Poets Collection

John Betjeman statue, St. Pancras International Train Station, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Dante and Virgil in Inferno, crossing the cocytus, 1885 (engraving)
XEE746645 Dante and Virgil in Inferno, crossing the cocytus, 1885 (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: Inferno)

John Milton Vertue
JOHN MILTON English poet and puritan at the age of 21, with the motto: " Poets are born, not made"

Ann Hathaways cottage in Shottery (chromolitho)
961130 Ann Hathaways cottage in Shottery (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ann Hathaways cottage in Shottery)

Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967) - An English poet, author and soldier. Decorated for bravery on the Western Front, he became one of the leading poets of the First World War. Date: circa 1916

Newstead Abbey, home of Lord Byron, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

John Betjeman statue, St. Pancras International Train Station, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Dantes Inferno, suicides and the Harpies
Dantes Inferno. Canto XIII, line 11: Here [suicide tree] the brute Harpies make their nest (at right: Dante and Virgil). Italian poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)

There is no breeze to cool the heat of love
3780076 There is no breeze to cool the heat of love by Shaw, Byam (1872-1919); (add.info.: There is no breeze to cool the heat of love, poem from The Garden of Kama and other love lyrics from India)

Lesbia and her Sparrow, 1860. Private Collection

Silhouette portrait of Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), Scottish national poet. Date: 1787

RenA©Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke, 1875 - 1926, also known as Rainer Maria Rilke
ReneKarl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke, 1875 - 1926, also known as Rainer Maria Rilke. Bohemian-Austrian poet and novelist. After a contemporary print

Aldworth House, Haslemere (colour photo)
3094994 Aldworth House, Haslemere (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aldworth House, Haslemere)

Homer (c. 8th century). Greek epic poet. Bust. Copy of an ori
Homer (c.8th century). Greek epic poet. Bust. Copy of an original from 2nd century BC. Capitoline Museums, Rome, Italy. Rome. Italy

Albert Einstein and Rabindranath Tagore, Berlin, 1930 (b/w photo)
1700702 Albert Einstein and Rabindranath Tagore, Berlin, 1930 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info)

Homer, Greek poet, author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, , 1731 (engraving)
7235561 Homer, Greek poet, author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, , 1731 (engraving) by Bodart, Pieter (1676-1712); Private Collection; (add.info.: Homer, Greek poet)

Athena guiding Telemachus in his search for Odysseus (colour litho)
7201988 Athena guiding Telemachus in his search for Odysseus (colour litho) by Bonamy, Armand Joseph (fl.1900-30); Private Collection; (add.info.: Athena, disguised as Mentor)

Portrait of Hristo Botev, Bulgarian poet and journalist also known as revolutionary
FAT4919135 Portrait of Hristo Botev, Bulgarian poet and journalist also known as revolutionary and national hero by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Hristo Botev (1848-1876)

Portrait of Sir Walter Scott (engraving)
819905 Portrait of Sir Walter Scott (engraving) by Newton, Gilbert Stuart (1794-1835) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Walter Scott, Scottish novelist, playwright and poet)

The Iliad: Andromache and Astyanax meet Hektor prepared for war (engraving)
6026365 The Iliad: Andromache and Astyanax meet Hektor prepared for war (engraving) by Jacomb-Hood, George Percy (1857-1930); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sir W Raleigh, The History of the World, W Stansby for W Burre 1614 (b / w photo)
5988844 Sir W Raleigh, The History of the World, W Stansby for W Burre 1614 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir W Raleigh)

John Masefield (1878 - 1917), English poet, playwriter and fiction writer. Date: 1914

Azerbaijan, Baku. A woman strolls past the Nizami Literature Museum, formerly the citys fine old Metropole Hotel, whose fac ade houses statues of Azeri literary greats. Azerbaijan, Baku

Gerard Manley Hopkins SJ, 1844 - 1889. English poet and Jesuit priest. After a contemporary print

Emily Elizabeth Dickinson, 1830 - 1886. American poet. After a contemporary print

A rainbow curves over the Burns Memorial, dedicated to national poet Robbie Burns, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Greece Styx
The river Styx was believed to flow down to Hades, hence the adjective Stygian, beloved of poets, for hellish darkness

