Spenser Collection

Faerie Queene, c1900. Artist: Walter Crane
Faerie Queene, c1900. The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser (1553-1599), illustrated by Walter Crane (1845-1915). From Modern Pen Drawings: European and American, Edited by Charles Holme

Edmund Spenser reading to Raleigh
Edmund Spenser reading the first part of his epic poem The Faerie Queen to Sir Walter Raleigh in Ireland

The Faerie Queene
The Queene on her throne

Illustration for November for Edmund Spenser's poem The Shepheard's Calendar, 1597
527788 Illustration for November for Edmund Spenser's poem The Shepheard's Calendar, 1597. Two shepherds holding their shpherd's crooks guard their flocks

Illustration for January for Edmund Spenser's poem The Shepherd's Calendar, 1597. Woodcut
527681 Illustration for January for Edmund Spenser's poem The Shepherd's Calendar, 1597. Woodcut.; Universal History Archive/UIG

Illustration for February for Edmund Spenser's poem The Shepherd's Calendar, 1597. Woodcut
527787 Illustration for February for Edmund Spenser's poem The Shepherd's Calendar, 1597. Woodcut.; Universal History Archive/UIG

The Shepherds Calendar - Cover - Walter Crane
Cover of The Shepheards Calender: Twelve Aeglogues Proportionable to the Twelve Months by Edmund Spenser. Artist: Walter Crane Date: 1898

St George (d. c303), the Red Cross Knight, killing the Dragon, 1598 (woodcut)
536736 St George (d. c303), the Red Cross Knight, killing the Dragon, 1598 (woodcut) by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: Patron saint of England, Catalonia, Genoa, Greece, Portugal)

Edmund Spenser, 1552-1599. English renaissance poet. From an illustration by A. S. Hartrick
3052762 Edmund Spenser, 1552-1599. English renaissance poet. From an illustration by A.S. Hartrick. by Hartrick, Archibald Standish (1864-1950); Private Collection

Edmund Spenser, c. 1800-03 (tempera on canvas)
1772304 Edmund Spenser, c.1800-03 (tempera on canvas) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 42x84 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info)

Prince Arthur leads Belge and her sons into the castle, Stories from the Faerie Queen published by George Harrap
3248674 Prince Arthur leads Belge and her sons into the castle, Stories from the Faerie Queen published by George Harrap and Company, 1923 (colour litho) by Hammond, Gertrude E

Belphoebe and Timius, Stories from the Faerie Queen published by George Harrap and Company, 1920 (colour litho)
3248664 Belphoebe and Timius, Stories from the Faerie Queen published by George Harrap and Company, 1920 (colour litho) by Hammond, Gertrude E

Duessa dispelled the Enchanted Cloud, Stories from the Faerie Queen published by George Harrap and Company
3248656 Duessa dispelled the Enchanted Cloud, Stories from the Faerie Queen published by George Harrap and Company, 1912 (colour litho) by Hammond, Gertrude E

The satyrs danced round her in glee, Stories from the Faerie Queen published by George Harrap and Company
3248653 The satyrs danced round her in glee, Stories from the Faerie Queen published by George Harrap and Company, 1913 (colour litho) by Hammond, Gertrude E

Front cover design, Stories from the Faerie Queen published by George Harrap and Company, 1909 (colour litho)
3248651 Front cover design, Stories from the Faerie Queen published by George Harrap and Company, 1909 (colour litho) by Hammond, Gertrude E

The wanton lady, Stories from the Faerie Queen published by George Harrap and Company, 1916 (colour litho)
3248661 The wanton lady, Stories from the Faerie Queen published by George Harrap and Company, 1916 (colour litho) by Hammond, Gertrude E

"Oft from the forest wildings he did bring, whose sides empurpled were smiling red
3248660 "Oft from the forest wildings he did bring, whose sides empurpled were smiling red!", Stories from the Faerie Queen published by George Harrap and Company

Georgos claimed that adventure, Stories from the Faerie Queen published by George Harrap and Company
3248652 Georgos claimed that adventure, Stories from the Faerie Queen published by George Harrap and Company, 1910 (colour litho) by Hammond, Gertrude E

The Judgement of Artegall, Stories from the Faerie Queen published by George Harrap and Company, 1922 (colour litho)
3248666 The Judgement of Artegall, Stories from the Faerie Queen published by George Harrap and Company, 1922 (colour litho) by Hammond, Gertrude E

Britomart espies the mirror, Stories from the Faerie Queen published by George Harrap and Company, 1917 (colour litho)
3248659 Britomart espies the mirror, Stories from the Faerie Queen published by George Harrap and Company, 1917 (colour litho) by Hammond, Gertrude E

