Lord Byron, George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, British poet, Grand Tour, Early 19th Century, Historical Figure, Georgian male portrait, Born 1788 Died 1824,
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Engraving by C. Turner after a painting by R. Westall, published in 1814.
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Bust of Lord Byron; English Poet, celebrated; famous; honoured; honored; respected; remembered; Influential notorious British poet; Romantic Poetry; Satirist; local Greek heroMetaxata; Cephalonia; Greece, Ionian sea, Greek islands, popular holiday vacation tourism travel destinations, [Island famous for film "Captain Correlli's mandolin", Vertical image, Copyright Keith Erskine 2008
William Shakespeare portrait playwright poet Chandos writer illustration painting Bard the of author famous literary figure great greatest greats English Literature dramatist playwrights poets writers figures dramatists portraits paintings illustrations authors poetry 16th 17th sixteenth seventeenth century history language poems play plays drama leading Englishman Englishmen celebrated acclaimed renowned noted famed eminent prominent distinguished print prints engraving engravings and historic historical heritage black white upright vertical people person persons man men male males England Avon British Briton Britons Britain UK United Kingdom Europe Europeans European art arts artwork artworks works a an at in by on to into for from with head shoulders culture cultural icon icons iconic legend legendary classic ever Samuel Cousins
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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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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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Bust of Lord Byron; English Poet, celebrated; famous; honoured; honored; respected; remembered; Influential notorious British poet; Romantic Poetry; Satirist; local Greek hero; Metaxata; Cephalonia; Greece, Ionian sea, Greek islands, popular holiday vacation tourism travel destinations, [Island famous for film "Captain Correlli's mandolin", Vertical image, Copyright Keith Erskine 2008
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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
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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).
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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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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 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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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.
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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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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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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
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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.
Ralph Waldo Emerson poet philosopher portrait famous writer essayist orator transcendentalism transcendentalist author authors founder leader nineteenth 19th century American Americans US USA poets poetry philosophy philosophers writers essayists orators founders leaders of movement movements transcendentalists portraits United States America literary figure figures people person head and shoulders black white print prints upright vertical noted English literature art arts culture history heritage historic historical man men male males with by to from in on the a at engraving engravings Stephen Alonzo Schoff Samuel Worcester Rowse popular great greatest celebrated famed acclaimed distinguished eminent renowned
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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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UK SCOTLAND Edinburgh -- 19 Jan 2011 -- Liz Lochhead - the new Makar (National Poet) pictured at a press conference to announce her appointment attended by First Minister Alex Salmond and two former First Ministers, Lord McConnell and Henry McLeish -- Picture by Jonathan Mitchell | Lightroom Photos
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
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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
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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
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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
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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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UK SCOTLAND Edinburgh -- 19 Jan 2011 -- Liz Lochhead - the new Makar (National Poet) at a press conference to announce her appointment attended by First Minister Alex Salmond and two former First Ministers, Lord McConnell (pictured here) and Henry McLeish -- Picture by Jonathan Mitchell | Lightroom Photos
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
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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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Philip Sidney (1554-1586) English soldier, statesman, poet, and patron of poets. Governor of Flushing (1585). Mortally wounded in the thigh at the Battle of Zutphen in which the Dutch and English defeated the Spanish, 22 September 1586. Died at Arnhem 26 days later. Engraving c1840.
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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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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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UK SCOTLAND Edinburgh -- 19 Jan 2011 -- Liz Lochhead - the new Makar (National Poet) at a press conference to announce her appointment attended by First Minister Alex Salmond and two former First Ministers, Lord McConnell and Henry McLeish (pictured here) -- Picture by Jonathan Mitchell | Lightroom Photos
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UK SCOTLAND Edinburgh -- 19 Jan 2011 -- First Minister Alex Salmond and two former First Ministers, Lord McConnell and Henry McLeish announces Liz Lochhead - the new Makar (National Poet) at a press conference to announce her appointment -- Picture by Jonathan Mitchell | Lightroom Photos
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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).
