Epistles Collection

St Paul the Apostle who took Christian message to the Gentiles. In background is his conversion on road to Damascus
536714 St Paul the Apostle who took Christian message to the Gentiles. In background is his conversion on road to Damascus. At his feet are books and writing materials representing his Epistles

Epistles of St Augustine
Fragment from the Epistles of St Augustine, parchment. This is a long strip that has been cut from a folio-sized leaf, there is approximately half a column of text plus the edge of another column

Epistles of St Jerome (Fragment)
Bifolium from a religious commentary, possibly an edition of the Epistles of St Jerome, or similar, parchment. Main body text in brown in a single column in a Caroline minuscule

Elizabeth Barrett Browning (b/w photo)
1701031 Elizabeth Barrett Browning (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Elizabeth Barrett Browning (nee Moulton-Barrett; 6 March 1806 - 29 June 1861)

Aesculapius, Metamophoses by Ovid (engraving)
1702023 Aesculapius, Metamophoses by Ovid (engraving) by French School; (add.info.: Asclepius (Latin: Aesculapius) is a hero and god of medicine in ancient Greek religion and mythology

Alfred de Vigny, c. 1832 (engraving)
1700708 Alfred de Vigny, c. 1832 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Alfred Victor, Comte de Vigny (27 March 1797 - 17 September 1863)

Charles Baudelaire, c. 1866 (hand-coloured photo)
1701702 Charles Baudelaire, c.1866 (hand-coloured photo) by Carjat, Etienne (1828-1906); (add.info.: Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) french poet photo by Etienne Carjat c. 1866 colourized document)

Charles Baudelaire, c. 1864 (b / w photo)
1701722 Charles Baudelaire, c.1864 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: this picture was offered to his editor Auguste Poulet-Malassis when he wes exiled in Brussels.)

William Shakespeare (colour engraving)
1701067 William Shakespeare (colour engraving) by English School; (add.info.: William Shakespeare (1564-1616) english poet and playwright, engraving colourized document)

Virgil Reading the "Aeneid"to Augustus, Octavia, and Livia, 1790 (oil on canvas)
5860644 Virgil Reading the " Aeneid" to Augustus, Octavia, and Livia, 1790 (oil on canvas) by Wicar, Jean Baptiste Joseph (1762-1834); 111.1--142.6 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Edmond Rostand, 1898 (engraving)
1699770 Edmond Rostand, 1898 (engraving) by Nadar, Paul (1856-1939) (after); (add.info.: Edmond Eugene Alexis Rostand (1 April 1868 - 2 December 1918) was a French poet and dramatist.)

Heinrich Heine (engraving)
1733904 Heinrich Heine (engraving) by German School, (19th century); (add.info.: Christian Johann Heinrich Heine (born Harry Heine; 13 December 1797 - 17 February 1856) was a German poet

Alfred, Lord Tennyson (drawing)
1731151 Alfred, Lord Tennyson (drawing) by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson FRS (6 August 1809 - 6 October 1892) was an English poet

Mount Horai, c. 1860 (colour woodblock print; surimono)
5860920 Mount Horai, c.1860 (colour woodblock print; surimono) by Kosetsu Ogino (fl.late 19th century); 25x18.4 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: by Kosetsu Ogino (19th century))

Honorat de Bueil, Seigneur de Racan (engraving)
1733989 Honorat de Bueil, Seigneur de Racan (engraving) by French School; (add.info.: Honorat de Bueil, seigneur de Racan (sometimes mistakenly listed as " marquis de Racan")

Die Albigenser, poem by Nikolaus Lenau (colour litho)
7172611 Die Albigenser, poem by Nikolaus Lenau (colour litho) by Kutzer, E. (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Die Albigenser, poem by Austrian poet Nikolaus Lenau)

Oscars Valentine, caricature of Oscar Wilde (litho)
7186253 Oscars Valentine, caricature of Oscar Wilde (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oscars Valentine, caricature of Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde)

Ovids revenge (copper engraving)
7201510 Ovids revenge (copper engraving) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ovids revenge)

Heinrich Heine (engraving)
1733906 Heinrich Heine (engraving) by German School, (19th century); (add.info.: Christian Johann Heinrich Heine (born Harry Heine; 13 December 1797 - 17 February 1856) was a German poet

Giovanni Boccaccio (colour engraving)
1741617 Giovanni Boccaccio (colour engraving) by Italian School; (add.info.: Giovanni Boccaccio (16 June 1313 - 21 December 1375) was an Italian writer, poet, correspondent of Petrarch

Self Portrait (pencil & chalk on paper)
1734185 Self Portrait (pencil & chalk on paper) by Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Charles (1828-82); (add.info.: Gabriel Charles Dante Rossetti (12 May 1828 - 9 April 1882)

