Critic Collection

John Ruskin, 1853-1854, (1944). Creator: John Everett Millais
John Ruskin, 1853-1854, (1944). Portrait of English artist, critic and author John Ruskin (1819-1900), by his friend John Everett Millais

Lessing / Gotthold / Miniatu
GOTTHOLD EPHRAIM LESSING German dramatist and critic

The Critics, 1922 Creator: Harold C. Harvey
The Critics, 1922

Coleridge Nether Stowey
SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE English poet and critics cottage at Nether Stowey, Somerset Date: 1772 - 1834

Dr. Samuel Johnson (1709-84) 1775 (oil on canvas)
BAL1551 Dr. Samuel Johnson (1709-84) 1775 (oil on canvas) by Reynolds, Joshua (1723-92); 76x63 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Katherine Mansfield, pen name of Katherine Mansfield Beauchamp (1888-1923) short story writer born in Wellington, New Zealand. Mansfield in 1914

T. S. ELIOT (1888-1965). Thomas Stearns Eliot. American (naturalized British) poet and critic. Photograph, c1920
T.S. ELIOT (1888-1965). Thomas Stearns Eliot. American (naturalized British) poet and critic. Photograph, c1920

Baruch Spinoza, caricature
Baruch Spinoza. Caricature of the Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677). Spinoza is considered to be one of Western philosophys most important philosophers

John Ruskin Selfportrait
JOHN RUSKIN English art critic and writer as a young man. Date: 1819 - 1900

Charles Baudelaire, French poet, essayist, translator
Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867), French poet, essayist, art critic, and translator of Edgar Allan Poe

Edward Thomas (1878 - 1917), English poet and critic, killed in the battle of Arras

Arnold Bennett
ENOCH ARNOLD BENNETT English novelist, dramatist and critic Date: 1867 - 1931

Wagner / Schalk / Leipzig
RICHARD WAGNER German composer and his son, Siegfried, slay the Critic Dragon and gain the treasure it was guarding, in a parody of the Nibelungen story

Samuel Johnson Reynolds
DR SAMUEL JOHNSON English writer, lexicographer, critic and conversationalist

John Ruskin / Photo / Desk
JOHN RUSKIN English art critic and writer Photograph sitting at his desk

John Dryden meeting with Alexander Pope (engraving)
1577381 John Dryden meeting with Alexander Pope (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving of John Dryden (1631-1700) meeting with Alexander Pope, the boy who carried on Dryden's manner of writing

Shame Flute - German punishment for being a poor musician
A Shame Flute ( Schand Flote ) - German punishment for being a poor musician - you had to face the public wearing (around the neck) a heavy iron flute

A portrait of George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), Irish dramatist, critic and Nobel prize winner. Date: 1946

Charles Baudelaire, influential French poet, critic and translator, mid-19th century. Portrait of Baudelaire (1821-1867), author of Les fleurs du mal. (Colorised black and white print)

Charles Dickens - English writer
Charles Dickens (1812-1870) - English writer. Date: circa 1860

Ezra Pound / Morgan
EZRA LOOMIS POUND American poet, critic and editor

William Archer - The Theatre Magazine
William Archer, drama critic, translator and playwright - The Theatre Magazine, May 1886. 1886

John Ruskin (Fun)
JOHN RUSKIN English art critic and writer satirised for his views on the aesthetic life Date: 1819 - 1900

JOHN RUSKIN (1819-1900). English caricature lithograph, 1872, by Adriano Cecioni

Alec ( Sir Affable ) Knowles - Theatrical Journalist
Alec (" Sir Affable" ) Knowles (1851-1917) - Theatrical Journalist and member of Londons notorious Pelican Club

GRIMOD DE LA REYNIERE (1758-1838). French writer on food. Copper engraving, French, early 19th century

GRANVILLE HICKS (1901-1982). American critic, novelist and teacher

G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936)
Photographic portrait of G(ilbert) K(eith) Chesterton (1874-1936), the English critic, novelist and poet

George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)
Photographic portrait of George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), the Irish dramatist, critic and Nobel Prize winner, pictured in 1908

Robert Graves / Morgan
ROBERT RANKE GRAVES British poet, novelist and critic, with a reference to his autobiography, " Goodbye To All That"

Sarah Margaret Fuller
SARAH MARGARET FULLER American critic and social reformer, associated with many leading writers and cultural figures of her day

S T Coleridge / G Dawe
SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE English poet and critic

Robert Graves / Powys Evan
ROBERT RANKE GRAVES British poet, novelist and critic as a young man

Diaghilev Photo Sacha
SERGEY PAVLOVICH DIAGHILEV Russian Art critic and impresario. A key figure in producing the Ballet Russes

Leigh Hunt / 1815 Drawing
JAMES HENRY LEIGH HUNT - English poet and essayist and critic of Prince Regent

