John Lydgate of Bury
John Lydgate of Bury from the Harleian Manuscript by Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford, his son Edward, 2nd Earl of Oxford and his grandson Edward, 3rd Earl of Oxford. Caption reads: 'Lydgate presenting his poem to the King'. RH: English statesman: 5 December 1661 - 21 May 1724. EH 2nd: 1689-1741. EH 3rd: c 1699 - 11 April 1755. JL: British monk and poet: c 1370 - c 1451.
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William Shakespeare Life of
William Shakespeare, Life of. English playwright. Shakespeare seeing his old friend for the last time. Illustration advertisement for Viande Liebig. 1564-1616
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William Shakespeare Life of
William Shakespeare, Life of. English playwright. Shakespeare among travelling actors / strolling players Illustration advertisement for Viande Liebig. 1564-1616
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Axel Munthe portrait
Axel Munthe portrait Swedish doctor, writer and psychiatrist 31 October 1857 - 11 February 1949
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Samuel Daniel - Title
Samuel Daniel - Title page of the English poet and historian's historical poem, 'Civil Wars'. London, 1609 Edition. With a portrait of the author. 1562 - 1619. The First Four Books of the Civil Wars, (1595) about the Wars of the Roses.
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Dante Gabriel Rossetti -
Dante Gabriel Rossetti - 'Early Italian Poets', 1861. The English poet, artist and translator 's design for the title page of his translations from Dante Alighieri and other Italian writers. 12 May 1828 -10 April 1882.
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Torquato Tasso - the
Torquato Tasso - the Italian poet 's home in Bergamo. 11 March 1544 - 25 April 1595
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Sperone Speroni - portrait
Sperone Speroni - portrait of the Italian Renaissance humanist, scholar and dramatist. Early 17th century engraving. 1500 - 1588
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Friedrich Schiller - Flight
Friedrich Schiller - Flight from Stuttgart, September 1782. German poet, dramatist, philosopher and historian. 1759-1805. Liebig advert.
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George Bernard Shaw -
George Bernard Shaw - portrait of the Irish dramatist, critic and Nobel Prize winner. 26 July 1856 - 2 November 1950.
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Leo Tolstoi on his
Leo Tolstoi on his way to the Optina Pustin Monastery. Russian author, 28 August 1828 - 7 November 1910.
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Victor HUGO - portrait
Victor HUGO - portrait of the French poet and novelist offering his lyre to the city of Paris 1802-1885. Painted by Puvis de Chavannes in the H de Ville de Paris (City Hall) in 1894.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - illustration of a scene from his tragedy 'Egmont' , 1788 with Egmont and Klara. German writer and poet, 28 August 1749 - 22 March 1832. Clara
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George Gordon Byron /
George Gordon Byron / Lord Byron - illustration of a scene from the poem 'Hebrew Melodies' by the English poet. 'The wild gazelle, on Judah's hills, exulting yet may bound.' A field of gazelles. Dear / antelope like animal. 22 January 1788 - 19 April 1824.
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George Gordon Byron /
George Gordon Byron / Lord Byron - illustration of a scene from the poem 'Hours of Idleness' by the English poet. 'Oh! As I trace again thy winding hill, mine eyes admire, my heart adores thee still.' Typical English countryside, with a field, church with steeple and a country house. 22 January 1788 - 19 April 1824.
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George Gordon Byron /
George Gordon Byron / Lord Byron - illustration of a scene from the poem 'Childe Harold' by the English poet. 'Her lover sinks - she sheds no ill-timed tear; Her chief is slain - she fills his fatal post.' War, cannon, fighting, death. Lord Byron: 22 January 1788 - 19 April 1824. A childe is a young man who is a candidate for knighthood. Berlioz connection: his symphony 'Harold in Italy' is inspired by this poem.
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Cosmopolitan Magazine cover March
Cosmopolitan Magazine cover. March 1939 issue. Girl with blonde hair and Hawaiian flower lei - illustration for story inside the magazine.
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ile Zola in the
ile Zola in the Paris Les Halles market, illustration. French novelist 2 April 1840 - 29 September 1902. Scene from play 'Le Tentation de Saint Antoine' by Henri Rivi.
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Samuel Richardson - scene
Samuel Richardson - scene from Pamela. Pamela asking Sir Jacob Swinford for his blessing, painting by Joseph Highmore. Richardson - English writer, 19 August 1689 - 4 July 1761.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 's poem Hermann and Dorothea, illustrated scene by Oldach. German writer, politician, humanist, scientist, and philosopher 28 August 1749 - 22 March 1832
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