The Author Collection (#4)

Blue lily or Agapanthus umbellatus africanus
5856347 Blue lily or Agapanthus umbellatus africanus; (add.info.: A sky-blue agapanthus lily flower shown in full bloom in the top of the page)

Portrait of the French poet Pierre de Ronsard (1524-1585) Etching of the 18th century
FGL5483129 Portrait of the French poet Pierre de Ronsard (1524-1585) Etching of the 18th century; Fototeca Gilardi

Moliere at Louis XIV's table, in front of his library filled with books, 1891 (Engraving)
7418365 Moliere at Louis XIV's table, in front of his library filled with books, 1891 (Engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moliere at Louis XIV's table)

Henryk Sienkiewicz, 1900 (b/w photo)
7339065 Henryk Sienkiewicz, 1900 (b/w photo); Muzeum Literatury, Warsaw, Poland; (add.info.: Henryk Sienkiewicz with children, Zakopane); Muzeum Literatury/East News

Wladyslaw Reymont, 1906 (b/w photo)
7338634 Wladyslaw Reymont, 1906 (b/w photo); Muzeum Literatury, Warsaw, Poland; (add.info.: Reymont's dedication for Michal Muttermilch on the title card of Chlopi novel)

Henryk Sienkiewicz, 1880-89 (b/w photo)
7338625 Henryk Sienkiewicz, 1880-89 (b/w photo); Muzeum Niepodległości (Museum of Independence), Warsaw, Poland; Muzeum Niepodleglosci/East News

Engraving depicting a woman viewing a picture through a Brewster Stereoscope
UIG5425901 Engraving depicting a woman viewing a picture through a Brewster Stereoscope. David Brewster (1781-1868) a Scottish physicist, mathematician, astronomer, inventor, writer

Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton, 1808 - 1877. Famous British Society Beauty, Feminist, Social Reformer And Author
UIG5420898 Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton, 1808 - 1877. Famous British Society Beauty, Feminist, Social Reformer And Author. From The Maclise Portrait Gallery, Published 1898 ©UIG/Leemage

John Wilson Of Ellerey, Psuedonym Christopher North, 1785 - 1854. Scottish Advocate, Literary Critic And Author
UIG5420895 John Wilson Of Ellerey, Psuedonym Christopher North, 1785 - 1854. Scottish Advocate, Literary Critic And Author. From The Maclise Portrait Gallery, Published 1898 ©UIG/Leemage

William Maginn The Doctor, 1794 - 1842. Irish Journalist And Miscellaneous Writer
UIG5420884 William Maginn The Doctor, 1794 - 1842. Irish Journalist And Miscellaneous Writer. From The Maclise Portrait Gallery, Published 1898 ©UIG/Leemage

Constantine Henry Phipps, 1St Marquess Of Normanby, 1797 - 1863. British Whig Politician And Author
UIG5420948 Constantine Henry Phipps, 1St Marquess Of Normanby, 1797 - 1863. British Whig Politician And Author. From The Maclise Portrait Gallery, Published 1898 ©UIG/Leemage

Thomas Carlyle, 1795 - 1881, As A Young Man. Scottish Satirical Writer, Essayist, Historian And Teacher
UIG5420945 Thomas Carlyle, 1795 - 1881, As A Young Man. Scottish Satirical Writer, Essayist, Historian And Teacher. From The Maclise Portrait Gallery, Published 1898 ©UIG/Leemage

Henry O'brien, 1808 - 1835. Irish Classicist And Author. From The Maclise Portrait Gallery
UIG5420928 Henry O'brien, 1808 - 1835. Irish Classicist And Author. From The Maclise Portrait Gallery, Published 1898 ©UIG/Leemage

George Robert Gleig, 1796 - 1888. Scottish Soldier And Military Writer And Clergyman
UIG5420920 George Robert Gleig, 1796 - 1888. Scottish Soldier And Military Writer And Clergyman. From The Maclise Portrait Gallery, Published 1898 ©UIG/Leemage