Japanese surimono woodcut by Totoya Hokkei
7269194 Japanese surimono woodcut by Totoya Hokkei. by Hokkei, Toyota (1780-1850); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Japanese surimono woodcut by Totoya Hokkei dating from the mid 19th century)

Bamboo Poetry Sheet, 1860 (colour woodblock print; surimono)
5860924 Bamboo Poetry Sheet, 1860 (colour woodblock print; surimono) by Zeshin, Shibata (1807-91); 57x43 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: Shibata Zeshin (1807-91))

Layers of Kikaku Poetry, 1885 (colour woodblock print; surimono)
5860922 Layers of Kikaku Poetry, 1885 (colour woodblock print; surimono) by Zeshin, Shibata (1807-91); 57.5x43 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: Shibata Zeshin (1807-91))

A hunted hare is betrayed by farmyard animals. 1811 (etching)
7235868 A hunted hare is betrayed by farmyard animals. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: An exhausted hare chased by hounds is betrayed by farmyard animals)

Wary mice above a cat pretending to sleep. 1811 (etching)
7235859 Wary mice above a cat pretending to sleep. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: Wary mice above a cat pretending to sleep in a barn. Cat and the mice)

The wolf and the porcupine by Roger L Estrange. 1811 (etching)
7235852 The wolf and the porcupine by Roger L Estrange. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A wolf tries to trick a porcupine to remove its quills. Wolf and porcupine)

A fox calls out a quack toad. 1811 (etching)
7235831 A fox calls out a quack toad. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A fox calls out a quack toad. A stag, horse, cow and other animals watch from the riverbank)

The death of Gabriele d Annunzio (colour litho)
2783777 The death of Gabriele d Annunzio (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The death of Gabriele d Annunzio)

A goose insults a pet mandrill in a walled garden. 1811 (etching)
7235874 A goose insults a pet mandrill in a walled garden. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A goose insults a pet mandrill chained to a block in a walled garden)

Rinaldo and the Magus of Ascalon, 1742-45 (oil on canvas)
5859337 Rinaldo and the Magus of Ascalon, 1742-45 (oil on canvas) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); 182.9--188 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Dante and Beatrice (engraving)
1730997 Dante and Beatrice (engraving) by Scheffer, Ary (1795-1858) (after); (add.info.: Dante and beatrice engraving by Narcisse Lecomte after painting by Ary Scheffer)

Narihira at Yatsuhashi Bridge, 1765 (color woodblock print)
5859270 Narihira at Yatsuhashi Bridge, 1765 (color woodblock print) by Japanese School, (18th century); 21.5x22 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Walt Whitman, 1855
1730987 Walt Whitman, 1855 ( by American School, (19th century); (add.info.: Walter Whitman (May 31, 1819 - March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist and journalist

Rustam killing the White Demon, from the Shahnama (Book of Kings), by Abu l-Qasim Manur Firdawsi (c. 934-c)
BAL4560 Rustam killing the White Demon, from the Shahnama (Book of Kings), by Abu l-Qasim Manur Firdawsi (c.934-c.1020), from the large Clive Album (gouache on paper) by Indian School

Gerard de Nerval (colour engraving)
1730992 Gerard de Nerval (colour engraving) by French School; (add.info.: Gerard de Nerval (22 May 1808 - 26 January 1855) was the nom de plume of the French writer, poet

A horse and wild boar face off in a pasture. 1811 (etching)
7235876 A horse and wild boar face off in a pasture. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A horse and wild boar face off in a pasture before a castle, in a battle over water)

A bull gores a dog to death in a field. 1811 (etching)
7235873 A bull gores a dog to death in a field. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A bull gores a dog to death with its horns in a field. The bull and mastiff)

A traveller in turban plays dead while attacked by a bear. 1811 (etching)
7235861 A traveller in turban plays dead while attacked by a bear. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A traveller in turban plays dead while attacked by a bear)

A stag with does and fawns. Stag and fawn. 1811 (etching)
7235849 A stag with does and fawns. Stag and fawn. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A stag with does and fawns. Stag and fawn. Illustration of a fable by Greek author Aesop)

Two roosters fighting in a barn yard below an eagle. 1811 (etching)
7235827 Two roosters fighting in a barn yard below an eagle. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: Two roosters fighting in a barn yard while an eagle hovers above)

A flock of sheep wait for slaughter by a butcher. 1811 (etching)
7235872 A flock of sheep wait for slaughter by a butcher. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A flock of sheep wait for slaughter by a butcher)

A young colt tries to stir a mutiny in the stables. 1811 (etching)
7235871 A young colt tries to stir a mutiny in the stables. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A young colt tries to stir a mutiny in the stables. Council of horses)

