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Dylan Thomas10th August 1946: Welsh poet and playwright Dylan Thomas (1914 - 1953), relaxing outside. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4156 - Nest Of Singing Birds - pub
WB YeatsIrish poet William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939), circa 1910. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Burns Cottage1759: Burns Cottage in Alloway, South Ayrshire, Scotland, the birthplace of Scottish poet Robert Burns in 1759. Engraving by G. Cook after a drawing by J. O. Brown from an old engraving
William Morris (1834 - 1896), English designer, poet and socialist. (Photo by Fred Hollyer/Getty Images)
Victor Hugo4th March 1868: French poet, author and leader of the French Romantic movement Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885). (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)
Sophocles ( circa 496a'406 bc ), Greek playwright. His seven surviving plays are notable for their complexity of plot and depth of characterization
Ulysses weeps at the song of DemodocusUlysses weeping as he listens to the songs of the blind musician, Demodocus. From "Stories From Homer" by the Rev. Alfred J. Church, M.A.; illustrations from designs by John Flaxman
Eminent Victorians - Portrait of Robert BrowningVintage colour engraving of Robert Browning (7 May 1812 to 12 December 1889) was an English poet and playwright whose mastery of the dramatic monologue made him one of the foremost Victorian poets
Poet's Inspiration, 1785 (oil on canvas) by Mariano RossiArkhangelsk Cathedral Museum, Moscow, Russia (Photo by Art Images via Getty Images)
Blondel de Nesle" Vintage engraving showing a scene from the third crusade Blondel hears the voice of the imprisoned Richard the Lionheart
Albrecht Durer Visiting Hans SachsEngraving from 1894 showing the painter Albrecht Durer visiting the poet Hans Sachs
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, German writer, artist, and politician (XXXL)Portrait of Goethe engraving by Posselwhite from a picture by george Dawe (1855) Now in the public domain
Sir Walter Raleigh, English AristocratSir Walter Raleigh (1552 - 1618) was an English aristocrat, writer, poet, soldier, courtier, spy, and explorer
Portraits of writers and poets
Sir Walter Raleigh (XXXL)" Portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh ( 1552-1618) engraved by W.Holl(1807-1871), published by A.Fullarton and Co in 1870.Adobe RGB.Very high resolution.Queen Elisabeth I:"
Lord ByronPortrait of Lord Byron 1788-1824Engraved and published by John Tallis & Compagny en 1882.Digital restoration by PictoreVoltaire:
Sir Philip Sidney" Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586)Engraved by H.Robinson from the original of Sir Antoine More in the collection of the Duke of Bedford
Thomas PercyPortrait of thomas Percy ( 1794)
Alexander Pope (XXXL)" Portrait of alexander Pope ( 1688-1744), engraved by James Posselwhite (1798-1884) from the picture by Hudson and edited by William Mackenzie in 1850.Very high resolution available.George
Voltaire, French Writer And PhilosopherFrancois Marie Arouet de Voltaire (1694 - 1778)
Corneille (XXXL)Portrait of Corneille engraved by woolmoth from an original picture by C.Lebrun (1840).Photo by pictore
Voltaire (XXXL)Portrait of Monsieur de Voltaire, engraved by Ja Mollisson (around 1850), from an original picture by largilhere.Image now in the public domain
Walter Scott (XXXL)Portrait of Walter scott(1771-1832) engraved by J.Thomson (1778-1840) from a painting by John Graham Gilbert(1794-1866) and published by Fisher son & Co in 1832.Now in the public domain.Restored by
Petrarch (XXXL)Francis Petrarch.Portrait engraved by Robert Hart (around 1850) from a printing by Raffaello Morghan
William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)English poet and Playwrightengraved by Sir John Gilberts (1881) edited by Howard Staunton in 1882 & Published by George Routledge
DANTE ALIGHIERI (XXXL)Portrait of DANTE ALIGHIERI.engraved by Wagstaff(1855)from a print by Raffaelle Morghen after a picture by Tofanelli
Portrait of Ralph Waldo EmersonVintage engraving of Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803 to 1882. An American essayist, lecturer, and poet, who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. The London Illustrated News, 1882
Ralph Waldo Emerson - PoetEngraving from1890 featuring the poet, Ralph Waldo Emerson
Frances Sargent Osgood - Poet And Edgar Allan Poe FriendEngraving from 1885 featuring Frances Sargent Osgood who was a poet and friend of Edgar Allan Poe. She lived from 1811 until 1850
Edgar Allan Poe January 19, 1809 - October 7, 1849) was an American author, poet, editor, and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement
Portrait of William ShakespeareThis 1849 vintage print features the portrait of William Shakespeare
Vanity Fair Print of Alfred, Lord TennysonVictorian caricature of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, who was Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland during much of Queen Victorias reign and remains one of the most popular British poets
Vanity Fair Print of Matthew ArnoldVictorian caricature of Matthew Arnold, an English poet and cultural critic who worked as an inspector of schools. By James Tissot. Vanity Fair 1871
William Wordsworth (1770-1850)
Elizabeth Barrett Browning - English PoetEngraving from 1885 featuring the English poet, Elizabeth Barrett Browning. She lived from 1806 until 1861
Victor Hugo engraving 1894Engraving illustration from the book " Great Men and Famous Women" 1894
The Distressed Poet, by William HogarthPhoto of an original engraving from the Works of William Hogarth published in 1833
The Distrest Poet by William HogarthVintage engraving of The Distrest Poet by William Hogarth. It depicts a scene in a small, dingy attic room where a poet sits at his desk in the dormer and, scratching his head
Victorian satirical cartoon, Society Poets full of Hot AirVintage engraving of a Victorian satirical cartoon on Society Poets full of Hot Air. Their ambiguities I wis, Their paltry themes do well express: They soar on nothing, just like this
Euripides (ancient Greek dramatist)Illustration of a Euripides (ancient Greek dramatist)
Greek ornament with Lykurgus and SolonIllustration of a Greek ornament with Lykurgus and Solon
Homer - Author of the Iliad and the Odyssey. He is the greatest ancient Greek epic poets. When he lived is not exactly known. It is estimated about 770 - 700 BC
Lord ByronEnglish romantic poet George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron of Rochdale (1788 - 1824). Original Artwork: Fred Bruckmann Studio (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Emily Brontecirca 1835: English poet and author of Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte (1818 - 1848). Original Artwork: Painting by Charlotte Bronte. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)
Oedipus RexRussian born composer, conductor, pianist and writer Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971) conducts a BBC performance of his opera-oratorio Oedipus Rex, with text by French poet
Famous Writers - Dickens, Wadsworth Wadsworth Longfellow & BulwerVintage engraving from 1874 showing Charles Dickens, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Henry Bulwer
Roman literatureillustration of a Tullius Cicero, Horatius flaccus, Terentius Afer, Virgilius maro, plinius Secund, Titus Livius