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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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RUSSIA Yasnaya Polyana -- c. 1880 -- Count Leo Tolstoy pictured in a full-length portrait sitting facing left in the garden of his estate in Yasnaya Polyana, Russia -- Picture by Lightroom Photos

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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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RUSSIA -- 1887 -- Count Leo Tolstoy, the Russian aristocratic author of War and Peace who later became an anarchist. Portrait sitting from a painting by Ilya Efimovich Repin -- Picture by Ilya Repin | Lightroom Photos

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UNKNOWN -- c. 1900 -- Count Leo Tolstoy, the Russian aristocratic author of War and Peace who later became an anarchist -- Picture by George Bain | Lightroom Photos

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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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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 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).

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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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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 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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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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RUSSIA Yasnaya Polyana -- c. 1900 -- Count Leo Tolstoy pictured in a half-length portrait, facing right in the garden of his estate in Yasnaya Polyana, Russia. Mono copy

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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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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 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).

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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 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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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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Portrait photo circa 1882 of Irish playwright, poet, author and aesthete Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900). Wilde was one of the most famous and flamboyant personalities of his time and his works included the play The Importance of Being Earnest and the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. At the height of his fame he became embroiled in a series of high-profile trials which ended with him being jailed for two years for "gross indecency" in relation to his homosexual relationships with other men. He subsequently moved to France and died destitute while still only in his forties. Photo by Napoleon Sarony (1821 - 1896).

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Undated portrait photo circa 1880s of Irish playwright, poet, author and aesthete Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900). Wilde was one of the most famous and flamboyant personalities of his time and his works included the play The Importance of Being Earnest and the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. At the height of his fame he became embroiled in a series of high-profile trials which ended with him being jailed for two years for "gross indecency" in relation to his homosexual relationships with other men. He subsequently moved to France and died destitute while still only in his forties.

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Portrait photo circa 1882 of Irish playwright, poet, author and aesthete Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900). Wilde was one of the most famous and flamboyant personalities of his time and his works included the play The Importance of Being Earnest and the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. At the height of his fame he became embroiled in a series of high-profile trials which ended with him being jailed for two years for "gross indecency" in relation to his homosexual relationships with other men. He subsequently moved to France and died destitute while still only in his forties. Photo by Napoleon Sarony (1821 - 1896).

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Vintage portrait photo circa 1900 of German dramatist and novelist Gerhart Hauptmann (1862 - 1946) - winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1912. Hauptmann, whose notable works included The Weavers and The Rats, was awarded his Nobel Prize "primarily in recognition of his fruitful, varied and outstanding production in the realm of dramatic art". Photo By Bain News Service.

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Portrait photo circa 1882 of Irish playwright, poet, author and aesthete Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900). Wilde was one of the most famous and flamboyant personalities of his time and his works included the play The Importance of Being Earnest and the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. At the height of his fame he became embroiled in a series of high-profile trials which ended with him being jailed for two years for "gross indecency" in relation to his homosexual relationships with other men. He subsequently moved to France and died destitute while still only in his forties. Photo by Napoleon Sarony (1821 - 1896).

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Undated photo of Russian writer leo Tolstoy (Count Lyev Nikolayevich Tolstoy). Tolstoy (1828 - 1910) is regarded as one of the greatest ever novelists and his works included War and Peace and Anna Karenina. 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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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 photo circa 1870s of French poet, playwright, novelist and artist Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885). His most famous works include the novels The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1831) and Les Misérables (1862). Photographer unknown.

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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.

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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).

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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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Portrait photo circa 1900 of Scottish author and dramatist J M (James Matthew) Barrie. Barrie (1860 - 1937) is best known for being the creator of Peter Pan. Photo by Bain News Service.

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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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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).

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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).

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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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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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Undated portrait photo of Irish playwright and literary critic George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950). Shaw wrote more than 60 plays and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1925. He also won an Oscar in 1938 for his screenplay for a non-musical movie version of his own play Pygmalion and is the only person to win both an Oscar and a Nobel Prize. Photo by Bain News Service.