Gustav Benjamin Schwab, 19 June 1792 - 4 November 1850, was a German writer, pastor and publisher
UIG5413268 Gustav Benjamin Schwab, 19 June 1792 - 4 November 1850, was a German writer, pastor and publisher, Woodcut from 1892 ©Bildagentur-online/UIG/Leemage

Fragment of Dante Alighieri's Divina Comedia, 14th century (engraving)
5309211 Fragment of Dante Alighieri's Divina Comedia, 14th century (engraving); (add.info.: Fragment of Dante Alighieri's "Divina Comedia")

Macbeth
5308138 Macbeth.; (add.info.: Title page for Macbeth by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) an English poet, playwright, and actor

A Midsummer Night's Dream
5308135 A Midsummer Night's Dream.; (add.info.: Title page for A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare. A Midsummer Night's Dream is one of Shakespeare's comedies)

A scene from King John
5307976 A scene from King John.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a scene from King John: Scene in Northampton Castle in which Prince Arthur pleads with Hubert not to blind him)

Frontispiece of John Gadbury's De Cometis
5307518 Frontispiece of John Gadbury's De Cometis.; (add.info.: Frontispiece of John Gadbury's De Cometis. John Gadbury (1627-1704) an English astronomer, writer of almanacs and other topics

A scene from Tom Brown's Schooldays
5307717 A scene from Tom Brown's Schooldays'.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a scene from Tom Brown's Schooldays')

Illustration showing a basket of flowers, from Elemens de la philosophie de Neuton, 1757 by Voltaire (1694 - 1778)
5311554 Illustration showing a basket of flowers, from Elemens de la philosophie de Neuton, 1757 by Voltaire (1694 - 1778), a French Enlightenment writer

A woodblock engraving depicting a sprig of Common hedgenettle, a perennial grassland herb
5310966 A woodblock engraving depicting a sprig of Common hedgenettle, a perennial grassland herb. Woodcut by Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) an English engraver and natural history author

Benjamin Ward Richardson's sketch of a model city called "Hygeiopolis", 1877 (engraving)
5310742 Benjamin Ward Richardson's sketch of a model city called "Hygeiopolis", 1877 (engraving); (add.info)

Title page, Illustration from Jocelyn and La Chute d'un ange 1885 written by, Knight of Pratz (1790-1869)
5304573 Title page, Illustration from Jocelyn and La Chute d'un ange 1885 written by, Knight of Pratz (1790-1869), French writer

Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, 1864 (engraving)
7241696 Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, 1864 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (1732-1799) French philosopher and playwriter

Cyrano de Bergerac, flying by means of bottles of dew evaporated by sunlight, Paris 1850 (engraving)
5616668 Cyrano de Bergerac, flying by means of bottles of dew evaporated by sunlight, Paris 1850 (engraving); (add.info.: Cyrano de Bergerac, flying by means of bottles of dew evaporated by sunlight)

American author Jack London in 1916 (b/w photo)
7134073 American author Jack London in 1916 (b/w photo); (add.info.: American author Jack London in 1916); GG Vintage Images; UIG

The trial between Bardell versus Pickwick for the Pickwick Papers
5616191 The trial between Bardell versus Pickwick for the Pickwick Papers; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the trial between Bardell versus Pickwick for the Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens)

A husband and wife getting ready for bed. By Thomas Hood (1799-1845) an English poet, author and humorist
5615953 A husband and wife getting ready for bed. By Thomas Hood (1799-1845) an English poet, author and humorist, 1836 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Nab Cottage, Rydal, Cumbria, England, the home of David Hartley Coleridge, 1796-1849
5614286 Nab Cottage, Rydal, Cumbria, England, the home of David Hartley Coleridge, 1796-1849; (add.info.: Nab Cottage, Rydal, Cumbria, England, the home of David Hartley Coleridge, 1796-1849)