James Augustine Aloysius Joyce, 1882 - 1941. Irish novelist, short story writer, and poet. After a contemporary print

Glencar Waterfall, Co Sligo, Ireland; W. B. Yeats Made This Waterfall Famous In His Poem The Stolen Child
Glencar Waterfall, Co Sligo, Ireland; W.B. Yeats Made This Waterfall Famous In His Poem The Stolen Child

"Achille pleure la mort deAchilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus
FIA5365171 " Achille pleure la mort deAchilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus by Gay, Nikolai Nikolajevitch (1831-94); Belorussian National Gallery, Minsk

Anna Louise Karsch, 1789 (watercolour)
8914721 Anna Louise Karsch, 1789 (watercolour) by Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726-1801) (after); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Anna Louise Karsch)

Aleksey Konstantinovich count Tolstoj, 1930 (engraving)
8915696 Aleksey Konstantinovich count Tolstoj, 1930 (engraving) by Kraemer, Peter (1823-1907); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Tolstoj, Aleksey Konstantinovich count)

Johann Nepomuk Kaminski, 1898 (lithograph)
8915087 Johann Nepomuk Kaminski, 1898 (lithograph) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Johann Nepomuk Kaminski)

Heine, 1868 (lithograph)
8914903 Heine, 1868 (lithograph) by Rohrbach, Paul (1817-c.1862); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Heine)

Sheet 20 of a 24-part cycle Dome of frog of the poet Apollo. 1795 (watercolour)
8914735 Sheet 20 of a 24-part cycle Dome of frog of the poet Apollo. 1795 (watercolour) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna

Frugoni in Arcadia, 1763 (oil on canvas)
8620001 Frugoni in Arcadia, 1763 (oil on canvas) by Ferrari, Pietro Melchiorre (1735-1787); Galleria Nazionale (Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta), Parma, Emilia-Romagna

Beranger, 1930 (lithograph)
8915706 Beranger, 1930 (lithograph) by Couture, Thomas (1815-79); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: B)

Sketch for Frontispiece Illustration for Living English Poets, 1882 (drawing)
8620228 Sketch for Frontispiece Illustration for Living English Poets, 1882 (drawing) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915); William Morris Gallery, Walthamstow

Bettina Brentano (print)
8920487 Bettina Brentano (print) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Brentano, Bettina, sister of the Clement Brentano)

Vittorio Alfieri, 1930 (etching)
8915514 Vittorio Alfieri, 1930 (etching) by Comerio, Agostino (1784-1834); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Vittorio Alfieri)

Franz Karpinski, 1898 (engraving)
8915085 Franz Karpinski, 1898 (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Franz Karpinski)

Klopstock, 1930 (etching)
8915352 Klopstock, 1930 (etching) by Juel, Jens (1745-1802); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Klopstock, stippling / etching by C)

Publius Vergilius Maro, 1930 (engraving)
8915298 Publius Vergilius Maro, 1930 (engraving) by Comerio, Agostino (1784-1834); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Vergilius Maro, Publius)

Schiller, 1818 (lithograph)
8914781 Schiller, 1818 (lithograph) by Jagemann, Ferdinand (1780-1820); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Schiller, lithograph by C)

Oscar Wilde in America in 1882 (print)
3701783 Oscar Wilde in America in 1882 (print) by Sarony, Napoleon (1821-96) (after); (add.info.: After a work by American photographer Napoleon Sarony)

Paul Verlaine (1844-1896) French poet, c. 1893
1705449 Paul Verlaine (1844-1896) French poet, c. 1893; (add.info.: Paul Verlaine (1844-1896) poete francais, c. 1893 Paul Verlaine (1844-1896) french poet, c. 1893)

Max Morise, Simone Breton, Paul Eluard, Joseph Delteil, Gala Desnos, Andre Breton, and Max Ernst (on the bicycle)
XEE4106944 Max Morise, Simone Breton, Paul Eluard, Joseph Delteil, Gala Desnos, Andre Breton, and Max Ernst (on the bicycle), at the Foire de Montmartre, 1923

Gil Vicente at the court of King Manuel I of Portugal (colour litho)
8672915 Gil Vicente at the court of King Manuel I of Portugal (colour litho) by Gameiro, Alfredo Roque (1864-1935); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Homer's Odyssey (litho)
8666609 Illustration for Homer's Odyssey (litho) by Wilson, Patten (1868-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Odysseus and Laertes)