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Undated portrait 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.

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Vintage portrait photo circa 1867 of English author Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870). Dickens was one of the greatest novelists of the Victorian era, remembered for a string of classic books such as Oliver Twist and A Christmas Carol. Photo by Jeremiah Gurney (1812 - 1886).

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Portrait photo circa 1909 of Irish playwright and literary critic George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950). Shaw wrote more than 60 plays and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1925. He also won an Oscar in 1938 for his screenplay for a non-musical movie version of his own play Pygmalion and is the only person to win both an Oscar and a Nobel Prize. Photo by Bain News Service.

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UK SCOTLAND Stornoway -- 04 Nov 2010 -- Portrait of children's author Sam Wilding during a book signing of his new children's novel Windscape - a thriller set around the controversial subject of wind farms - at Stornoway Library on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides in Scotland -- Picture by Jonathan Mitchell | Lightroom Photos

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UK SCOTLAND Stornoway -- 04 Nov 2010 -- Portrait of children's author Sam Wilding during a book signing of his new children's novel Windscape - a thriller set around the controversial subject of wind farms - at Stornoway Library on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides in Scotland -- Picture by Jonathan Mitchell | Lightroom Photos

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UK SCOTLAND Stornoway -- 04 Nov 2010 -- Portrait of children's author Sam Wilding during a book signing of his new children's novel Windscape - a thriller set around the controversial subject of wind farms - at Stornoway Library on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides in Scotland -- Picture by Jonathan Mitchell | Lightroom Photos

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UK SCOTLAND Stornoway -- 04 Nov 2010 -- Portrait of children's author Sam Wilding during a book signing of his new children's novel Windscape - a thriller set around the controversial subject of wind farms - at Stornoway Library on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides in Scotland -- Picture by Jonathan Mitchell | Lightroom Photos

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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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Daguerreotype portrait photo circa 1850s of American author, essayist, biographer and historian Washington Irving (1783 - 1859). Irving is best known for his short stories "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle". Photo by Mathew B Brady.

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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.

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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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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) 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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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 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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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 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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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.

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Portrait photo circa 1918 of Russian composer, pianist and conductor Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953). Prokofiev is regarded as one of the greatest composers of the 20th century and his prolific output included symphonies, operas, ballets and film scores. Photo by Bain News Service.

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Vintage portrait photo circa 1850s of German naturalist and explorer Alexander Von Humboldt (1769 - 1859). Humboldt's work included extensive travels and research in Latin America between 1799 and 1804. Photo by Mathew B Brady.

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Vintage portrait circa 1850s of German naturalist and explorer Alexander Von Humboldt (1769 - 1859). Humboldt's work included extensive travels and research in Latin America between 1799 and 1804.

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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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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.

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Henri Bergson portrait philosopher French Henri-Louis Louis philosophy Nobel Prize winner for Literature 1927 in Laureate 1920s famous philosophers celebrated renowned acclaimed noted famed eminent prominent leading great greatest key influential distinguished respected major the of writer author academic late 19th early 20th century 1800s 1900s vintage photo literary figure figures philosophical thought Frenchman Frenchmen France Europe European Europeans prizes winners laureates twenties 20s old archive archival history historic historical heritage leader leaders greats writers authors academics intellectual intellectuals theory theories portraits thoughts upright vertical photos photograph photographs study studies pioneer pioneers pioneering national icon icons iconic man men male males popular people person persons nineteenth twentieth half-length half length head shoulder shoulders headshot headshots personality personalities character characters and a as an at on from with by be up to into 1859 - 1941 black white most world world's genius brilliant mind minds thinker thinkers intuition rationalism Bergsonian vitalism science reality sciences continental metaphysics metaphysical epistemology duration open society Elan Vital impulse evolution essayist essayists

Vintage portrait photo circa 1920s of French philosopher Henri Bergson (1859 - 1941). Bergson won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1927 "in recognition of his rich and vitalizing ideas and the brilliant skill with which they have been presented". Photo by Henri Manuel.