A pack of foxes meeting in a forest. 1811 (etching)
7235870 A pack of foxes meeting in a forest. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A pack of foxes meeting at the roots of a large tree in a forest. A vixen feeds her cubs)

Old hag seated at the hearth in a hovel surrounded by cats. 1811 (etching)
7235867 Old hag seated at the hearth in a hovel surrounded by cats. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info)

A jackdaw sings on the back of a ram. 1811 (etching)
7235857 A jackdaw sings on the back of a ram. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A jackdaw sings on the back of a ram)

A raven tries to wash to be more like the white swans. 1811 (etching)
7235835 A raven tries to wash to be more like the white swans. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A raven tries to wash out its black colour to be more like the pure-white)

Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) scottish poet, historian, engraving
1730221 Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) scottish poet, historian, engraving by British School, (19th century); (add.info.: Sir Walter Scott)

Alfred de Musset (litho)
1730120 Alfred de Musset (litho) by Lami, Eugene-Louis (1800-90); (add.info.: Alfred Louis Charles de Musset-Pathay (11 December 1810 - 2 May 1857) was a French dramatist, poet, and novelist.)

Two owls and a sparrow. 1811 (etching)
7235875 Two owls and a sparrow. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A sparrow talks to a long-eared owl and a barn owl perched on a branch in a stone archway)

An eagle presides over a court of birds in a tree. 1811 (etching)
7235862 An eagle presides over a court of birds in a tree. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: An eagle presides over a court of birds in a tree.A magpie, owl, vulture)

A courtcase between animals, with lion and tiger as judges. 1811 (etching)
7235845 A courtcase between animals, with lion and tiger as judges. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A courtcase between animals, with a lion and tiger as judges)

A donkey brays loudly at prey while hunting with a lion. 1811 (etching)
7235838 A donkey brays loudly at prey while hunting with a lion. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A donkey brays loudly at wolves while hunting with a male lion)

A tailless monkey asks a fox for some of his tail. Ape and fox. 1811 (etching)
7235837 A tailless monkey asks a fox for some of his tail. Ape and fox. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A tailless monkey asks a fox for some of his tail. Ape and fox)

A tortoise overtakes a sleeping hare in a race. 1811 (etching)
7235836 A tortoise overtakes a sleeping hare in a race. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A tortoise overtakes a sleeping hare in a race. The hare and the tortoise)

A cock in a tree outwits a fox, while a dog sleeps. 1811 (etching)
7235834 A cock in a tree outwits a fox, while a dog sleeps. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A cock in a tree outwits a cunning fox, while a dog sleeps in a hollow)

A camel begging Jupiter for horns. 1811 (etching)
7235832 A camel begging Jupiter for horns. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A camel begging Jupiter for horns. The Greek god rides on an eagle. The camel and Jupiter)

A large sow in a pig sty snarling at a wolf. 1811 (etching)
7235825 A large sow in a pig sty snarling at a wolf. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A large sow in a pig sty snarling at a wolf. Sow and Wolf)

Alexander Smith (drawing)
1730848 Alexander Smith (drawing) by Scottish School, (19th century); (add.info.: Alexander Smith (1829/30, likely 31 December 1829 - 5 January 1867) was a Scottish poet

A fox watches a wounded tiger. 1811 (etching)
7235843 A fox watches a wounded tiger. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A fox watches a wounded tiger with an arrow in its flank. Fox and tiger)

A monkey and a donkey moan until a mole silences them. 1811 (etching)
7235833 A monkey and a donkey moan until a mole silences them. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A monkey and a donkey moan about their shortcomings)

A brown bear attacked by an army of bees. 1811 (etching)
7235829 A brown bear attacked by an army of bees. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A brown bear attacked by an army of bees after overturning their hives in a garden)

A peacock chosen king of the farm birds. 1811 (etching)
7235828 A peacock chosen king of the farm birds. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A peacock displays his tail feathers in front of a barnyard of birds)

Jupiters bird admonishing an assembly of animals. 1811 (etching)
7235864 Jupiters bird admonishing an assembly of animals. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: Jupiters bird, the eagle, admonishing a lion, fox, greyhound and rooster)

A fox foolishly approaching a male lion in his den. 1811 (etching)
7235863 A fox foolishly approaching a male lion in his den. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A fox foolishly approaching a male lion in his den. Fox and the lion)

A lion and wild boar fight while vultures circle above. 1811 (etching)
7235850 A lion and wild boar fight while vultures circle above. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A lion and wild boar fight while vultures circle above. Wild boar and lion)

A lion eating the carcass of a stag in a cave. 1811 (etching)
7235847 A lion eating the carcass of a stag in a cave. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A lion eating the carcass of a stag in a cave)