Illustration for Homer's Odyssey (litho)
8666602 Illustration for Homer's Odyssey (litho) by Wilson, Patten (1868-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The arrival at Ithaca)

Giovanni Battista Niccolini, Italian poet and playwright (engraving)
8626290 Giovanni Battista Niccolini, Italian poet and playwright (engraving) by Ussi, Stefano (1822-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Giovanni Battista Niccolini (1782-1861)

Giuseppe Gioachino Belli, Italian poet (engraving)
8626285 Giuseppe Gioachino Belli, Italian poet (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Giuseppe Gioachino Belli (1791-1863), Italian poet

Giacomo Leopardi, Italian philosopher, poet and philologist (engraving)
8626279 Giacomo Leopardi, Italian philosopher, poet and philologist (engraving) by Morelli, Domenico (1826-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Giacomo Leopardi (1798-1837), Italian philosopher

Giosue Carducci, Italian poet and critic (engraving)
8626263 Giosue Carducci, Italian poet and critic (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Giosue Carducci (1835-1907), Italian poet and critic

The Judgment of Paris (colour litho)
8626204 The Judgment of Paris (colour litho) by Kuhn-Regnier, Joseph (1873-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Judgment of Paris)

Girolamo Frascatoro, 1891 (engraving)
8766932 Girolamo Frascatoro, 1891 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: 1483-1553, Girolamo Frascatoro, italian physicist, botanist, astronomer, ma- thematician and poet)

Statue of a Poetess
7287251 Statue of a Poetess; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Statue of a Poetess. The body is a 2nd century AD Roman copy of a 4th century BC original)

Portrait of Dante d'apres the fresco in the Bargello chapel, post 1840 (pencil, w/c and white chalk on paper)
8683375 Portrait of Dante d'apres the fresco in the Bargello chapel, post 1840 (pencil, w/c and white chalk on paper) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence

Frontispiece of "the Psalms of David" set in verse by Clement Marot (1496-1544)
AIS5355279 Frontispiece of "the Psalms of David" set in verse by Clement Marot (1496-1544) and Theodore de Beze (1519-1605)

"Triumph of Renown" Allegory on the frontispiece of a manuscript by Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) (1304-1374)
AIS5386913 "Triumph of Renown" Allegory on the frontispiece of a manuscript by Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) (1304-1374) 15th century

Frontispiece of "Metamorphoses" of the Latin poet Publius Ovidius Naso called Ovide (43 BC 18)
AIS5352020 Frontispiece of "Metamorphoses" of the Latin poet Publius Ovidius Naso called Ovide (43 BC 18) 1584 (engraving); © Iberfoto

Dante meeting Beatrice, 1898 (colour litho)
8683386 Dante meeting Beatrice, 1898 (colour litho) by Martin, Henri Jean Guillaume (1860-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Dante meeting Beatrice", by Henri Jean Guillaume Martin)

Portrait of Dante, by Cesare Mussini, about 1844 (w/c on cardboard)
8683374 Portrait of Dante, by Cesare Mussini, about 1844 (w/c on cardboard) by Mussini, Cesare (1804-70); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Portrait of Dante", by Cesare Mussini, about 1844)

Dante and Beatrice, 1864-7 (oil on cardboard)
8683388 Dante and Beatrice, 1864-7 (oil on cardboard) by Ranzoni, Danielle (1843-1889); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Dante and Beatrice", by Daniele Ranzoni, 1864-7)

Dante, Beatrice, second half XIX century (marble)
8683387 Dante, Beatrice, second half XIX century (marble) by Tuscan School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Dante", "Beatrice" by Tuscan workshop)

Friedrich Ruckert, 1788-1866 (engraving)
8632296 Friedrich Ruckert, 1788-1866 (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Friedrich Ruckert, 1788-1866)

Ludwig Tieck, 1773-1853 (engraving)
8632273 Ludwig Tieck, 1773-1853 (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ludwig Tieck, 1773-1853)

Georg Rollenhagen, 1542-1609 (engraving)
8632122 Georg Rollenhagen, 1542-1609 (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Georg Rollenhagen, 1542-1609)

