen Hallermunde, 1796-1835 (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Karl August von Platen Hallermunde, 1796-1835)

Simon Dach, 1605-1659 (engraving)
8632138 Simon Dach, 1605-1659 (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Simon Dach, 1605-1659)

Paul Flemming, 1609-1640 (engraving)
8632137 Paul Flemming, 1609-1640 (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paul Flemming, 1609-1640)

Gotz von Berlichingen, 1480-1562 (engraving)
8632110 Gotz von Berlichingen, 1480-1562 (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gotz von Berlichingen, 1480-1562)

Rupert Brooke, romantic young poet of the First World War (litho)
8673464 Rupert Brooke, romantic young poet of the First World War (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rupert Brooke, romantic young poet of the First World War)

French poet Marceline Desbordes-Valmore on her deathbed (b/w photo)
8672166 French poet Marceline Desbordes-Valmore on her deathbed (b/w photo) by Nadar, (Gaspard Felix Tournachon) (1820-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

An old circular painting (engraving)
8649575 An old circular painting (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An old circular painting)

The Castle of Indolence (engraving)
8648186 The Castle of Indolence (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Castle of Indolence)

Twilight (engraving)
8648181 Twilight (engraving) by Halswelle, Keeley (1832-91); Private Collection; (add.info.: Twilight. Illustration for Pen and Pencil Pictures from the Poets (NImmo, Hay and Mitchell)

Returning Spring (engraving)
8648177 Returning Spring (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Returning Spring. Illustration for Pen and Pencil Pictures from the Poets (NImmo)

The Wanderer (engraving)
8648166 The Wanderer (engraving) by Halswelle, Keeley (1832-91); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Wanderer. Illustration for Pen and Pencil Pictures from the Poets (NImmo, Hay and Mitchell)

The Wreck of the Hesperus (engraving)
8648163 The Wreck of the Hesperus (engraving) by Halswelle, Keeley (1832-91); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Wreck of the Hesperus)

The Spirit of Poetry (engraving)
8648157 The Spirit of Poetry (engraving) by Halswelle, Keeley (1832-91); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Spirit of Poetry)

Ugo Foscolo, Italian poet and revolutionary (engraving)
8626292 Ugo Foscolo, Italian poet and revolutionary (engraving) by Appiani, Andrea the Elder (1754-1817); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ugo Foscolo (1778-1827), Italian poet and revolutionary

Giuseppe Parini, Italian satirist and poet (engraving)
8626289 Giuseppe Parini, Italian satirist and poet (engraving) by Knoller, Martin (1725-1804); Private Collection; (add.info.: Giuseppe Parini (1729-1799), Italian satirist and poet

Home of Italian author Alessandro Manzoni, Milan (engraving)
8626282 Home of Italian author Alessandro Manzoni, Milan (engraving) by Schultz, Oskar (died 1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Home of Italian poet and novelist Alessandro Manzoni, Milan)

Ippolito Pindemonte, Italian poet (engraving)
8626280 Ippolito Pindemonte, Italian poet (engraving) by Boggi, Giovanni (fl.1804-32) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ippolito Pindemonte (1753-1828), Italian poet

Palazzo Leopardi, Recanati, Italy (engraving)
8626277 Palazzo Leopardi, Recanati, Italy (engraving) by Schultz, Oskar (died 1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Palazzo Leopardi, Recanati, Italy)

House in Naples where Italian poet Giacomo Leopardi died in 1837 (engraving)
8626274 House in Naples where Italian poet Giacomo Leopardi died in 1837 (engraving) by Schultz, Oskar (died 1896); Private Collection; (add.info)

Tommaso Grossi, Italian poet and novelist (engraving)
8626273 Tommaso Grossi, Italian poet and novelist (engraving) by Italian School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tommaso Grossi (1791-1853), Italian poet and novelist

Initials from a medieval illuminated manuscript (colour litho)
8626257 Initials from a medieval illuminated manuscript (colour litho) by Italian School, (13th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Initials from a medieval illuminated manuscript)

Goethe's three grandchildren at the author's house, 1836 (litho)
8626213 Goethe's three grandchildren at the author's house, 1836 (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Johann Kaspar Lavater, Swiss writer and physiognomist (engraving)
8626171 Johann Kaspar Lavater, Swiss writer and physiognomist (engraving) by Lips, Johann Heinrich (1758-1817); Private Collection; (add.info.: Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741-1801)

Illustration for Homer's Odyssey (litho)
8666627 Illustration for Homer's Odyssey (litho) by Wilson, Patten (1868-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The recognition of Odysseus by his wife)

Illustration for Homer's Odyssey (litho)
8666600 Illustration for Homer's Odyssey (litho) by Wilson, Patten (1868-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Circe and the Comrades of Odysseus)