The Red Cross Knight was completely overcome, Stories from the Faerie Queen published by George Harrap and Company
3248654 The Red Cross Knight was completely overcome, Stories from the Faerie Queen published by George Harrap and Company, 1911 (colour litho) by Hammond, Gertrude E

The fair Serena, Stories from the Faerie Queen published by George Harrap and Company, 1924 (colour litho)
3248669 The fair Serena, Stories from the Faerie Queen published by George Harrap and Company, 1924 (colour litho) by Hammond, Gertrude E

Calidore and Pastonella, Stories from the Faerie Queen published by George Harrap and Company, 1925 (colour litho)
3248667 Calidore and Pastonella, Stories from the Faerie Queen published by George Harrap and Company, 1925 (colour litho) by Hammond, Gertrude E

Britomart and Artegall, Stories from the Faerie Queen published by George Harrap and Company, 1919 (colour litho)
3248662 Britomart and Artegall, Stories from the Faerie Queen published by George Harrap and Company, 1919 (colour litho) by Hammond, Gertrude E

"Behold this heavy sight, thou reverend Sire", Stories from the Faerie Queen published by George Harrap
3248658 "Behold this heavy sight, thou reverend Sire", Stories from the Faerie Queen published by George Harrap and Company, 1915 (colour litho) by Hammond, Gertrude E

"In a furrow in the field the ploughman found thee", Stories from the Faerie Queen published by George Harrap
3248657 "In a furrow in the field the ploughman found thee", Stories from the Faerie Queen published by George Harrap and Company, 1914 (colour litho) by Hammond, Gertrude E

Una and the Red Cross Knight: A lovely lady rode himfair beside. (litho)
1074490 Una and the Red Cross Knight: A lovely lady rode himfair beside. (litho) by Fortescue-Brickdale, Eleanor (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Shepherds Calendar - Months of the year - December
The Shepheards Calender: Twelve Aeglogues Proportionable to the Twelve Months by Edmund Spenser. Artist: Walter Crane Date: 1898

Shepherds Calendar - Months of the year - November
The Shepheards Calender: Twelve Aeglogues Proportionable to the Twelve Months by Edmund Spenser. Artist: Walter Crane Date: 1898

Shepherds Calendar - Months of the year - October
The Shepheards Calender: Twelve Aeglogues Proportionable to the Twelve Months by Edmund Spenser. Artist: Walter Crane Date: 1898

Shepherds Calendar - Months of the year - September
The Shepheards Calender: Twelve Aeglogues Proportionable to the Twelve Months by Edmund Spenser. Artist: Walter Crane Date: 1898

Shepherds Calendar - Months of the year - August
The Shepheards Calender: Twelve Aeglogues Proportionable to the Twelve Months by Edmund Spenser. Artist: Walter Crane Date: 1898

Shepherds Calendar - Months of the year - July
The Shepheards Calender: Twelve Aeglogues Proportionable to the Twelve Months by Edmund Spenser. Artist: Walter Crane Date: 1898

Shepherds Calendar - Months of the year - June
The Shepheards Calender: Twelve Aeglogues Proportionable to the Twelve Months by Edmund Spenser. Artist: Walter Crane Date: 1898

Shepherds Calendar - Months of the year - May
The Shepheards Calender: Twelve Aeglogues Proportionable to the Twelve Months by Edmund Spenser. Artist: Walter Crane Date: 1898

Shepherds Calendar - Months of the year - April
The Shepheards Calender: Twelve Aeglogues Proportionable to the Twelve Months by Edmund Spenser. Artist: Walter Crane Date: 1898

Shepherds Calendar - Months of the year - March
The Shepheards Calender: Twelve Aeglogues Proportionable to the Twelve Months by Edmund Spenser. Artist: Walter Crane Date: 1898

Shepherds Calendar - Months of the year - February
The Shepheards Calender: Twelve Aeglogues Proportionable to the Twelve Months by Edmund Spenser. Artist: Walter Crane Date: 1898

Shepherds Calendar - Months of the year - January
The Shepheards Calender: Twelve Aeglogues Proportionable to the Twelve Months by Edmund Spenser. Artist: Walter Crane Date: 1898

Knight of the Red Cross
Red Cross Knight, a fictional character, is the protagonist of Book I of The Faerie Queene (1590), an epic poem by Edmund Spenser

The Year of the Poets -- Queen of the May, to illustrate a range of poems on the subject of May Day, including Edmund Spenser. Date: 1845