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UK SCOTLAND Edinburgh -- 19 Jan 2011 -- Liz Lochhead - the new Makar (National Poet) pictured at a press conference to announce her appointment attended by First Minister Alex Salmond and two former First Ministers, Lord McConnell and Henry McLeish -- Picture by Jonathan Mitchell | Lightroom Photos
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UK SCOTLAND Edinburgh -- 19 Jan 2011 -- Liz Lochhead - the new Makar (National Poet) pictured at a press conference to announce her appointment attended by First Minister Alex Salmond and two former First Ministers, Lord McConnell and Henry McLeish -- Picture by Jonathan Mitchell | Lightroom Photos
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UK SCOTLAND Edinburgh -- 19 Jan 2011 -- Liz Lochhead - the new Makar (National Poet) pictured at a press conference to announce her appointment attended by First Minister Alex Salmond and two former First Ministers, Lord McConnell and Henry McLeish -- Picture by Jonathan Mitchell | Lightroom Photos
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UK SCOTLAND Edinburgh -- 19 Jan 2011 -- Liz Lochhead - the new Makar (National Poet) pictured at a press conference to announce her appointment attended by First Minister Alex Salmond and two former First Ministers, Lord McConnell and Henry McLeish -- Picture by Jonathan Mitchell | Lightroom Photos
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UK SCOTLAND Edinburgh -- 19 Jan 2011 -- Liz Lochhead - the new Makar (National Poet) pictured at a press conference to announce her appointment attended by First Minister Alex Salmond and two former First Ministers, Lord McConnell and Henry McLeish -- Picture by Jonathan Mitchell | Lightroom Photos
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UK SCOTLAND Edinburgh -- 19 Jan 2011 -- Liz Lochhead - the new Makar (National Poet) pictured at a press conference to announce her appointment attended by First Minister Alex Salmond and two former First Ministers, Lord McConnell and Henry McLeish. From left to right: Henry McLeish, Robyn Marsack, Alex Salmond, Liz Lochhead, Lord McConnell -- Picture by Jonathan Mitchell | Lightroom Photos
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Portrait photo circa 1920s of Irish poet and dramatist William Butler Yeats. Yeats (1865 - 1939) was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1923. He was also a co-founder of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin. Photo by Bain News Service.
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Portrait photo circa 1920s of Irish poet and dramatist William Butler Yeats. Yeats (1865 - 1939) was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1923. He was also a co-founder of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin. Photo by Bain News Service.
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Vintage portrait engraving of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson (1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronte). Nelson (1758 - 1805) was an English Royal Navy officer who won several celebrated victories during the Napoleonic Wars, including the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 in which he was fatally wounded. Engraving circa 1845 by H S Sadd / A L Dick, painting by J Knight.
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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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One of Anthony Gormleys Sculptures alone in the Sea.
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Scanned directly from an original Victorian print dated March 22, 1884. This engraving shows Alfred Lord Tennyson, the poet laureate, in his study on the Isle of Wight. From a series of prints entitled 'Celebrities of the day'. Alfred Tennyson was born in Somersby, Lincolnshire in 1809. He began writing as a child and published some of his best-known poems when he was only twenty. TS Eliot called him "the great master of melancholia". He was made a peer in 1884 and died in 1892.
Thomas Hardy portrait author writer poet novelist fiction British English dramatist 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 authors writers novelists poets Briton Britons figures nineteenth twentieth book books novel novels fictional Britain GB United Kingdom drama dramatists poetry greats genre genres historic historical history heritage dramas England classic classics black and white upright vertical archive archival Englishman Englishmen 1900s 1800s people person persons man men male males most photos photograph photographs old 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 character characters poem poems Victorian Victorians dramatic naturalist movement movements naturalists short story stories Wessex Far Madding Crowd Mayor Casterbridge Tess D'Urbervilles Naturalism
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Portrait photo circa 1900 of English novelist and poet Thomas Hardy. Hardy (1840 - 1928) is remembered for books such as Far from the Madding Crowd, The Mayor of Casterbridge and Tess of the d'Urbervilles. Photo by Bain News Service.
Thomas Carlyle portrait of painting writer author Scottish essayist social commentator historian famous satire satirical English literature literary figure Victorian Victorians the 19th century great greats greatest leading vintage Scot Scots celebrated renowned acclaimed noted famed eminent prominent Scotsman Scotsmen distinguished portraits paintings writers authors essayists comment commentators historians figures nineteenth old popular late early 1800s book books Scotland historic historical history heritage black and white upright vertical archive archival people person persons man men male males most influential a an at as in on with by to for from into up art arts icon icons iconic culture cultural society head shoulder shoulders close-up closeup close half-length half length era eras Calvinist Calvinists Calvinism illustration illustrations Romanticism satirist satirists Ernst Hader Sartor Resartus print prints teacher teachers
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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.
Christopher Columbus portrait explorer navigator mariner America 1492 Americas history maritime famous explorers discovery of the New World historic voyage voyages historical fifteenth century 15th celebrated renowned people person exploration USA US United States Atlantic Ocean crossing sailor heritage Genoa Genoese figure figures man men male males navigators portraits vertical art artwork painting illustration paintings illustrations drawing drawings European Europeans Italian Italians Italy Europe pioneer pioneers pioneering mariners sail sailors discover discoverer Genoan discoveries
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Portrait print of Christopher Columbus published circa 1892 by Girsch & Roehsler to mark the 400th anniversary of his landing in America. Columbus (circa 1451 – 1506) was a Genoese navigator and explorer who famously reached the Americas in 1492.
