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Black and white print of the famous portrait painting circa 1772 of Samuel Johnson by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Johnson (1709 - 1784), often referred to as Dr Johnson, was an English author and literary great who is credited with making major contributions to English literature. His notable works include his Dictionary of the English Language published in 1755.

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Picture postcard by artist Sydney Carter in the series Homes of Literary Men

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Portrait print circa 1854 of Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Coleridge (1772 - 1834) was an English poet, writer, literary critic and philosopher who, along with his friend William Wordsworth, was one of the founders of the Romantic Movement. He is best remembered for poems including The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Kubla Khan and suffered from crippling anxiety and depression which he treated with opium, becoming an addict in the process. Engraving by Samuel Cousins (1801 - 1887), based on a painting by Washington Allston (1779 - 1843).

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Portrait engraving circa 1849 of legendary English poet and playwright William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), author of plays such as Hamlet, Macbeth and King Lear. The engraving by Samuel Cousins (1801 - 1887) is based on the famous "Chandos" portrait which is believed to have been painted from life between 1600 and 1610. It is named after James Brydges, 3rd Duke of Chandos, who was an early owner of the portrait, but it is not clear who painted it or even if it is definitely Shakespeare. Experts believe however that it does indeed depict the Bard.

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A seated statue of Samuel Johnson, located in the Market Square at Lichfield in Staffordshire, England. Dr Samuel Johnson 1709-1784, was a famous lexicographer and writer of the first authorative English Dictionary, entitled “A Dictionary of the English Language”.

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Samuel Jackson Johnson (1709-1784) English lexicographer, writer and critic. Title page of Johnson's Dictionary of the Human Language London 1755

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The house where Dr Samuel Johnson was born in 1709 on Breadmarket Street, Lichfield, overlooking Market Square. where a trader is loading up his cart on a market day in 1962.

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Jane Austen portrait author novelist writer famous eighteenth nineteenth century 18th 19th English authors writers novelists literature literary figure figures renowned celebrated fiction fictional portraits Sense and Sensibility Pride Prejudice novel novels Briton Britons woman women female females British England UK United Kingdom Great Britain history historic historical heritage art arts black and white vertical

Portrait engraving of Jane Austen (1775 - 1817) published circa 1873 by Johnson, Wilson & Co based on an original family portrait - Austen's works included Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice.

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Samuel Johnson (1756-1757) English lexicographer critic and writer. Portrait by J Reynolds (1723-1792).

Mark Twain Tom Sawyer Huckleberry Finn Samuel Langhorne Clemens Sam Huck portrait author writer novelist American literary figure English Literature great greatest famous authors writers novelists figures greats US USA Mississippi River Deep South famed noted acclaimed celebrated renowned eminent distinguished most popular Americans United States America the adventures of history historic historical heritage 19th 20th nineteenth twentieth century wearing glasses spectacles moustache moustaches facial hair black and white portraits photo photos photograph photographs arts people person persons man men male males horizontal landscape a an on at with by to from for in into north

Photo taken in 1909 by Bain News Service of American author Samuel Langhorne Clemens. Clemens (1835 - 1910), better known by his pen name of Mark Twain, is remembered for classic novels such as Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

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Undated portrait photo by Bain News Service of American author Samuel Langhorne Clemens. Clemens (1835 - 1910), better known by his pen name of Mark Twain, is remembered for classic novels such as Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

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Mark Twain Tom Sawyer Huckleberry Finn Samuel Langhorne Clemens Sam Huck portrait author writer novelist American literary figure English Literature great greatest famous authors writers novelists figures greats US USA Mississippi River Deep South famed noted acclaimed celebrated renowned eminent distinguished most popular Americans United States America the adventures of history historic historical heritage 19th 20th nineteenth twentieth century sitting down seated on chair holding pipe smoking moustache moustaches facial hair black and white portraits photo photos photograph photographs arts people person persons man men male males horizontal landscape a an at with by to from for in into north

Undated photo circa 1900 – 1910 by unknown photographer of American author Samuel Langhorne Clemens sitting in a chair and holding a pipe. Clemens (1835 – 1910), better known by his pen name of Mark Twain, is remembered for classic novels such as Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

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Portrait engraving circa 1878 by Stephen Alonzo Schoff, based on a drawing by Samuel Worcester Rowse, of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Emerson (1803 – 1882) was an American poet and philosopher who led the Transcendentalist movement of the early nineteenth century.