Matthew Arnold
MATTHEW ARNOLD Writer and critic

S T Coleridge / Northcote
SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE English poet and critic

Titu Liviu Maiorescu, Romanian literary critic, politician and founder of the Junimea Society
3533973 Titu Liviu Maiorescu, Romanian literary critic, politician and founder of the Junimea Society, from Hutchinson's History of the Nations, pub.1915; (add.info.: Titu Liviu Maiorescu)

Karl Marx, German philosopher, economist, political theorist and socialist revolutionary (colour litho)
6029794 Karl Marx, German philosopher, economist, political theorist and socialist revolutionary (colour litho) by European School (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Karl Marx portrait
3770178 Karl Marx portrait; (add.info.: Karl Marx, portrait. German historian, economist & revolutionary, 1818-1883); Lebrecht Authors

Bulky
Johan Liewendahl

Hippolyte Adolphe Taine, French historian and writer (engraving)
8631528 Hippolyte Adolphe Taine, French historian and writer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hippolyte Adolphe Taine, (1828-1893)

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 Ancient Mariner
5307270 The Ancient Mariner.; (add.info.: Engraving from the poem The Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. A reluctant wedding-guest is waylaid by the Ancient Mariner who is determined to tell)

Charles John Huffam Dickens, 1812-1870
5614372 Charles John Huffam Dickens, 1812-1870; (add.info.: Charles John Huffam Dickens, 1812-1870. English writer and social critic of the Victorian era)

Paul Charles Joseph Bourget, 1852-1935
5614296 Paul Charles Joseph Bourget, 1852-1935; (add.info.: Paul Charles Joseph Bourget, 1852-1935. French novelist and critic)

Tom Taylor, English dramatist (engraving)
8631148 Tom Taylor, English dramatist (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tom Taylor (1817-1880), English dramatist, critic and editor of Punch magazine

Reproduction of a photograph depicting the English art critic, John Ruskin
3567094 Reproduction of a photograph depicting the English art critic, John Ruskin by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: London, Great Britain 1880-1890 ca)

James Agate, English journalist and author (b/w photo)
8676191 James Agate, English journalist and author (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: James Agate (1877-1947)

Gottfried Semper
3585755 Gottfried Semper; (add.info.: Portrait of Gottfried Semper (1803-1879) a German architect, art critic, and professor of architecture. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Carl Maria von Weber
3586475 Carl Maria von Weber; (add.info.: Portrait of Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) a German composer, conductor, pianist, guitarist, and critic. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Coventry Patmore, 19th century (engraving)
3733734 Coventry Patmore, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Engraved portrait of Coventry Patmore (1823-1896) an English poet and critic. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Friedrich Ebert and Karl Marx, 19th century (print)
2604732 Friedrich Ebert and Karl Marx, 19th century (print); (add.info.: Friedrich Engels (right) 1820 - 5 August 1895 was a German social scientist, author

Portrait of Karl Marx
2604718 Portrait of Karl Marx; (add.info.: Karl Marx (5 May 1818 - 14 March 1883) portrait 1848.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Karl Marx (1818-1883)
2604692 Karl Marx (1818-1883); (add.info.: Karl Marx (5 May 1818 - 14 March 1883) with his daughter Jenny in 1866. Marx was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist

Karl Marx (1818-1883)
2604691 Karl Marx (1818-1883); (add.info.: Karl Marx (5 May 1818 - 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist

A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy
2604669 A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy'; (add.info.: 1859 A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy by Karl Marx (5 May 1818 - 14 March 1883)

Theophile Gautier
3118493 Theophile Gautier; (add.info.: Portrait of Theophile Gautier (1811-1872) a French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and art and literary critic

Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, 1855
1577089 Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, 1855; (add.info.: Portrait of Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1804-1869) literary critic of French literature. Dated 1855.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Title page of the German Opera Der Freischutz (The Free Shooter)
3585800 Title page of the German Opera Der Freischutz (The Free Shooter); (add.info.: Title page of the German Opera Der Freischutz (The Free Shooter) by Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Laurence Binyon as Sharaku might have seen him, 1913 (woodcut, colour printing, black carbon ink)
5938072 Laurence Binyon as Sharaku might have seen him, 1913 (woodcut, colour printing, black carbon ink, coloured ink on paper) by Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953); 23.9x17.9 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum

Charles John Huffam Dickens, 1812-1870
5614370 Charles John Huffam Dickens, 1812-1870; (add.info.: Charles John Huffam Dickens, 1812-1870. English writer and social critic of the Victorian era. Seen here aged 51)

Charles Dickens as Captain Coldstream in the Charles Mathews play Used Up
5614368 Charles Dickens as Captain Coldstream in the Charles Mathews play Used Up; (add.info.: Charles Dickens as Captain Coldstream in the Charles Mathews play Used Up)

Charles John Huffam Dickens, 1812-1870
5614366 Charles John Huffam Dickens, 1812-1870; (add.info.: Charles John Huffam Dickens, 1812-1870. English writer and social critic of the Victorian era. Seen here aged 30)