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USA Oakland -- c. 1912 -- Portrait of John Muir sitting reading a book probably taken at his home in Oakland California North America. John Muir was born in Dunbar and moved to the United States aged 11 and later became one of the first environmentalists and was instrumental in raising awareness about the environment and the creation of US National Parks like Yosemite in his adopted state of California -- Picture by Lightroom Photos | US LoC

Thomas Paine portrait American Revolution revolutionary of writer author US Founding Father USA Declaration Independence War Common Sense pamphlet radical political theorist pamphleteer influential intellectual theory vintage engraving painting illustration 18th century leading historic historical figure United States America Fathers Tom Payne famous Americans revolutionaries writers authors Founder Founders the pamphlets pamphleteers essayist essayists radicals politics theories theorists portraits intellectuals history heritage engravings paintings illustrations George Romney eighteenth 1770s 1780s 1790s 1776 1791 French Rights Man Age Reason Englishman Englishmen English 1700s late England social commentator commentators literature literary figures early old 19th nineteenth great greats greatest leader leaders celebrated renowned acclaimed noted famed eminent prominent distinguished comment key North popular 1800s black and white upright vertical archive archival people person persons men male males most a an at as in on with by to for from into up icon icons iconic society head shoulder shoulders close-up closeup close half-length half length patriot patriots patriotism print prints controversial thought philosopher philosophers philosophy reform reformer reformers activist activists activism William Sharp

Portrait engraving circa 1794 of Thomas Paine (1737 - 1809). Paine was an author, intellectual, revolutionary and one of the Founding Fathers of the USA. Born in Norfolk, he emigrated from England to Philadelphia in 1774 and is remembered as one of the greatest voices of the American Revolution - penning the popular and influential 50-page Common Sense pamplet in 1776 that argued for complete American independence from Britain. He returned to England in 1787 and published The Rights of Man in 1791 - opposing the idea of monarchy and defending the French Revolution. Payne then fled to Paris to escape prosecution for treason and there wrote The Age of Reason - winning notoriety for his promotion of reason and free thinking and his arguing against institutionalised religion and Christian doctrine. He returned to America in 1802 but died in poverty. Engraving by William Sharp (1749 - 1824), based on a 1792 painting by artist George Romney (1734 - 1802).

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James Payn (1830-1898) English writer and poet, author of 100 novels of which the most successful were Lost Sir Massingbird (1864) and By Proxy (1878). Cartoon by Edward Linley Sambourne in the Punch's Fancy Portraits series from Punch (London, 10 December 1881).

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Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1820-1910) Russian philosopher and novelist in c1900.

Irving Berlin portrait composer songwriter lyricist song writer musician music American famous vintage photo early 20th century 1900s of the great composers musicians leading songwriters writers musical greatest with and Dorothy Goetz first wife genius Broadway lyricists virtuoso popular influential historic historical celebrated renowned acclaimed noted famed eminent prominent distinguished twentieth Americans US USA United States America greats show shows history heritage figure figures performing arts art performer performers archive archival North icon icons iconic most ever artist artists artistic national portraits upright vertical black white I I. entertainer entertainers entertainment legend legends legendary era eras half-length half length head shoulder shoulders old people person persons man men male males photos photograph photographs a as an in at on by to for from up into master masters 1910s period periods contemporary songs songwriting writing classic classics 1912 Americana young youth Russia Russian Russians immigrant immigrants Jew Jews Jewish Israel Isidore Baline Alexander's Ragtime Band Christmas Rag Time Puttin' Putting Ritz Puttin his wives spouse spouses personal life relationship relationships family married marriage marriages Russian-born born Hollywood film films musicals score scores movie movies lyrics lyrical stage theatre theater culture cultural

Vintage photo circa 1912 of American composer and lyricist Irving Berlin (1888 - 1989) and his first wife Dorothy Goetz. Russian-born Berlin (born Israel Baline) is considered to have been one of the greatest songwriters in history - penning hundreds of songs and numerous major hits. His famous works include "White Christmas" and "Puttin' On The Ritz". Berlin married Goetz in 1912 but she died just a few months later from typhoid fever. Photo by Bain News Service.