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Johnsoniana, James Wilson, picture by Henry Wilkinson: Dr Johnson in front of poor boy lying at the door of No 85, quotation on scroll in foreground.

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Portrait engraving print circa 1896 of Washington Irving. Irving (1783 - 1859) was an American author, essayist, biographer and historian who is best known for short stories "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle". Engraving by William Sartain (1843 - 1924).

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Portrait etching circa 1907 of William Makepeace Thackeray. Thackeray (1811 - 1863) was a 19th century English novelist who was famous for his satirical works and was the author of Vanity Fair. Etching by Jacques Reich (1852 - 1923).

Edgar Allan Poe portrait author Allen detective novelist writer of the famous fiction American authors writers novelists fictional detectives crime poet poets story stories celebrated noted famed renowned acclaimed prominent eminent English literature literary figure figures genre genres and arts portraits illustration illustrations painting paintings great greats greatest people person persons black white vintage print prints engraving engravings distinguished 19th nineteenth century upright vertical head shoulder shoulders history historic heritage historical Americans US USA United States America a an at on in with by to from into Romantic movement movements detective-fiction mystery mysteries novel novels book books man men male males poetry critic critics short inventor inventors editor editors poem poems pioneer pioneers pioneering art

Portrait engraving print circa 1896 of Edgar Allan Poe. Poe (1809 - 1849) was an American writer and poet and a pioneer of the detective fiction genre. Engraving by William Sartain (1843 - 1924).

Sir Walter Scott portrait painting author writer poet famous novelist authors writers poets historical Scottish English literature literary figure figures novelists great greatest 18th 19th century celebrated renowned acclaimed noted famed eminent leading history prominent distinguished greats the of Scots colour color portraits paintings Scot Scotland people person persons historic heritage illustration illustrations print prints eighteenth nineteenth Rob Roy Ivanhoe Lady in Lake book books novel novels poetry poem poems upright vertical head and shoulders man men male males Toryism European Europeans Europe classic classics popular most Abbotsford House 1st first baronet art arts culture cultural icon icons iconic fine artwork artworks work works a at an by on to from for into artist Henry Raeburn Scotsman Scotsmen

Portrait print of Sir Walter Scott. Scott (1771 - 1832) was a prolific Scottish historical novelist and poet who was popular throughout much of the world. His famous works include Ivanhoe, Rob Roy and The Lady of the Lake. Print circa 1890s by unknown artist, based on an 1822 portrait painting by Sir Henry Raeburn (1756 - 1823).

AMY JOHNSON FIRST British WOMAN TO FLY SOLO FROM England TO Australia; AVIATION; HISTORICAL ; FIGURE; ART

Samuel Johnson; statue; market square; Lichfield; Midlands; United Kingdom; Staffordshire; small cathedral city; Anglo Saxon heritage; market town; coaching centre;

Dr Samuel Johnson was born in Lichfield in 1709. The statue was presented to the citizens by James Thomas Law (Chancellor of the Diocese) in 1838 and to commemorate the 200 anniversary of Johnson's death in 1984 the Johnson society added an epitath "Every man has a lurking wish to appear considerable in his native place"

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Portrait print circa 1890s of famous Scottish poet and lyricist Robert Burns. Burns (1759 - 1796) is also known as Rabbie Burns, "Scotland's favourite son", the "Ploughman Poet" and the "Bard of Ayrshire". His works included Auld Lang Syne and Tam o' Shanter. Print by the Detroit Publishing Company.

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Vintage portrait painting of Scottish satirical writer, essayist, historian, teacher and controversial social commentator Thomas Carlyle (1795 - 1881). Carlyle's works included Sartor Resartus (1836), The French Revolution (1837) and On Heroes, Hero-Worship and the Heroic in History (1841). Painting circa 1880s by Ernst Hader.

