The Author Collection

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)

The Honourable Mrs. Caroline Norton and her Sisters, c. 1847 (oil on canvas)
MAN430854 The Honourable Mrs. Caroline Norton and her Sisters, c.1847 (oil on canvas) by Etty, William (1787-1849); Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton (1808-77)

Thomas Day (oil on canvas)
701604 Thomas Day (oil on canvas) by Wright of Derby, Joseph (1734-97); Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: Thomas Day (22 June 1748 - 28 September 1789) was a British author and abolitionist

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)

Miss Havisham (engraving)
1000751 Miss Havisham (engraving) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration by Harry Furniss for the Charles Dickens novel Great Expectations)

Representation of Don Quixote in his library surrounded by the creatures of his books Engraving by Gustave Dore
ELD4869231 Representation of Don Quixote in his library surrounded by the creatures of his books Engraving by Gustave Dore (1832-1883)

LEON TOLSTOI LABOURANT, 1887 (oil on cardboard)
7215383 LEON TOLSTOI LABOURANT, 1887 (oil on cardboard) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930); Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia; (add.info.: 1887//Oil on cardboard At Iasnaya Polyana in August 1887)

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)

Paul Bourget (1852-1935) French poet, novelist and playwright c. 1892
1752996 Paul Bourget (1852-1935) French poet, novelist and playwright c. 1892; (add.info.: Paul Bourget (1852-1935) French poet, novelist and playwright c. 1892); Photo: Tallandier

Historic Places from Dickens Classics: The Steps at London Bridge, Surrey Side (colour litho)
8668265 Historic Places from Dickens Classics: The Steps at London Bridge, Surrey Side (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Steps at London Bridge)

Illustration for David Copperfield by Charles Dickens (colour litho)
8665874 Illustration for David Copperfield by Charles Dickens (colour litho) by Tennant, C. Dudley (1867-1952) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: David fights the butcher-boy)

Renaud Camus, June 7, 2007
SOB4919716 Renaud Camus, June 7, 2007 by Martin, Henri Jean Guillaume (1860-1943); (add.info.: Renaud Camus, June 7, 2007); © Sophie Bassouls. All rights reserved 2024

Walter Siti, June 29, 2012
SOB4930144 Walter Siti, June 29, 2012 by Martin, Henri Jean Guillaume (1860-1943); (add.info.: Walter Siti, June 29, 2012); © Sophie Bassouls. All rights reserved 2024

Francesco Domenico Guerrazzi, Italian writer and politician (engraving)
8626269 Francesco Domenico Guerrazzi, Italian writer and politician (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Francesco Domenico Guerrazzi (1804-1873)

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

Giacomo Leopardi, Italian philosopher, poet and philologist (engraving)
8626279 Giacomo Leopardi, Italian philosopher, poet and philologist (engraving) by Morelli, Domenico (1826-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Giacomo Leopardi (1798-1837), Italian philosopher

Carlo Botta, Italian historian and writer (engraving)
8626266 Carlo Botta, Italian historian and writer (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carlo Botta (1766-1837), Italian historian and writer

Pietro Giordani, Italian writer and literary scholar (engraving)
8626264 Pietro Giordani, Italian writer and literary scholar (engraving) by Ghittoni, Francesco (1855-1928); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pietro Giordani (1774-1848)

Giosue Carducci, Italian poet and critic (engraving)
8626263 Giosue Carducci, Italian poet and critic (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Giosue Carducci (1835-1907), Italian poet and critic

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, German philosopher, mathematician and polymath (engraving)
8626172 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, German philosopher, mathematician and polymath (engraving) by Ficquet, Etienne (1719-1794); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716)

Mr Gladstone as Pickwick (engraving)
8622284 Mr Gladstone as Pickwick (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Gladstone as Pickwick)

The Marshalsea, from St George's Churchyard (engraving)
8622260 The Marshalsea, from St George's Churchyard (engraving) by McCormick, Arthur David (1860-1943) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Marshalsea, from St George's Churchyard)

Henryk Sienkiewicz, c.1900-01 (b/w photo)
7338641 Henryk Sienkiewicz, c.1900-01 (b/w photo); Muzeum Literatury, Warsaw, Poland; (add.info.: Henryk Sienkiewicz during breakfast break on the hunt with Ejsmonds); Muzeum Literatury/East News

Portrait of Cicero
7287195 Portrait of Cicero; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Portrait of Cicero.1st century BC. Vatican Museum, Chiaramonti museum, Rome, Italy); © Frank Buffetrille

Statue of a Poetess
7287251 Statue of a Poetess; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Statue of a Poetess. The body is a 2nd century AD Roman copy of a 4th century BC original)

Don Quixote of La Mancha, 1603 - 1605 (engraving)
8899815 Don Quixote of La Mancha, 1603 - 1605 (engraving) by Portuguese School, (17th century); (add.info.: Don Quixote of La Mancha (The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha)

Dante Alighieri statue in Florence, Tuscany region, Italy, Europe, 2021 (photo)
8856961 Dante Alighieri statue in Florence, Tuscany region, Italy, Europe, 2021 (photo) by Pazzi, Enrico (1819-99); Opera di Santa Croce, Florence

Dante Alighieri statue in Florence, Tuscany region, Italy, with an amazing blue sky background, Europe, 2021 (photo)
8856896 Dante Alighieri statue in Florence, Tuscany region, Italy, with an amazing blue sky background, Europe, 2021 (photo) by Pazzi, Enrico (1819-99); Opera di Santa Croce, Florence