Alexandre Dumas, born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, 1802-1870, aka Alexandre Dumas, pere
5614284 Alexandre Dumas, born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, 1802-1870, aka Alexandre Dumas, pere; (add.info.: Alexandre Dumas, born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, 1802-1870, aka Alexandre Dumas, pere)

Downe, Beckenham, Kent, England
5614277 Downe, Beckenham, Kent, England; (add.info.: Downe, Beckenham, Kent, England. The home of Charles Darwin. Inset left, his study where The Origin of the Species was written and inset right)

Henry Smith Williams, 1863-1943
5614274 Henry Smith Williams, 1863-1943; (add.info.: Henry Smith Williams, 1863-1943. American medical doctor, lawyer, and author)

Thoreau's birthplace, the Wheeler-Minot Farmhouse in Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
5614301 Thoreau's birthplace, the Wheeler-Minot Farmhouse in Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America; (add.info.: Thoreau's birthplace, the Wheeler-Minot Farmhouse in Concord)

Paul Charles Joseph Bourget, 1852-1935
5614296 Paul Charles Joseph Bourget, 1852-1935; (add.info.: Paul Charles Joseph Bourget, 1852-1935. French novelist and critic)

The Dwarf Tracassin. circa 1910 (engraving)
6437835 The Dwarf Tracassin. circa 1910 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Litterature. Tales of fees. The dwarf dwarf dances around the fire)

Tomb of Claude de Lorraine ou Claude de Guise and Antoinette de bourbon, Joinville, in North-eastern France
5669415 Tomb of Claude de Lorraine ou Claude de Guise and Antoinette de bourbon, Joinville, in North-eastern France. By Baron Isidore Taylor (1789 - 1879), French traveller and author

Castle of Saint-Dizier, France. By Baron Isidore Taylor (1789 - 1879), French traveller and author, 1857 (drawing)
5669390 Castle of Saint-Dizier, France. By Baron Isidore Taylor (1789 - 1879), French traveller and author, 1857 (drawing); (add.info)

The Vaillant Little Tailor, 1860 (Epinal print)
5669225 The Vaillant Little Tailor, 1860 (Epinal print); (add.info.: Jean-Charles Pellerin (1756-1836), French draftsman, illustrator and printer

Henry Bataille, c.1900 (print)
7293479 Henry Bataille, c.1900 (print); (add.info.: Literature. French writer Henry Bataille. Sketch, France, ca 1900.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

Portrait of French poet, Charles Baudelaire, 19th century (photo)
1708833 Portrait of French poet, Charles Baudelaire, 19th century (photo)

Harriet Martineau, 1802 - 1876
3083239 Harriet Martineau, 1802 - 1876.; Private Collection; (add.info.: British social theorist and Whig writer. From The Century Edition of Cassell's History of England, published c. 1900)

Elizabeth Barrett Browning, nee Moulton-Barrett, 1806 - 1861
3083237 Elizabeth Barrett Browning, nee Moulton-Barrett, 1806 - 1861.; Private Collection; (add.info.: English poet. Her husband was Robert Browning)

Alfred Henry Forrester, 1804 - 1872
3083296 Alfred Henry Forrester, 1804 - 1872.; Private Collection; (add.info.: English author, illustrator and artist who wrote under the pseudonym of Alfred Crowquill)

Portrait of Henry James (1843-1916), 1909 (photographic frontispiece)
986133 Portrait of Henry James (1843-1916), 1909 (photographic frontispiece); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Henry James (1843-1916). From The Novels and Tales'

Pocahontas saving the life of John Smith in 1607. Captain John Smith, 1580 - 1631, Admiral of New England
2603484 Pocahontas saving the life of John Smith in 1607. Captain John Smith, 1580 - 1631, Admiral of New England. English soldier, explorer and author. Pocahontas Matoaka, 1595-1617

Portrait of French poet, Charles Baudelaire (engraving)
1735066 Portrait of French poet, Charles Baudelaire (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving by Maurand)

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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.