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Rudyard Kipling portrait author poet novelist writer of the famous English authors writers novelists poets poetry Jungle Book celebrated noted famed renowned acclaimed prominent eminent children children's literature literary figure figures arts and art portraits great greats greatest people person persons illustration painting black white vintage distinguished 19th nineteenth century 20th twentieth poem poems upright vertical head shoulder shoulders history historic heritage historical England UK United Kingdom British Briton Britons Britain a an at as on in with by to from for into Europe European Europeans short story stories fiction fictional genre genres novel novels books man men male males Englishman Englishmen print prints engraving engravings Gunga Din India Indian Indians born Indian-born 1907 Nobel Prize winner winners glasses spectacles wearing bespectacled facial hair moustache moustaches Victorian Victorians Joseph illustrations paintings

Portrait print circa 1899 of Rudyard Kipling. Kipling (1865 - 1936) was a British author and poet whose work included The Jungle Book, The Man Who Would Be King and Gunga Din. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907. Print by E L Kellogg & Co.

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow portrait poet American writer US author leading literary figure 19th century nineteenth 1800s famous English Literature educator of poetry W W. H H. HW H.W. USA celebrated renowned acclaimed noted famed eminent prominent popular distinguished respected major influential poets Americans North writers authors United States America the and culture cultural leader leaders figures 1880s 1807 - 1882 late vintage illustration engraving etching print illustrations engravings etchings prints archive archival history historic historical heritage professor prof prof. great greats greatest old age national world best most ever educators people person persons man men male males education poem poems portraits horizontal landscape black white art arts Romanticism important a an at as in on with by be to for from into up sitting down seated desk working writing his study library full-length full length key icon icons iconic pioneer pioneers pioneering character characters personality personalities society Samuel Hollyer Craigie House Cambridge Massachusetts Paul Revere Revere's Ride Evangeline modern language languages Romantic Romantics elderly brilliant Mass Mass. home

Vintage portrait engraving circa 1880s of American poet and educator Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882). Longfellow, whose works included "Paul Revere's Ride" and "Evangeline", is depicted sitting in his study and holding a quill pen. Engraving by Samuel Hollyer.

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Portrait print circa 1850 from a photo by Elliott & Fry of English poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Browning (1806 – 1861) was one of the most prominent poets of the Victorian era and her work was widely popular in both England and the USA.

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel portrait philosopher German of philosophy famous the philosophers western 19th century vintage painting illustration influential George author writer philosophical GWF G W F writing writings figure great greatest leading historic historical idealism literature European celebrated renowned acclaimed noted famed prominent eminent distinguished thinker thinkers thinking greats nineteenth 1800s history heritage portraits science sciences intellectual intellectuals Absolute Idealist thought authors writers figures old print prints Germans Germany people person persons black and white upright pioneer pioneers pioneering vertical head shoulder shoulders a as an at on in with by to for from into headshot shot culture cultural icon icons iconic art arts man men male males most ever illustrations paintings half-length half length Europe Europeans Hegelian Dialectic idea ideas ideals ideals idealists Phenomenology Mind Logic logical Right system metaphysical metaphysics systems

Vintage portrait painting of German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770 - 1831). Hegel was one of the most influential western philosophers of the 19th century and his works included The Phenomenology of the Mind (1806), The Science of Logic (1812) and The Philosophy of Right (1821). Undated painting circa 1880s by Ernst Hader.

Alexander Pushkin portrait Russian author poet playwright writer novelist Aleksandr Sergeyevich famous of the literary figure great greatest popular leading vintage Sergeevich 19th century historic historical literature founder Romantic era celebrated renowned acclaimed noted famed prominent eminent distinguished period Russia classic poetry greats influential nineteenth 1800s poem poems history heritage portraits authors writers poets novelists play plays wright wrights playwrights figures modern old lithograph lithographs print prints Russians people person persons black and white upright vertical head shoulder shoulders a as an at on in with by to for from into headshot shot culture eras periods age ages cultural icon icons iconic art arts man men male males most ever illustration illustrations founders painting paintings half-length half length Europe European Europeans fiction fictional book books classics story stories novel novels duel duels death fatal

Vintage lithograph portrait print of Alexander Pushkin (1799 - 1837). Pushkin was a Russian author of the Romantic era and is regarded by many as the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature. He died after being mortally wounded during a duel with his wife's alleged lover. Print by unknown artist circa 1880s.