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George Bernard Shaw; Dylan Thomas; Augustus John all drank here in Fitzrovia. London, UK.

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

Rudolf Eucken portrait philosopher writer author German Nobel Prize winner in Literature 1908 for Laureate famous 1900s of the late 19th early 20th century celebrated renowned acclaimed noted famed eminent prominent leading great greatest key influential distinguished respected major literary figure 1800s vintage photo Christoph philosophers philosophy authors writers Germans Germany Europe European Europeans figures old archive archival history historic historical heritage art arts prizes winners laureates philosophical writing writings nineteenth twentieth greats book books portraits Rudolph Christopher leader leaders world world's intellectual intellectuals pioneer pioneers pioneering national icon icons iconic man men male males western prolific popular people person persons half-length half length head shoulder shoulders professor prof prof. Dr Dr. Doctor theology theological upright vertical personality personalities character characters and a as an at on from with by be up to into essayist essayists 1846 - 1926 black white genius brilliant mind minds thinker thinkers most ever headshot headshots social issue issues society education educational culture cultural craft crafts artist artists artistic movement movements academic academics idealist idealists idealism thought thoughts thinking school schools idealistic activism actionism philology important recipient recipients photograph photos photographs

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.

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

Henri La Fontaine portrait lawyer Belgian Nobel Peace Prize winner for 1913 in Laureate statesman diplomat campaigner politician international law professor barrister 1910s famous Lafontaine President of the Bureau legal writer author expert academic late 19th early 20th century diplomacy Hague conference conferences 1899 1907 treaty treaties convention conventions celebrated renowned acclaimed noted famed eminent prominent leading great greatest key influential distinguished respected major 1800s 1900s vintage photo lawyers Belgians laws profession Belgium prizes winners laureates 1890s statesmen statesmanship diplomats diplomatic campaigners campaigning campaign campaigns politicians politics political national barristers portraits prof prof. professors presidents writers authors experts academics nineteenth twentieth literary figure figures leader leaders leadership world world's Europe European Europeans greats old archive archival history historic historical heritage effort efforts negotiation negotiations intellectual intellectuals icon icons iconic man men male males popular people person persons half-length half length head shoulder shoulders personality personalities and a as an at on from with by be up to into 1854 - 1943 black white brilliant mind minds thinker thinkers arbiter arbiters arbitration essayist essayists freemason freemasons freemasonry jurist jurists jurisprudence senator senators Henry delegation Paris 1919 League Nations Assembly 1920 1921 1920s 20s twenties

Vintage portrait photo circa 1910s of Belgian international lawyer and statesman Henri La Fontaine (1854 - 1943) - winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1913. La Fontaine wrote extensively on the subject of international law and was a long-serving Belgian senator as well as being President of the International Peace Bureau from 1907 to 1943. He was an influential figure in the Bureau's efforts to bring about The Hague peace conferences of 1899 and 1907 and was also a member of the Belgian delegation to the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 and to the League of Nations Assembly of 1920 - 1921. Photo by Bain News Service.

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Portrait photo circa 1910s of Bolshevik revolutionary and marxist theorist Leon Trotsky (born Lev Davidovich Bronstein) working at a desk. Trotsky (1879 - 1940) was one of the key leaders of the Russian October Revolution in 1917 and during the early days of the Soviet Union served as People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs and then as the founder and commander of the Red Army and People's Commissar of War. He was also one of the first members of the Politburo. Photo by Bain News Service.