Illustration for Homer's Odyssey (litho)
8666598 Illustration for Homer's Odyssey (litho) by Wilson, Patten (1868-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the world of the dead)

Illustration for Homer's Odyssey (litho)
8666594 Illustration for Homer's Odyssey (litho) by Wilson, Patten (1868-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Odysseus takes part in the contests)

Illustration for Homer's Odyssey (litho)
8666590 Illustration for Homer's Odyssey (litho) by Wilson, Patten (1868-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Penelopeia Unravels her Web)

Raleigh's Gallantry, 1824 (coloured engraving)
8652755 Raleigh's Gallantry, 1824 (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Raleigh's Gallantry)

A Lesson of Thankfulness (engraving)
8651274 A Lesson of Thankfulness (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Lesson of Thankfulness)

Afton Water (engraving)
8651273 Afton Water (engraving) by Hay, George (1831-1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: Afton Water. Illustration for Pen and Pencil Pictures from the Poets (NImmo, Hay and Mitchell)

The Soldier's Return (engraving)
8651272 The Soldier's Return (engraving) by Lawson, John (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Soldier's Return)

Hesiod, poet of ancient Greece (engraving)
8634997 Hesiod, poet of ancient Greece (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hesiod, poet of ancient Greece. Illustration from Hellas)

Odysseus pouring wine for Polyphemus (engraving)
8634990 Odysseus pouring wine for Polyphemus (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Odysseus pouring wine for Polyphemus. Illustration from Hellas)

Diomedes protected by Athena (engraving)
8634985 Diomedes protected by Athena (engraving) by Loeffler, Ludwig (1819-1876) ; Private Collection; (add.info.: Diomedes protected by Athena. Illustration from Hellas)

Signature of William Wordsworth (litho)
8634894 Signature of William Wordsworth (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Wordsworth)

Pope's "Iliad, " Book II 110 (engraving)
8622189 Pope's "Iliad, " Book II 110 (engraving) by Barclay, Edgar (1842-1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pope's "Iliad, " Book II 110)

Pope's "Iliad, " Book IV 160 (engraving)
8622185 Pope's "Iliad, " Book IV 160 (engraving) by Barclay, Edgar (1842-1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pope's "Iliad, " Book IV 160)

Portrait of Philippe Soupault, March 24, 1980, Paris
SOB4828001 Portrait of Philippe Soupault, March 24, 1980, Paris by Delaunay, Robert (1885-1941); (add.info.: Portrait of Philippe Soupault (1897-1990), March 24, 1980, Paris); © Sophie Bassouls

Marble bust of the Greek poet Homere dating from the 1st or 2nd century after JC (marble)
AIS5339887 Marble bust of the Greek poet Homere dating from the 1st or 2nd century after JC (marble); Museo Archeologico dei Campi Flegrei a Baia, Bacoli, Naples, Italy; © Iberfoto

Page of "The Epitres" by Ovid (43 BC - 18 AD), 15th century (illuminated manuscript)
AIS5363698 Page of "The Epitres" by Ovid (43 BC - 18 AD), 15th century (illuminated manuscript); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; © Iberfoto

Robert Browning, 1812 - 1889
3083233 Robert Browning, 1812 - 1889.; Private Collection; (add.info.: English poet and playwright. From The Century Edition of Cassell's History of England, published c. 1900)

Vincenzo Monti, early 19th century (engraving)
7272471 Vincenzo Monti, early 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: VINCENZO MONTI, poet been born to Fusignano in Romagna in 1754 and died to 13 Milan October 1828)

Victor Hugo, c.1900 (print)
7293323 Victor Hugo, c.1900 (print); (add.info.: Literature. French poet Victor Hugo. Imagery, France, ca 1900.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

Dante and Casella, 1858-62 (oil on canvas)
8683392 Dante and Casella, 1858-62 (oil on canvas) by Cassioli, Amos (1832-1891); Museo della Societa di esecutori di pie disposizioni, Siena, Tuscany

Dante, by Giovanni Dupre, 1845 (marble)
8683384 Dante, by Giovanni Dupre, 1845 (marble) by Dupre, Giovanni (1817-82); Palazzo Chigi Saracini, Siena, Italy; (add.info.: "Dante", by Giovanni Dupre, 1845, marble.); Ghigo Roli

Page from the manuscript Il canzoniere by Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) (1304-1374)
BEN5475166 Page from the manuscript Il canzoniere by Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) (1304-1374) illuminated by Attavante dei Attavanti (1452-1525) (ms. cl.VIII.684) 15th century Dim

Portrait of Henriette Rosine Bernard dit Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923), in the role of troubadour Zanetto
JAB5034356 Portrait of Henriette Rosine Bernard dit Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923), in the role of troubadour Zanetto, playing lute in Francois Coppee's play " Le passer". Photo W. & D

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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.