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The birthplace of Samuel Johnson at Lichfield in Staffordshire, England. This Grade I listed building, which is now a museum, stands on the corner of Breadmarket Street and Market Street and overlooks the Market Square. Dr Samuel Johnson 1709-1784, was a famous lexicographer and writer of the first authorative English Dictionary, entitled “A Dictionary of the English Language”. This building was his home for the first 27 years of his life.

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Vintage portrait etching of Herman Melville (1819 - 1891). Melville was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist and poet who is best known for his novel Moby Dick (first published in 1851). Etching based on a portrait by Joseph Oriel Eaton (1829 - 1875).

Sir Walter Scott portrait painting author writer poet famous novelist authors writers poets historical Scottish English literature literary figure figures Abbotsford House study home novelists great greatest 18th 19th century celebrated renowned acclaimed noted famed eminent leading history prominent distinguished greats the of Scots colour color portraits paintings Scot Scotland people person persons historic his residence heritage illustration illustrations print prints eighteenth nineteenth Rob Roy Ivanhoe Lady in Lake book books novel novels poetry poem poems upright vertical and seated sitting down man men male males Toryism European Europeans Europe classic classics popular most 1st first baronet art arts culture cultural icon icons iconic fine artwork artworks work works a at an by on to from for into Henry S Sadd artist William Allan Scotsman Scotsmen homes residences houses Borders pet dog dogs with lover lovers engraving engravings

Portrait engraving showing Sir Walter Scott in the study at Abbotsford House, his famous home in the Scottish Borders. Scott (1771 - 1832) was a prolific Scottish historical novelist and poet who was popular throughout much of the world. His works include Ivanhoe, Rob Roy and The Lady of the Lake. Engraving circa 1846 by Henry S Sadd, based on an 1834 painting by William Allan.

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UK Broadstairs -- A portrait etching of the celebrated writer Charles Dickens in his study, probably in Kent England -- Picture by Lightroom Photos

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James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck (29 October 1740 – 19 May 1795) was a lawyer, diarist, and author born in Edinburgh, Scotland; he is best known for his biography of Samuel Johnson.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow portrait poet American writer US author leading literary figure 19th century nineteenth 1800s famous English Literature educator of poetry W W. H H. HW H.W. USA celebrated renowned acclaimed noted famed eminent prominent popular distinguished respected major influential poets Americans North writers authors United States America the and culture cultural leader leaders figures 1880s 1807 - 1882 late vintage illustration engraving etching print illustrations engravings etchings prints archive archival history historic historical heritage professor prof prof. great greats greatest old age national world best most ever educators people person persons man men male males education poem poems portraits upright vertical black white art arts Romanticism important a an at as in on with by be to for from into up head shoulder shoulders half-length half length key icon icons iconic pioneer pioneers pioneering character characters personality personalities society Paul Revere Revere's Ride Evangeline modern language languages Romantic Romantics elderly brilliant Mensing & Stecher lithograph lithographs

Vintage portrait of American poet and educator Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882). Longfellow's works included "Paul Revere's Ride" and "Evangeline". Portrait circa 1880s by Mensing & Stecher.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow portrait poet American writer US author leading literary figure 19th century nineteenth 1800s famous English Literature educator of poetry W W. H H. HW H.W. USA celebrated renowned acclaimed noted famed eminent prominent popular distinguished respected major influential poets Americans North writers authors United States America the and culture cultural leader leaders figures 1880s 1807 - 1882 late vintage illustration engraving etching print photogravure illustrations engravings etchings prints photogravures archive archival history historic historical heritage professor prof prof. great greats greatest old age national world best most ever educators people person persons man men male males education poem poems portraits upright vertical black white art arts Romanticism important a an at as in on with by be to for from into up sitting down seated full-length full length key icon icons iconic pioneer pioneers pioneering character characters personality personalities society John Andrew & Son Paul Revere Revere's Ride Evangeline modern language languages Romantic Romantics elderly brilliant