Andrew Lang, 1844-1912
5614285 Andrew Lang, 1844-1912; (add.info.: Andrew Lang, 1844-1912. Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology)

Charles John Huffam Dickens, 1812- 1870
5614262 Charles John Huffam Dickens, 1812- 1870; (add.info.: Charles John Huffam Dickens, 1812- 1870. English writer and social critic. Seen here aged 23)

Charles John Huffam Dickens, 1812- 1870
5614261 Charles John Huffam Dickens, 1812- 1870; (add.info.: Charles John Huffam Dickens, 1812- 1870. English writer and social critic. Seen here aged 18)

Illustration from an early twentieth century edition of Das Kapital
2604721 Illustration from an early twentieth century edition of Das Kapital; (add.info.: Illustration from an early twentieth century edition of Das Kapital by Karl Marx)

Handwritten work of Robert Schumann
3118664 Handwritten work of Robert Schumann; (add.info.: Handwritten work of Robert Schumann (1810-1856) a German composer and influential music critic

Jens Baggesen
3078380 Jens Baggesen; (add.info.: Portrait of Jens Baggesen (1764-1826) a major Danish poet, librettist, critic, and comic writer. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Johan Sebastian Cammermeyer Welhaven
3078128 Johan Sebastian Cammermeyer Welhaven; (add.info.: Portrait of Johan Sebastian Cammermeyer Welhaven (1807-1873) Norwegian poet and critic. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Karl Heinrich Marx (1818 - 1883)
2602267 Karl Heinrich Marx (1818 - 1883); (add.info.: Karl Heinrich Marx, (1818-1883) was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist

Title page to an 1885 German Edition of Das Kapital by Karl Marx, originally published in 1848
3525427 Title page to an 1885 German Edition of Das Kapital by Karl Marx, originally published in 1848.; (add.info.: Title page to an 1885 German Edition of Das Kapital by Karl Marx)

Portrait of Matthew Arnold
673133 Portrait of Matthew Arnold; (add.info.: Matthew Arnold (24 December 1822 - 15 April 1888) was a British poet and cultural critic who worked as an inspector of schools

William Martin Conway, art critic
672706 William Martin Conway, art critic; (add.info.: William Martin Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Allington (12 April 1856 at Rochester, England - 19 April 1937 at London)

Membership card of the International Working Men's Association with signature of Georges Odger, George W
1748811 Membership card of the International Working Men's Association with signature of Georges Odger, George W. Wheeler

Lars Johan Hierta
3118236 Lars Johan Hierta; (add.info.: Portrait of Lars Johan Hierta (1801-1872) a Swedish newspaper publisher, social critic, businessman and politician

Robert Schumann
3118701 Robert Schumann; (add.info.: Portrait of Robert Schumann (1810-1856) a German composer and music critic. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

AW Maria. Holy Drink Watercolor Portrait
Johan Liewendahl

Half-length portrait of the French philologist Emile Littre
3561909 Half-length portrait of the French philologist Emile Littre; (add.info.: 1870-1880 ca. Photographer: Nadar, Paul); Alinari Archives, Florence

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"Critics: The Masters of Analysis and Interpretation" Criticism has long been an integral part of the artistic world, shaping the way we perceive and appreciate various forms of expression. From Dr. Samuel Johnson's insightful observations in his 1775 oil painting to John Ruskin's profound reflections captured by John Everett Millais in 1853-1854, critics have played a pivotal role in shaping our understanding of art. Edward Thomas, known for his perceptive literary critiques, added depth to the written word through his keen analysis. Similarly, Harold C. Harvey's masterpiece "The Critics" from 1922 portrays the essence of critical evaluation with its thought-provoking depiction. In Coleridge Nether Stowey, critics found solace amidst nature's beauty as they contemplated and dissected works that would stand the test of time. Arnold Bennett brought forth a fresh perspective on literature with his discerning eye for detail. T. S. Eliot stands as an iconic figure among poets turned critics, bridging two nations with his naturalized British identity while leaving an indelible mark on both sides of the Atlantic. Even caricatures like Baruch Spinoza remind us that criticism can take many forms - sometimes light-hearted but always aiming to provoke thought and discussion. Katherine Mansfield Beauchamp adopted her pen name Katherine Mansfield to explore life's complexities through her short stories; she too faced scrutiny from those who sought to analyze her work deeply. John Ruskin himself delved into self-reflection through portraiture, showcasing how even they are not immune to introspection and self-analysis. Samuel Johnson Reynolds exemplifies how criticism can be passed down through generations as knowledge is shared between mentors and mentees alike. Lastly, Charles Baudelaire demonstrated that criticism transcends borders; he left an everlasting impact on French poetry and essay writing while inspiring countless others around the globe. These individuals, among many others, have shaped the world of criticism.