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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).

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In the mid-1860's whilst working for a London firm of architects, Thomas Hardy, the great novelist and poet, was in charge of the excavation of human remains and the dismantling of tombs in the St Pancras churchyard. The tombs were removed in the course of the construction of a new London terminus for Midland Railways. They were relocated around an ash tree, today known as the "Hardy tree".

Ivor Novello composer portrait singer actor songwriter lyricist song writer musician music Welsh famous vintage photo early 20th century 1900s of the great composers musicians actors singers leading songwriters writers musical greatest genius lyricists popular film star stars movie influential celebrity celebrities historic historical celebrated renowned acclaimed noted famed eminent prominent distinguished playwright playwrights dramatist dramatists drama twentieth Welshman Welshmen Wales British Britain UK Briton Britons greats history heritage figure figures performing arts art performer performers archive archival United Kingdom icon icons iconic most ever artist artists artistic national silent portraits and upright vertical black white I I. entertainer entertainers entertainment matinee idol idols screen legend legends legendary David Davies old people person persons man men male males photos photograph photographs a as an in at on by to for from with up into master masters 1920s 20s twenties 1922 contemporary songs songwriting writing classic young youth Keep Home Fires Burning gay gays homosexual homosexuals homosexuality GB Europe European Europeans overseas visit visits trip trips US USA States America American New York films movies musicals operetta operettas West End award awards ceremony ceremonies stage theatre theater culture cultural show shows

Vintage photo circa 1922 of Welsh composer, singer and actor Ivor Novello (1893 - 1951) on board a ship arriving in New York. Novello, born David Ivor Davies, was one of the most popular British entertainers of the early 20th century and his songs included "Keep the Home Fires Burning". He was sometimes referred to as the "Rudolph Valentino of England". Photo by Bain News Service.

Benjamin Franklin Ben electricity lightning portrait illustration painting Declaration of Independence revolutionary war American Revolution Founding Father Fathers 1776 US USA United States America great greatest Americans famous scientist inventor author writer polymath pioneer diplomat politician political theorist printer statesman leader rod conductor leading figure figures science and technology physicist physics physicists history historic historical 18th eighteenth century celebrated noted famed acclaimed renowned eminent distinguished member drafting committee five the founder founders scientists inventors authors writers polymaths pioneers pioneering diplomats diplomacy politics politicians theorists printers statesmen statesmanship leaders members revolutionaries inventions innovator innovators printing print prints leadership heritage July 4 fourth membership portraits illustrations paintings engraving engravings people person persons icon icons iconic black white work significant art artwork artworks works North Americana image images up men man male males upright vertical a at an in into from by to on with Mason Chamberlin

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).

Baron de Constant portrait pacifist French Nobel Peace Prize winner for in 1909 of Laureate Paul Henri Benjamin Baluet d'Estournelles Rebecque Paul-Henri-Benjamin Balluet 1900s famous diplomat politician the late 19th early 20th century movement co co-winner joint writer author politics diplomacy pacifists pacifism prizes winners laureates co-winners diplomats politicians international political nineteenth twentieth 1800s celebrated renowned acclaimed noted famed eminent prominent leading leader leaders great greats greatest key influential distinguished respected major vintage photo relations arbitration France Frenchman Frenchmen academic academics Europe European Europeans diplomatic public speaker speakers portraits upright vertical Auguste Beernaert pioneer pioneers pioneering old archive archival history historic historical national figure figures people person persons man men male males movements writers authors head shoulder shoulders a and as an at on from with by be to up into 1852 - 1924 half-length half length important recipient recipients thinker thinkers mind minds world world's intellectual intellectuals popular most ever leadership photos photograph photographs black white heritage character characters personality personalities icon icons iconic activist activists activism advocate advocates 1910s

Vintage photo circa 1910s of French diplomat, politician and pacifist Paul Henri Benjamin Baluet d'Estournelles, Baron de Constant de Rebecque (1852 - 1924) - co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1909. Photo by Bain News Service.