Vintage portrait of American poet and educator Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882). Longfellow's works included "Paul Revere's Ride" and "Evangeline". Photogravure circa 1907 by John Andrew & Son.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow portrait poet American writer US author leading literary figure 19th century nineteenth 1800s famous English Literature educator of poetry W W. H H. HW H.W. USA celebrated renowned acclaimed noted famed eminent prominent popular distinguished respected major influential poets Americans North writers authors United States America the and culture cultural leader leaders figures 1880s 1870s 1807 - 1882 late vintage illustration engraving etching print illustrations engravings etchings prints archive archival history historic historical heritage professor prof prof. great greats greatest old age national world best most ever educators people person persons man men male males education poem poems portraits upright vertical black white art arts Romanticism important a an at as in on with by be to for from into up head shoulder shoulders half-length half length key icon icons iconic pioneer pioneers pioneering character characters personality personalities society Paul Revere Revere's Ride Evangeline modern language languages Romantic Romantics elderly brilliant Armstrong & Co lithograph lithographs

Vintage portrait print circa 1875 of American poet and educator Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882). Longfellow's works included "Paul Revere's Ride" and "Evangeline". Lithograph by Armstrong & Co.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow portrait poet American writer US author leading literary figure 19th century nineteenth 1800s famous English Literature educator of poetry W W. H H. HW H.W. USA celebrated renowned acclaimed noted famed eminent prominent popular distinguished respected major influential poets Americans North writers authors United States America the and culture cultural leader leaders figures 1880s 1870s 1807 - 1882 late vintage illustration engraving etching print illustrations engravings etchings prints archive archival history historic historical heritage professor prof prof. great greats greatest old age national world best most ever educators people person persons man men male males education poem poems portraits upright vertical black white art arts Romanticism important a an at as in on with by be to for from into up head shoulder shoulders half-length half length key icon icons iconic pioneer pioneers pioneering character characters personality personalities society Paul Revere Revere's Ride Evangeline modern language languages Romantic Romantics elderly brilliant Armstrong & Co lithograph lithographs

Vintage portrait print of American poet and educator Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882). Longfellow's works included "Paul Revere's Ride" and "Evangeline". Lithograph circa 1888 by Armstrong & Co.

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Portrait print circa 1905 by A W Elson & Co, based on a drawing by M Arnault, of English poet Alfred Lord Tennyson. Tennyson (1809 - 1892) was the leading poet of the Victorian age and many of the phrases he penned are in common use today.

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CHARLES DICKENS

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James Madison President portrait US USA fourth Founding Fathers Father of the Constitution Bill Rights illustration painting American Presidents 4th Presidential author writer great greatest leader leaders famous founder founders 18th 19th eighteenth nineteenth century history historic historical figure leading figures political theorist theorists United States America politics politician politicians Americans heritage statesman statesmen statesmanship leadership influential authors writers portraits illustrations paintings people person persons celebrated noted famed acclaimed renowned eminent distinguished legal pioneer pioneers pioneering law laws print prints icon icons iconic key sitting seated down black white upright vertical half-length half length significant image images art artwork artworks works North Americana man men male males Gilbert Stuart artist a an and at with by to from for in on into

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Undated photo of Scottish author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle (1859 - 1930) is best known for his books about the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. Photo by Bain News Service.

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Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English author and lexicographer.

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Jorge Luis Borges, fiction writer, fiction, writer, Argentine, Argentinian, literature, South American literature, Argentine literature

Jorge Luis Borges, fiction writer, fiction, writer, literature, Argentine, Argentinian, South American literature, Argentine literature

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Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English author and lexicographer. Johnson and James Boswell (1740-1795) his friend and biographer, recovering from a hangover after a night on the town. Boswell has a Bible open and readss Be not filled with wine wherein is excess. Caricature by Rowlandson.

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Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English lexicographer and man of letters, in 1748 waiting for an audence in Lord Chesterfield's ante-room.

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Portrait photo circa 1900 of Scottish author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle (1859 - 1930) is best known for his books about the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. Photo by Bain News Service.