Thomas Murner, 1475-1537 (engraving)
8632112 Thomas Murner, 1475-1537 (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Murner, 1475-1537)

Ferdinand von Schill, 1776-1809 (engraving)
8632195 Ferdinand von Schill, 1776-1809 (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ferdinand von Schill, 1776-1809)

Johann Heinrich Voss, 1751-1826 (engraving)
8632190 Johann Heinrich Voss, 1751-1826 (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Johann Heinrich Voss, 1751-1826)

Ships of the British Navy (engraving)
8631456 Ships of the British Navy (engraving) by Ingram, William Ayerst (1855-1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ships of the British Navy. Illustration from Black and White)

Pope's "Iliad, " Book IV 490 (engraving)
8622191 Pope's "Iliad, " Book IV 490 (engraving) by Barclay, Edgar (1842-1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pope's "Iliad, " Book IV 490)

Pope's "Iliad, " Book III 20 (engraving)
8622187 Pope's "Iliad, " Book III 20 (engraving) by Barclay, Edgar (1842-1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pope's "Iliad, " Book III 20)

Pope's "Iliad, " Book XIII 880 (engraving)
8622188 Pope's "Iliad, " Book XIII 880 (engraving) by Barclay, Edgar (1842-1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pope's "Iliad, " Book XIII 880)

The Pied Piper Of Hamelin (engraving)
8634734 The Pied Piper Of Hamelin (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pied Piper Of Hamelin)

William Ernest Henley (b/w photo)
8634665 William Ernest Henley (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Ernest Henley)

The young John Keats (colour litho)
8634461 The young John Keats (colour litho) by Crane, Donn P. (1878-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: The young John Keats)

Poetry: How they brought the good news from Ghent to Aix (coloured engraving)
8650496 Poetry: How they brought the good news from Ghent to Aix (coloured engraving) by Lawson, John (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: How they brought the good news from Ghent to Aix)

Poetry: The Pied Piper of Hamelin (coloured engraving)
8650492 Poetry: The Pied Piper of Hamelin (coloured engraving) by Lawson, John (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pied Piper of Hamelin)

Andrew Marvell (coloured engraving)
8652750 Andrew Marvell (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Andrew Marvell)

Wilhelm Busch, German artist, caricaturist and poet (coloured photo)
8655483 Wilhelm Busch, German artist, caricaturist and poet (coloured photo) by German Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wilhelm Busch (1832-1908), German artist

Sonnet (engraving)
8648178 Sonnet (engraving) by Halswelle, Keeley (1832-91); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sonnet. Illustration for Pen and Pencil Pictures from the Poets (NImmo, Hay and Mitchell)

A Churchyard Scene (engraving)
8648176 A Churchyard Scene (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Churchyard Scene)

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"Capturing the Essence of Poets: A Journey through Time and Space" The John Betjeman statue at St. Pancras International Train Station in London, England stands as a tribute to the renowned poet's love for architecture and railways. Inspired by John Milton's epic works, Vertue paints a vivid picture of poetic brilliance that transcends time and leaves an indelible mark on literary history. Siegfried Sassoon, the war poet, immortalizes the pain and anguish experienced during World War I through his poignant verses that echo with raw emotion. Nestled amidst the serene beauty of Newstead Abbey in Nottinghamshire, England lies Lord Byron's former home - a sanctuary where this enigmatic poet penned some of his most captivating works. In 1930 Berlin, Albert Einstein and Rabindranath Tagore engage in an intellectual discourse that bridges science and poetry - two seemingly disparate realms united by their quest for truth. Hristo Botev, known both as a revolutionary and Bulgarian poet/journalist, emerges as a symbol of resilience against oppression through his powerful words that ignite hope among his people. Dante's Inferno unveils its haunting imagery - suicides tormented by Harpies - reminding us how poets delve into darkness to shed light on human suffering with profound insight. Robert Burns' silhouette portrait captures the essence of Scotland's national bard whose lyrical verses celebrate love, nature, and social justice while resonating with generations past and present. Athena assumes her role as guide to Telemachus in search of Odysseus; this vibrant lithograph reminds us how ancient Greek poets like Homer wove tales rich in mythology that continue to captivate our imagination today. Lesbia tenderly cradles her sparrow in an enchanting painting from 1860.