Poems Gallery

Map of the Wessex of the Novels and Poems of Thomas Hardy (engraving)
6026362 Map of the Wessex of the Novels and Poems of Thomas Hardy (engraving) by Walker, Emery (1851-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: Map of the Wessex of the Novels and Poems of Thomas Hardy)

Robin Redbreast
Poem by M. Nightingale about the robin, featuring a lovely decoration by Gladys M. Rees. Date: 1939

Guy de Maupassant, French writer
Guy de Maupassant ( Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant ), French writer of novels, short stories and poems

Milton dictating Paradise Lost to his daughters. John Milton, 1608 - 1674

Illustration for the poem Mariana by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1875 (albumen
XJF438478 Illustration for the poem Mariana by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1875 (albumen print) by Cameron, Julia Margaret (1815-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alfred)

The Pipes Of Lucknow (colour litho)
3651564 The Pipes Of Lucknow (colour litho) by Rainey, William (1852-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pipes Of Lucknow)

Robert Burns, Scottish poet
Robert Burns (1759-1796), Scottish poet. Date: 1866

The NeedleWorker, WW1 knitting with Jessie Pope poem
Page from The Needle Worker from March 1915, advising readers on knitting for men and boys and featuring, The Knitting Song, a poem by Jessie Pope

Night slid down. Illustration by Florence Harrison to Tennysons poem The Gardener s
Night slid down. Illustration by Florence Harrison to Tennysons poem The Gardeners Daughter. Date: c.1920

Illustration, A Song of the English, Thames Embankment
Illustration to A Song of the English, a patriotic set of poems by Rudyard Kipling (first published in the English Illustrated Magazine)

Suffragette Poetry Holloway Jingles. A collection of poems written in Holloway Prison during March and April 1912 and published by the Glasgow Branch of the Womens Social & Political Union

Mathilde Wesendonck
MATHILDE WESENDONCK (or Wesendonk) German poet who though married infatuated Richard Wagner who set her poems to music - the Wesendonck Lieder

Illustration, A Song of the English, Lighthouse
Illustration to A Song of the English, a patriotic set of poems by Rudyard Kipling (first published in the English Illustrated Magazine)

Mary Fitton, 1596
Marry Fitton (1578-1647), after a painting completed in 1596. Fitton is sometimes recognised as the Dark Lady of Shakespeares sonnets

Carmina Burana 13th C
A page from a Latin manuscript of the Carmina Burana, a collection of poems, songs and short plays; published in 1847 by Johann Schmeller, the name means songs of Beuren Date: 13th century

ADA NEGRI Italian teacher and writer, publishing poems and political, mystical and feminist works

William Wordsworth: We Are Seven (engraving)
6025638 William Wordsworth: We Are Seven (engraving) by Foster, Myles Birket (1825-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: We Are Seven)

Percy Bysshe Shelley: Illustration for To a Slylark (engraving)
5991386 Percy Bysshe Shelley: Illustration for To a Slylark (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: To a Slylark)

Illustration of Carolina Oliphants poem Bonnie Charlie (colour litho)
3094456 Illustration of Carolina Oliphants poem Bonnie Charlie (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Loss Of The Birkenhead (colour litho)
3651563 The Loss Of The Birkenhead (colour litho) by Rainey, William (1852-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Loss Of The Birkenhead. ")

Knight with Eagle Crest
Hartmann von Aue, German epic poet and minnesinger, died between 1210 and 1220. Famous for the epic poems Erec, Iwein, Gregorius and Der Arme Heinrich

Boy in Bed with Soldiers
The Land of the Counterpane: " When I was sick & lay a-bed, I had two pillows at my head, & all my toys beside me lay, To keep me happy all the day."

R L Stevenson / Poems
To Auntie: " Chief of our aunts - not only I, But all your dozen nurselings cry..."