Arthur Conan Doyle Sir portrait author Sherlock Holmes detective writer fiction novelist British Scottish English literature UK famous literary figure of the 19th 20th century celebrated renowned acclaimed noted famed prominent eminent distinguished popular great leading greatest vintage photo portraits crime authors writers novelists Briton Britons figures nineteenth twentieth book books novel novels fictional Britain GB United Kingdom Doctor Dr Scot Scots Scotland greats genre genres historic historical history heritage London England classic classics black and white upright vertical archive archival Scotsman Scotsmen 1900s 1800s Ignatius people person persons man men male males most photos photograph photographs old young early late a an as at in on with by to for from into art arts Europe European Europeans icon icons iconic ever culture head shoulder shoulders close-up close up closeup moustache moustaches mustache mustaches facial hair half-length half length physician physicians doctors character characters logic 1890s Elliott & Fry

Undated portrait photo circa 1890s of Scottish author Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle (1859 - 1930) is best known for his books about the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. Photo by Elliott & Fry.

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Jorge Luis Borges, Borges, fiction writer, writer, fiction, Argentine, Argentinian, literature, South American literature, Argentine literature

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RUSSIA Yasnaya Polyana -- c. 1880 -- Count Leo Tolstoy, the Russian aristocratic author of War and Peace who later became an anarchist. Portrait sitting at writing desk in study -- Picture by Sass | Lightroom Photos

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Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) in about 1780, English lexicographer and man of letters. After an engraving by Finden.

Samuel's Street Clock, Market Street, San Francisco, erected by Albert Samuels (jeweler) in 1915, Dashiell Hammett, city, US, USA, America, California,

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Portrait print of Martin Luther. Luther (1483 - 1546) was a key figure in the Protestant Reformation. According to legend he nailed The Ninety-Five Theses, outlining his issues with certain practices of the Roman Catholic clergy, to the door at the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, on October 31 1517. Historians question whether this incident ever actually happened but Luther's refusal to retract his writings resulted in his excommunication by Pope leo X in 1521. Print from an original portrait by Lucas Cranach (1472 - 1553).

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Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English author and lexicographer talking to Oliver Goldsmith (1724-1774), English author. Illustration by Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton (active1888-1927).

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Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English author and lexicographer in his house off Fleet Street, London, England..

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Portrait print circa 1865 of President Andrew Johnson. Johnson (1808-1875) was the 17th US President (1865 - 1869), taking office following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. He was the first Vice-President to succeed to the Presidency due to the assassination of a predecessor and subsequently became the first sitting US President to be impeached (1868). Johnson was eventually acquitted of "high crimes and misdemeanors", the primary allegation being that he violated the Tenure of Office Act. Historians often rank Johnson as one of the worst US Presidents. Print by J H Bufford.

Samuel's Street Clock, Market Street, San Francisco, erected by Albert Samuels (jeweler) in 1915, Dashiell Hammett, city, US, USA, America, California,

Martin Luther portrait Protestant Reformation the ninety-five theses 95 painting illustration famous religious leader religion Lutheran German monk theologian teachings of Protestantism indulgences clerical abuse Roman Catholic Catholicism 1517 1521 history 16th sixteenth century doctrine theology figure figures people excommunication leading historical event events Dr Pope Papacy Papal Protestants portraits paintings illustrations leaders controversial controversy controversies religions Lutherans Lutheranism Germans from Germany monks church theologians teaching abuses by Catholics historic heritage doctrines person persons colour color full length full-length excommunicated excommunications issue issues in Europe European Europeans schism schisms reformer reformers teacher teachers thesis Diet Worms Edict edicts F W Wehle reading Castle Wittenberg idea ideas ideology ideologies priest priests leadership sale selling against ninety five upright vertical and with key influential great greatest icon icons iconic Christian Christianity Bible Biblical interpretation interpretations writer writers writings author authors door theological God Holy Empire Emperor leo X a an at for into to on doctor doctors All Saints bull power efficacy artist October 31 man men print prints art artwork artworks works Christians

Portrait print circa 1882 of Martin Luther reading in church. Luther (1483 - 1546) was a key figure in the Protestant Reformation. According to legend he nailed The Ninety-Five Theses, outlining his issues with certain practices of the Roman Catholic clergy, to the door at the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, on October 31 1517. Historians question whether this incident ever actually happened but Luther's refusal to retract his writings resulted in his excommunication by Pope leo X in 1521. Engraving by the Milwaukee Litho & Engraving Co, based on an original painting circa 1882 by F W Wehle.

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Nursery rhyme illustration in Doulton tiles.