Benjamin Franklin Ben electricity lightning portrait illustration painting Declaration of Independence revolutionary war American Revolution Founding Father Fathers 1776 US USA United States America great greatest Americans famous scientist inventor author writer polymath pioneer diplomat politician political theorist printer statesman leader rod conductor leading figure figures science and technology physicist physics physicists history historic historical 18th eighteenth century celebrated noted famed acclaimed renowned eminent distinguished member drafting committee five the founder founders scientists inventors authors writers polymaths pioneers pioneering diplomats diplomacy politics politicians theorists printers statesmen statesmanship leaders members revolutionaries inventions innovator innovators printing print prints leadership heritage July 4 fourth membership portraits illustrations paintings engraving engravings people person persons icon icons iconic black white work significant art artwork artworks works North Americana image images up men man male males upright vertical a at an in into from by to on with Henry Sadd Tompkins Matteson

Portrait engraving circa 1846 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 in a chair holding a compass, a globe at his feet, while an electrical storm is visible through the window in the background. Engraving by Henry S Sadd based on a painting by Tompkins Harrison Matteson (1813 - 1884).

Benjamin Franklin Ben portrait illustration painting Declaration of Independence revolutionary war American Revolution Founding Father Fathers 1776 US USA United States America great greatest Americans famous scientist inventor author writer polymath pioneer diplomat politician political theorist printer statesman leader electricity lightning rod conductor leading figure figures science and technology physicist physics physicists history historic historical 18th eighteenth century celebrated noted famed acclaimed renowned eminent distinguished member drafting committee five the founder founders scientists inventors authors writers polymaths pioneers pioneering diplomats diplomacy politics politicians theorists printers statesmen statesmanship leaders members revolutionaries inventions innovator innovators printing print prints leadership heritage July 4 fourth membership portraits illustrations paintings engraving engravings people person persons icon icons iconic black white work significant art artwork artworks works North Americana image images head shoulders face up men man male males upright vertical a at an in into from by to on with Joseph Duplessis

Portrait engraving circa 1868 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. The engraving by H B Hall is based on an original picture painted in life by Joseph Duplessis in 1783.

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Georges Cuvier portrait Baron naturalist zoologist French scientist famous anatomist paleontologist palaeontologist biologist geologist the of catastrophism comparative anatomy paleontology palaeontology author writer celebrated renowned acclaimed noted famed eminent prominent leading great greatest distinguished key influential 18th 19th century 1700s 1800s biology zoology natural science sciences geology naturalism naturalists scientists scientific nature Jean Leopold Chretien Nicolas Frederic Dagobert portraits barons zoologists anatomists paleontologists palaeontologists biologists geologists geological process processes theory theories France Frenchman Frenchmen Europe European Europeans catastrophe catastrophes catastrophic authors writers leader leaders greats statesman statesmen figure figures essayist essayists people person persons man men male males vintage old archive archival historic historical history heritage popular major eighteenth nineteenth national icon icons iconic personality personalities character characters pioneer pioneers pioneering evolution evolutionary upright vertical head shoulder shoulders half-length half length painting paintings illustration illustrations Ernst Hader late early leadership black and white a as an at in on for from with by be into up to 1769 - 1832 Legion Honour winner winners d'honneur honor Le Regne Animal anatomic fossil fossils study studies classification classifications species extinction life earth

Vintage portrait painting circa 1880s of French naturalist and zoologist Georges Cuvier (1769 - 1832). Cuvier was a pioneer in the sciences of comparative anatomy and paleontology and was a proponent of catastrophism - the theory that many geological features of the earth could be explained by catastrophic events such as floods which had also caused the extinction of many species. Painting by Ernst Hader.

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William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965), English novelist and short story writer. Maugham in the 1920s.