Milton / Poems 1645
JOHN MILTON English poet

George Herbert and William Cowper window, Westminster Abbey, London (chromolitho)
668312 George Herbert and William Cowper window, Westminster Abbey, London (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Herbert and William Cowper window)

Three Part Song (colour litho)
2780494 Three Part Song (colour litho) by Maxwell, Donald (1877-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Three Part Song)

Oh! wert thou in the cauld blast, on yonder lea (engraving)
1622223 Oh! wert thou in the cauld blast, on yonder lea (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oh! wert thou in the cauld blast, on yonder lea)

Illustration for the poem Maud by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1865 (albumen print)
XJF438475 Illustration for the poem Maud by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1865 (albumen print) by Cameron, Julia Margaret (1815-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-92)

O Hark! O Hear!, illustration to The Princess by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
XJF438467 O Hark! O Hear!, illustration to The Princess by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1875 (albumen print) by Cameron, Julia Margaret (1815-79); Private Collection; (add.info)

Here With A Little Bread Beneath The Bough, A Flask Of Wine, A Book Of Verse - And Thou Beside Me Singing In The Wilderness Oh, Wilderness Were Paradise Enow

The Blue Train - illustrated poem
A poem by Joy Garden (and quite a terrible one at that), extolling the virtues of travelling to the French Riviera via the fabled Blue Train

Vintner
3793150 Vintner by Amman, Jost (1539-91) (after); (add.info.: Vintner / wine maker (der Rebmann / Winzer), from the Book of Trades / Das Standebuch (Panoplia omnium illiberalium mechanicarum...)

Portrait of a man on a herm, known as Aratus, 1st-2nd century AD, (marble)
7146479 Portrait of a man on a herm, known as Aratus, 1st-2nd century AD, (marble) by Roman, (1st-2nd Century AD); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

Le Devoir et l'Inquietude - Poemes, handwritten by Gala, 1917 (pen & ink on paper)
3576456 Le Devoir et l'Inquietude - Poemes, handwritten by Gala, 1917 (pen & ink on paper) by Eluard, Paul (1895-1952); each leaf: 16x12 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Gala Grindel-Eluard)

Rounded relief portrait of Jose Rizal, 1910 circa
7130182 Rounded relief portrait of Jose Rizal, 1910 circa by Tampinco y Lacandola, Isabella (1850-1933); National Museum of the Philippines

Bust of a man, so called Homer, late 16th century, (marble)
7146634 Bust of a man, so called Homer, late 16th century, (marble) by Italian School, (16th century); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Bust of a man, so called Homer)

Bust of a man, so called Homer, late 16th century, (marble)
7146632 Bust of a man, so called Homer, late 16th century, (marble) by Italian School, (16th century); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Bust of a man, so called Homer)

John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, 1665-1670 circa, (oil on canvas)
7129615 John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, 1665-1670 circa, (oil on canvas) by Unknown Artist, (17th century); National Portrait Gallery, London, UK; (add.info.: John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester)

Portrait of Andrea Maffei, (oil on canvas)
7129710 Portrait of Andrea Maffei, (oil on canvas) by Gordigiani, Michele (1830-1909); MAG Alto Garda Museum, Italy, Riva del Garda, Trentino-Alto Adige

Agnes Strickland, 1846, (oil on canvas)
7129699 Agnes Strickland, 1846, (oil on canvas) by Hayes, John (1786-1866); National Portrait Gallery, London, UK; (add.info.: Agnes Strickland, 1846, John Hayes, oil on canvas)

Portrait of Aurelio Bertola, (oil on canvas)
7129192 Portrait of Aurelio Bertola, (oil on canvas) by Santi Bambocci, Pietro (17th-18th century); Museo della Citta, Rimini, Italy; (add.info.: Portrait of Aurelio Bertola (1753-1798)

Representation of a young boy in love in the garden of delights discovering the fountain of Narcissus
AIS5356141 Representation of a young boy in love in the garden of delights discovering the fountain of Narcissus, 14th century (miniature) by Unknown Artist

Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1853, (oil on canvas)
7129723 Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1853, (oil on canvas) by Ward, Edward Matthew (1816-79); National Portrait Gallery, London, UK; (add.info.: Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1853, Edward Matthew Ward)

Alfred Tennyson, 1863-4, (oil on canvas)
7129711 Alfred Tennyson, 1863-4, (oil on canvas) by Watts, George Frederic (1817-1904); National Portrait Gallery, London, UK; (add.info.: Alfred Tennyson, 1863-4, George Frederic Watts)

Calliope, (marble)
7130029 Calliope, (marble) by Canova, Antonio (1757-1822); Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy; (add.info.: Calliope, Antonio Canova, Pitti palace, Florence, Italy); Photo © Stefano Baldini

Music and poetry, 1707-13 circa, (painting)
7128878 Music and poetry, 1707-13 circa, (painting) by Conca, Sebastiano (1680-1764); Galleria Spada, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: Music and poetry, 1707-13 circa, Sebastiano Conca, Spada gallery)

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