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Nursery rhyme illustration of Old Mother Hubbard in Doulton tiles

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Nursery rhyme illustration of Old Mother Hubbard in Doulton tiles

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Portrait print of Andrew Johnson. Johnson (1808-1875) was the 17th US President (1865 - 1869), taking office following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. He was the first Vice-President to succeed to the Presidency due to the assassination of a predecessor and subsequently became the first sitting US President to be impeached (1868). Johnson was eventually acquitted of "high crimes and misdemeanors", the primary allegation being that he violated the Tenure of Office Act. Historians often rank Johnson as one of the worst US Presidents. Print circa 1865 by William Sartain.

Dr Samual Johnson; house; museum; London; gough Square; EC4; 1709-1784; plaque; HISTEN

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Vintage portrait photo circa 1909 of German philosopher Rudolf Christoph Eucken (1846 - 1926) - winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1908. Eucken, a prolific writer, was awarded his Nobel Prize "in recognition of his earnest search for truth, his penetrating power of thought, his wide range of vision, and the warmth and strength in presentation with which in his numerous works he has vindicated and developed an idealistic philosophy of life". Photo by Bain News Service.

Dr Samual Johnson; house; museum; London; gough Square; EC4; 1709-1784; HISTEN

Dr Samual Johnson; house; museum; London; gough Square; EC4; 1709-1784; HISTEN

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Portrait photo of African-American political leader, educator, orator and author Booker T Washington (1856 - 1915). Washington, born a slave, was a leading figure in US race relations in the late 19th and early 20th century and the first teacher and principal of the Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama, a school for African-Americans. He wrote a best-selling autobiography entitled Up From Slavery (1901) as well as a string of other books and advised Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Taft on race relations. Photo by Harris & Ewing.

Samuel's Street Clock, Market Street, San Francisco, erected by Albert Samuels (jeweler) in 1915, Dashiell Hammett, city, US, USA, America, California,

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Undated photo of English author H G (Herbert George) Wells. Wells (1866 - 1946) is best known for books such as The War of the Worlds and The Time Machine and is sometimes referred to as the "father" of science fiction. Photo by Bain News Service.

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Portrait engraving print circa 1902 of Sir Walter Raleigh. Raleigh (c1552 - 1618) was an English soldier and explorer and a leading poet of the Elizabethan era. Engraving by William Sartain.

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John Adams

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Samuel Smiles (1812-1904) Scottish author and campaigner for political reform, born at Haddington. He studied medicine at Edinburgh university. Editor of the Leeds Times (1838-1845). Author of Self Help (1859) and of biographies, particularly of engineers. Cartoon by Edward Linley Sambourne in the Punch's Fancy Portraits series from Punch (London, 21 July 1883).

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UK SCOTLAND Edinburgh -- Pedestrians pass under the gothic monument to Sir Walter Scott - the famous author of the Waverley novels and Ivanhoe -- Picture by Jonathan Mitchell

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Vintage portrait print of British jurist, judge and Tory politician Sir William Blackstone (1723 - 1780). Blackstone is best remembered as the author of the Commentaries on the Laws of England - an influential treatise on the common law of England. Print circa 1930 by artist Thomas Hamilton Crawford, based on a work by Sir Joshua Reynolds.

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Portrait engraving circa 1763 – 1785 of Benjamin Franklin. Franklin (1706 – 1790) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America and was one of the "Committee of Five" appointed by the Second Continental Congress to draft the Declaration of Independence. He is also remembered as a noted polymath who excelled at many things. He was an author, theorist, diplomat, statesman, printer, inventor and scientist and is particularly remembered for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity and his invention of the lightning rod. In this portrait he is pictured sitting at a desk, looking at an electrical device to his right and holding a quill pen in one hand and his notes in the other hand. Lightning can be seen striking a building through a window in the background. Engraving by Edward Fisher (1730 – circa 1785) based on a work by artist Mason Chamberlin (died 1787).

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Portrait print, based on a painting by John Singleton Copley, of John Adams during his time as the first US Vice-President. Adams (1735 – 1826) held the office from 1789 to 1797 and subsequently became the second US President (1797 – 1801). He is regarded as one of the most influential Founding Fathers.