The Year of the Poets -- May, to illustrate a range of poems on the subject, including Edmund Spenser. Date: 1845

The British Valhalla -- Spensers Faerie Queene, a suggestion for the scheme to decorate the newly built Houses of Parliament with frescoes. Date: 1845

Sir Calidore and the Blatant Beast from The Faery Queen
IL212327 Sir Calidore and the Blatant Beast from The Faery Queen by Edmund Spencer illustrated in Childrens Stories from the Poets by M.D.Belgrave and H.Hart (colour litho) by Adams

The Fairy Queen Appears to Prince Arthur, 1785-88 (oil on canvas)
3588566 The Fairy Queen Appears to Prince Arthur, 1785-88 (oil on canvas) by Fuseli, Henry (Fussli, Johann Heinrich) (1741-1825); 100.5x106.9 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland; Swiss

Spenser read the first part of his book "The Faery Queen"to Raleigh
3949292 Spenser read the first part of his book " The Faery Queen" to Raleigh, from English Literature pub.by T C & EC Jack, c.1920 (colour litho) by Skelton, J. R

And all that press did round her swell, 1920s (litho)
2920305 And all that press did round her swell, 1920s (litho) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915); Private Collection; (add.info)

Gather the Rose of Love While Yet Tis Time, 1848. Creator: William Etty
Gather the Rose of Love While Yet Tis Time, 1848. The title of the painting comes from the incomplete epic poem The Faerie Queen by Edmund Spenser

Britomart, 1877-78. Creator: George Frederick Watts
Britomart, 1877-78. The subject is taken from Edmund Spensers epic poem, Faerie Queen

From Spensers Fairy Queen (Liber Studiorum, part VII, plate 36), June 1811

Stereograph, Crystal Palace, John Bells Una and the Lion, 1854-62

Spenser, (c1552-1599), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Spenser, (c1552-1599), 1830. Edmund Spenser (c1552-1599) English poet who attended Pembroke College, Cambridge, known for The Faerie Queene a fantastical allegory celebrating the Tudor dynasty

Edmund Spenser, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Edmund Spenser, (1933). Portrait of English poet Edmund Spenser (1552-1599), Poet Laureate to Queen Elizabeth I. From " Gestalten Der Weltgeschichte"

Florimel and the Witch, c1852. Artist: George August Periam
Florimel and the Witch, c1852. Engraving after a painting, scene from The Faerie Queene, 16th century epic poem by Edmund Spenser

Edmund Spenser, C. 1552 To 1599. English Poet. From Crabbs Historical Dictionary Published 1825

Edmund Spenser C. 1552 / 3-1599. English Poet. From The Book "Gallery Of Portraits"Published London 1833
Edmund Spenser C.1552/3-1599. English Poet. From The Book " Gallery Of Portraits" Published London 1833

Edmund Spenser, 1552-1599. English Renaissance Poet. From An Illustration By A. S. Hartrick
Edmund Spenser, 1552-1599. English Renaissance Poet. From An Illustration By A.S. Hartrick

Edmund Spenser Circa 1552 To 1599 English Poet Laureate Author Of The Faerie Queene. From The National And Domestic History Of England By William Aubrey Published London Circa 1890

Britomart, The Faerie Queen, 1892
Britomart. The Faerie Queen, 1892. Found in the collection of Musees royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Brussels

Page from Edmund Spensers Four Hymns on Earthly and Heavenly Love and Beauty, 1912, (1914). Artist: W. F. Northend
London County Council Central School of Arts and Crafts: Page from Edmund Spensers Four Hymns on Earthly and Heavenly Love and Beauty, 1912, (1914)

The Shepheards Calendar - March, 1898, (1923). Artist: Walter Crane
The Shepheards Calendar - March, 1898, (1923).. Cranes cover design for Spensers Shepheards Calender is bold in its blatantly illustrative style

Illustration for the Faerie Queene, c1890, (1897). Artist: Walter Crane
Illustration for the Faerie Queene, c1890, (1897). A teme of dolphins raunged in aray, Drew the smooth charett of sad Cymoent; They were all taught by Triton, to obey, To the long raynes

Illustration to Spensers Faerie Queene. Canto II. Verse 30, c1895. Artist: Louis Fairfax Muckley
Illustration to Spensers Faerie Queene. Canto II. Verse 30, c1895. An illustration for Edmund Spensers (1553-1599) Faerie Queene. From The Studio Volume 4. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1894]

The Redcrosse Knight, 1598, (1893). From The Faerie Queene, the epic poem by Edmund Spenser, third edition, 1598. An illustration from A Short History of the English People, by John Richard Green