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D-Bad Saeckingen, Rhein, Hochrhein, Hotzenwald, Schwarzwald, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Denkmal fuer Joseph Victor von Scheffel, Dichter, Poet, Autor des Trompeter von Saeckingen, Bronzefigur, D-Bad Saeckingen, Rhine, High Rhine, Hotzenwald, Black Forest, Baden-Wuerttemberg, monument to Joseph Viktor von Scheffel, poet, novelist, author of the Trumpeter of Saeckingen, bronze sculpture *** Local Caption *** D-Bad Saeckingen, Rhine, High Rhine, Hotzenwald, Black Forest, Baden-Wuerttemberg, monument to Joseph Viktor von Scheffel, poet, novelist, author of the Trumpeter of Saeckingen, bronze sculpture
Sir Walter Raleigh execution death of 1618 portrait and with wife Elizabeth famous soldier explorer poet illustration painting English parting from Elizabethan adventurer navigator sailor courtier aristocrat historian writer favourite England Queen I 1 i 1st first the 16th 17th sixteenth seventeenth century history historic historical vintage old October 29 Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze executed treason figure figures infamous executions deaths tobacco Throckmorton portraits illustrations paintings explorers exploration El Dorado soldiers poets engraving engravings print prints poetry adventure adventurers navigators sailors courtiers aristocrats historians heritage writers favourites Englishman Englishmen beheaded beheading beheadings man men male males black white upright vertical British Briton Britons great greats greatest Britain leader leaders leading military prominent noted famed acclaimed renowned celebrated eminent controversial a an at as in on by to for into Empire scene scenes event events people person persons prison imprisonment imprisoned prisoner prisoners art artwork artworks works Charles Burt era eras age ages period periods Elizabethans 1600s trial trials tried sentenced being executing sentencing politics arrest arrested plots plotting political
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Vintage engraving print entitled "Sir Walter Raleigh parting with his wife". It depicts the English aristocrat, soldier, explorer and poet bidding farewell to his wife Elizabeth on the morning of his execution for treason on October 29 1618. Engraving circa 1846 by Charles Burt (1823 - 1892), painting by Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze (1816 - 1868).
Illustration by William Blake (1757-1827) English poet, painter and printmaker, for Edward Young's (1681-1765) poem 'Night Thoughts' published 1742-1745.
Illustration by William Blake (1757-1827) English poet, painter and printmaker, for Edward Young's (1681-1765) poem Night Thoughts published 1742-1745. Night the Third, Narcissa. Dedicated to Margaret Bentinck.
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
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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.
Rudyard Kipling portrait author poet writer Jungle Book British English literature UK famous literary figure of the 19th 20th century Nobel Prize winner 1907 Laureate celebrated renowned acclaimed noted famed prominent eminent distinguished popular great leading greatest vintage photo controversial children children's books short story stories novelist portraits authors writers poets novelists Briton Britons figures poetry poem poems Gunga Din novel novels nineteenth twentieth England Britain GB United Kingdom fiction fictional greats genre genres historic historical history heritage classic classics black and white upright vertical archive archival Englishman Englishmen India Indian sub-continent sub continent 1900s 1800s people person persons man men male males most Joseph photos major photograph photographs winners laureates old early late a an as at in on with by to for from into art arts Empire Imperial Victorian Victorians Europe European Europeans icon icons iconic ever culture head shoulder shoulders headshot shot close-up close up closeup wearing moustache moustaches mustache mustaches facial hair winning spectacles glasses
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Undated portrait photo of British author and poet Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936). Indian-born Kipling was one of the most popular writers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907. His works included The Jungle Book (1894), The Man Who Would Be King (1888) and Gunga Din (1890).
Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Alfred Lord Tennyson, fist Barron Tennyson, poet, poet laureate, born Somersby, Lincolnshire, 1809-1892, statue of Lord Tennyson, Lincoln Cathedral
Rudyard Kipling portrait author poet writer Jungle Book British English literature UK famous literary figure of the 19th 20th century Nobel Prize winner 1907 Laureate celebrated renowned acclaimed noted famed prominent eminent distinguished popular great leading greatest vintage photo controversial children children's books short story stories novelist portraits authors writers poets novelists Briton Britons figures poetry poem poems Gunga Din novel novels nineteenth twentieth England Britain GB United Kingdom fiction fictional greats genre genres historic historical history heritage classic classics black and white upright vertical archive archival Englishman Englishmen India Indian sub-continent sub continent 1900s 1800s people person persons man men male males most Joseph photos major photograph photographs winners laureates old early late a an as at in on with by to for from into art arts Empire Imperial Victorian Victorians Europe European Europeans icon icons iconic ever culture head shoulder shoulders standing up half-length half length wearing hat smoking cigarette moustache moustaches mustache mustaches facial hair winning headwear spectacles glasses
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Undated photo of British author and poet Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936). Indian-born Kipling was one of the most popular writers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907. His works included The Jungle Book (1894), The Man Who Would Be King (1888) and Gunga Din (1890).