Two spaniels barking at a bulldog with a bell on its collar. 1811 (etching)
7235842 Two spaniels barking at a bulldog with a bell on its collar. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: Two spaniels barking at a bulldog with a bell on its collar)

Two bulls locking horns near a pond full of frogs. 1811 (etching)
7235839 Two bulls locking horns near a pond full of frogs. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: Two bulls locking horns near a pond full of frogs. Fighting bulls and frogs)

Three hounds attack a stag caught by its antlers. 1811 (etching)
7235830 Three hounds attack a stag caught by its antlers. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: Three hounds attack a stag caught by its antlers. The stag entangled by his horns)

A porcupines sharp quills drive out a nest of snakes from a cav 1811 (etching)
7235824 A porcupines sharp quills drive out a nest of snakes from a cav 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A porcupine agrees to share a cave with a nest of snakes)

William Wordsworth (litho)
1730849 William Wordsworth (litho) by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: William Wordsworth (7 April 1770 - 23 April 1850) was an English Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Lion, bear, wolf and fox fight over the carcass of a deer. 1811 (etching)
7235853 Lion, bear, wolf and fox fight over the carcass of a deer. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A lion stands with its left foreleg on the belly of a deer)

A crane puts its head into a wolfs mouth. 1811 (etching)
7235851 A crane puts its head into a wolfs mouth. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A crane puts its head into a wolfs mouth to remove a bone stuck in its throat)

A vixen and a lioness discuss the size of their broods. 1811 (etching)
7235823 A vixen and a lioness discuss the size of their broods. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A vixen and a lioness discuss the size of their broods of cubs)

A turkey hen leads its chicks into the woods to eat ants. 1811 (etching)
7235877 A turkey hen leads its chicks into the woods to eat ants. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A turkey hen leads its chicks into the woods to eat ants)

A setter creeps up on a game bird. 1811 (etching)
7235869 A setter creeps up on a game bird. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A setter creeps up on a game bird while two hunters with nets approach. Setting dog and partridge)

A traveller in turban begs for his life from a lion. 1811 (etching)
7235865 A traveller in turban begs for his life from a lion. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A traveller in turban begs for his life from a lion)

A rooster finds a precious jewel in a barnyard but discards it. 1811 (etching)
7235858 A rooster finds a precious jewel in a barnyard but discards it. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A rooster finds a precious jewel in a barnyard but discards it)

A young lioness crushing a mouse under its paw, 1811 (etching)
7235856 A young lioness crushing a mouse under its paw, 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A young lioness crushing a mouse under its paw)

A dying lion is attacked by a boar, a donkey and a cow. 1811 (etching)
7235854 A dying lion is attacked by a boar, a donkey and a cow. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A weak and dying lion is attacked on all sides)

A beaver biting off its own tail to escape from hunters. 1811 (etching)
7235848 A beaver biting off its own tail to escape from hunters. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A beaver biting off its own tail to escape from hunters)

An eagle swoops down to grab a hare with its talons. 1811 (etching)
7235846 An eagle swoops down to grab a hare with its talons. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: An eagle swoops down to grab a hare with its beak and talons)

A fox hound berating a mastiff chained to a kennel. 1811 (etching)
7235844 A fox hound berating a mastiff chained to a kennel. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A mastiff chained to a kennel arguing with a hunting hound)

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"Epistles: A Journey Through Time and Words" Step into the world of epistles, where letters become windows to the past. From the Epistles of St Augustine to those of St Jerome (Fragment), these ancient writings offer glimpses into the minds and hearts of revered figures. In this captivating lithograph by John Greenleaf Whittier, we see a glimpse of his literary prowess as he delves into the art of letter writing. Elizabeth Barrett Browning's black and white photograph captures her contemplative spirit, perhaps penning heartfelt words in her own epistolary style. The engravings take us further back in time, showcasing scenes from Aesculapius' Metamorphoses by Ovid and La cicada et la ant. These visual representations bring to life tales that were once shared through written correspondence. Alfred de Vigny's engraving from 1832 transports us to a different era, while Charles Baudelaire's hand-coloured photo reveals an intimate side of this renowned poet. Another photograph from 1864 showcases Baudelaire in black and white, highlighting his enigmatic persona. A colour engraving immortalizes William Shakespeare, reminding us that even great playwrights relied on letters for communication. The oil painting "Virgil Reading the 'Aeneid' to Augustus, Octavia, and Livia" depicts a momentous gathering where literature was celebrated through spoken words rather than ink on paper. Lastly, Edmond Rostand's enchanting engraving from 1898 invites us into his world filled with poetic musings. Each artist or writer has left their mark on history through their epistolary works - capturing emotions, ideas, and stories that transcend time. Join us on this journey through centuries as we explore the power - connecting souls across generations with nothing more than pen strokes upon parchment or paper.