Letter from Grant, as Edward Spenser to one McHenry, c1589. Artist: Edward Spenser
Letter from Grant, as Edward Spenser to one McHenry, c1589. Letter from Grant, as Edward Spenser, of Kilocolman, Esquire, to one McHenry of the custody of the woods of Balliganim, County Cork

Edmund Spenser, English poet, (19th century). Spenser (c1552-1599) was Poet Laureate to Queen Elizabeth I

St George killing the dragon, 1598. Perhaps a Roman centurion beheaded near modern Tel Aviv, St George (dc303) is the patron saint of England, Catalonia, Genoa, Greece, Portugal, Russia, Venice

Edmund Spenser(1552-1599), writer. Date: 1809

SPENSER, Edmund (1552-1599). English poet. Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library

Wimbledon House, the seat of monsieur Calonne : later earl Spenser will live here. Date: 1788

JOHN UPTON scholar, editor of the poetical works of Edmund Spenser. Date: 1707 - 1760

Spenser Irish Home
Edmund Spensers home at Kilcoman Castle, Ireland where the Faerie Queene was created. It was burnt down during Tyrones rebellion, 1597. Date: 16TH CENTURY

Spenser Fairy Queen Liber Studiorum part VII
Artokoloro

SPENSER: FAERIE QUEENE. Page from Edmund Spensers the Faerie Queene, published c1590

SPENSER: FAERIE QUEENE. Title page to the first edition of Edmund Spensers The Faerie Queene, London, England, 1590

SPENSER: RED CROSS KNIGHT. Woodcut from the third edition of Edmund Spensers The Faerie Queene, 1598

SPENSER: FAERIE QUEENE. The Red Cross Knight by John Singleton Copley. Oil, c1789

The fuselage of Lt Spenser Greys two-seat Mercury III outside the Balm Road, Leeds, works ready for despatch to Brooklands in December 1911. Date: 1911

The Sopwith Gordon Bennett 1215 of 1914
The Sopwith Gordon Bennett, 1215, of 1914. Lt Spenser Grey (left) and a Petty Officer Artificer (right) at Hendon. Date: 1914

St George (dc303), the Red Cross Knight, killing the Dragon. Perhaps Roman centurion beheaded near modern Tel Aviv. Patron saint of England, Catalonia, Genoa, Greece, Portugal, Russia, Venice

Illustration for November for Edmund Spensers poem The Shepheards Calendar, 1597. Two shepherds holding their shpherds crooks guard their flocks, one of them playing a wiond instrument. Woodcut

Edmund Spenser (1552ja-1599) English Elizabethan poet. Engraving from The Gallery of Portraits Vol. IV, by Charles Knight (London, 1835)

SPENSER, Edmund (1552-1599). The Faerie Queen
" SPENSER, Edmund (1552-1599). The Faerie Queen" and " The Shepheards Calendar". English edition 1617."

EDMUND SPENSER (1552?-1599). English poet. Line engraving

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"Spenser: A Journey Through the Faerie Queene and Beyond" Step into the enchanting world of Edmund Spenser, a renowned English Renaissance poet whose timeless works continue to captivate readers even today. From his epic poem "The Faerie Queene" to his lesser-known masterpieces, Spenser's literary genius has left an indelible mark on the realm of literature. Immerse yourself in the vivid illustrations that bring Spenser's words to life. In Walter Crane's c1900 artwork, we witness scenes from "The Faerie Queene, " where knights embark on heroic quests and encounter mystical creatures. And there is no better companion for this journey than Raleigh himself, as depicted in another illustration by Crane, listening intently as Spenser reads aloud. Born in 1552, Edmund Spenser was a true visionary who crafted intricate allegories within his poetry. His exploration of chivalry, virtue, and love resonates throughout "The Faerie Queene, " captivating readers with its rich symbolism and lyrical beauty. As you delve deeper into Spenser's world through A. S. Hartrick's illustration or the tempera on canvas masterpiece from c. 1800-03, you will discover hidden meanings behind every stroke of paint or pen. The Shepherds Calendar beckons with its vibrant cover designed by Walter Crane while George Harrap and Company take us further into this fantastical universe with their stunning color lithographs. Witness Prince Arthur leading Belge and her sons into a castle or get lost in Belphoebe and Timius' enthralling tale – all beautifully portrayed in these exquisite illustrations published by George Harrap and Company between 1909-1923. But it is not just heroes who grace these pages; Duessa dispels an enchanted cloud while satyrs dance around her gleefully - showcasing both lightness and darkness within this mythical realm.