Dante Alighieri statue in Florence, Tuscany region, Italy, with an amazing blue sky background, Europe, 2021 (photo)
8856833 Dante Alighieri statue in Florence, Tuscany region, Italy, with an amazing blue sky background, Europe, 2021 (photo) by Pazzi, Enrico (1819-99); Opera di Santa Croce, Florence

Bust of the Roman writer and politician Cicero (Marcus Tullius Cicero) (106-43 BC) (marble sculpture)
AIS5371208 Bust of the Roman writer and politician Cicero (Marcus Tullius Cicero) (106-43 BC) (marble sculpture); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; © Iberfoto

Page of " The satyricon " (Satiricon) by Petrone (Caius Petronius Arbiter) (12/17-66 A.D.)
AIS5351172 Page of " The satyricon " (Satiricon) by Petrone (Caius Petronius Arbiter) (12/17-66 A.D.), Latin edition printed in Amsterdam in 1634.; (add.info)

Illustration of the play Le Monsier de Pourceaugnac by Moliere, 1669 (engraving)
AIS5350468 Illustration of the play Le Monsier de Pourceaugnac by Moliere, 1669 (engraving); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Madame Bellecour in the role of Nerine)

Portrait of Jose Velarde Yusti, Spanish poet (1848-1892), 19th century (oil on canvas)
AIS5339918 Portrait of Jose Velarde Yusti, Spanish poet (1848-1892), 19th century (oil on canvas); (add.info.: Athenee of Madrid.); © Iberfoto

Portrait of Miguel de Molinos (1628-1696), Spanish writer and theologian (engraving)
AIS5376314 Portrait of Miguel de Molinos (1628-1696), Spanish writer and theologian (engraving); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; © Iberfoto

Anton Chekov, Dmitry Narkisovich Mamin-Sibiryak and Ignatius Potapenko, 1896
AIS5386944 Anton Chekov, Dmitry Narkisovich Mamin-Sibiryak and Ignatius Potapenko, 1896; (add.info.: Portrait of Russian writers Anton Chekov (Chekhov) (1860-1904) (left)

Portrait of Joaquin Telesforo de TRUEBA Y COSSIO (1799-1835), Spanish writer (engraving)
AIS5353955 Portrait of Joaquin Telesforo de TRUEBA Y COSSIO (1799-1835), Spanish writer (engraving); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid

VERNE, Jules (1828-1905). French writer best known for his adventure novels
AIS5392876 VERNE, Jules (1828-1905). French writer best known for his adventure novels and his influence on the science fiction genre. El Museo Universal

The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, 18th century (engraving)
3523666 The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, 18th century (engraving); (add.info.: death of Man Friday)

Cover of Les Hommes d'aujourd'hui, number 404, , illustration by Louis Bombled (1862-1927)
ICA4843152 Cover of Les Hommes d'aujourd'hui, number 404, , illustration by Louis Bombled (1862-1927): Madeleine Jacques (1859-1941) by Bombled

Treasure Island, old book, c.1900-1920 (photo)
8615300 Treasure Island, old book, c.1900-1920 (photo); (add.info.: Cover of an early Cassell and Company edition (early 20th century)

Francesco Guicciardini, 1891 (engraving)
8766895 Francesco Guicciardini, 1891 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: 1483-1540, Francesco Guicciardini, italian diplomat and statesman, philosopher, writer and historian from Florence)

The Raven, 1875 (book cover)
8698268 The Raven, 1875 (book cover) by Manet, Edouard (1832-83); Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts

Portrait of the author for Jocelyn and La Chute d'un ange 1885 the story written in 1836
5304632 Portrait of the author for Jocelyn and La Chute d'un ange 1885 the story written in 1836, by Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine, Knight of Pratz (1790-1869), French writer

John Bunyan
5308208 John Bunyan.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting John Bunyan (1628-1688) an English writer and Puritan preacher best remembered as the author of the Christian allegory The Pilgrim's

For sale as Licensed Images

Choose your image, Select your licence and Download the media

In this captivating collection of portraits, we catch a glimpse into the world of "the author. " From the intellectual brilliance of Albert Einstein to the poetic genius of Rabindranath Tagore, these photographs transport us back to Berlin in 1930. The black and white photo captures their deep connection and shared pursuit of knowledge. Moving on to Lytton Strachey's oil painting from 1916, we are introduced to a different side of "the author. " With bold brushstrokes and vibrant colors, Strachey brings his subject to life. Emily Bronte's portrait follows suit, painted with delicate strokes that reveal her enigmatic spirit, and is as if we can almost hear the words she penned in Wuthering Heights. Frederick Lemaitre's lithograph takes us into the realm of theater and drama. The intensity in his eyes hints at the passion he brought to every performance. Meanwhile, William Hogarth's illustrations depict scenes from Don Quixote, showcasing both humor and heroism. Albrecht Durer's etching transports us further back in time, capturing him at the tender age of 26. His youthful determination shines through as he gazes directly at us. RB Cunninghame Graham's oil painting adds a touch of mystery with its intriguing composition. We wonder what stories lie behind those piercing eyes. Little Tom Thumb makes an appearance in a charming print from 1938—a reminder that even small voices can have a big impact on literature. Don Quixote appears once again—this time immortalized for an advertisement for Globeol—an unexpected twist blending fiction with commerce. Finally, Francois Boucher's engraved illustration takes us into Moliere’s world—a whimsical depiction filled with love and longing. The collection concludes with Georges de Porto Riche captured by late 19th-century photography—a moment frozen in time for future generations to admire his contributions as a playwright and poet.