Poems Collection (page 9)

Illustration from a 1900 edition of fables by Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695)
UIG5636441 Illustration from a 1900 edition of fables by Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695), French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century

Fables: " The Little Thumb ", popular print after the tale of Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875)
FGL5467147 Fables: " The Little Thumb ", popular print after the tale of Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875). 19th century.; Fototeca Gilardi.

Portrait of Marie Caroline Laparcerie known as Cora Laparcerie (1875-1951) in 1902
JAB4119063 Portrait of Marie Caroline Laparcerie known as Cora Laparcerie (1875-1951) in 1902; Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

A paper cutting or silhouette of Samuel Richardson reading Clarissa to his muses and graces
6867186 A paper cutting or silhouette of Samuel Richardson reading Clarissa to his muses and graces. Samuel Richardson, 1689-1761. English writer and printer

Company drinking around a table. Walk and Oraison. (illustration, circa 1930)
5975716 Company drinking around a table. Walk and Oraison. (illustration, circa 1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Litterature. Company drinking around a table)

The Love Books of Ovid: Captives in thy train, youths and maidens shall follow (colour litho)
5224210 The Love Books of Ovid: Captives in thy train, youths and maidens shall follow (colour litho) by Bosschere, Jean de (1878-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Captives in thy train)

The Love Books of Ovid: The fierce Lapithae and the monstrous race of the Centaurs (colour litho)
5224205 The Love Books of Ovid: The fierce Lapithae and the monstrous race of the Centaurs (colour litho) by Bosschere, Jean de (1878-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Love Books of Ovid: Come, learn from me how to impart a dazzling whiteness to your skin (colour litho)
5224212 The Love Books of Ovid: Come, learn from me how to impart a dazzling whiteness to your skin (colour litho) by Bosschere, Jean de (1878-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Come)

The Love Books of Ovid: They deem themselves beautiful in every aspect (colour litho)
5224194 The Love Books of Ovid: They deem themselves beautiful in every aspect (colour litho) by Bosschere, Jean de (1878-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Love Books of Ovid: Venus herself never putteth off her veil, but, with modest hand
5224215 The Love Books of Ovid: Venus herself never putteth off her veil, but, with modest hand, she covereth her charms (colour litho) by Bosschere

Elisabeth of Wied (1843-1916), c.1869 (photo)
JLJ4710042 Elisabeth of Wied (1843-1916), c.1869 (photo); (add.info.: Portrait of the young Princess Elisabeth Pauline Ottilie Louise of Wied, circa 1869)

The Conquest of the Moluccas Islands
3499738 The Conquest of the Moluccas Islands; (add.info.: The Conquest of the Moluccas Islands, by Bartolome Juan Leonardo de Argensola (1562-1631). Spanish priest, poet and historian

Abou Ben Adhem and the Angel, 1800
3479523 Abou Ben Adhem and the Angel, 1800; (add.info.: English Poetry: Abou Ben Adhem and the Angel by James Henry Leigh Hunt (1784-1859)

Mountain of the Sciences, 1850
3507380 Mountain of the Sciences, 1850; (add.info.: Illuminated page depicting the 'Mountain of the Sciences' with Moses, The Dominican T)

Literature. Dante Alighieri in the Inferno. Illustration by Julius Schmidt in: The Divine Comedy, by Dante Alighieri
3433988 Literature. Dante Alighieri in the Inferno. Illustration by Julius Schmidt in: The Divine Comedy, by Dante Alighieri, Germany, c.1910 (postcard); (add.info.: Litterature. Coll. Part)

Literature. Manuscript of: Romances sans Paroles, by Paul Verlaine, London (England), 1873
3434368 Literature. Manuscript of: Romances sans Paroles, by Paul Verlaine, London (England), 1873. Dedication to Arthur Rimbaud crossed out later. Bibl

Literature. French writer Francois Fenelon. Imagery from the Parisian Department Store: Aux Quatre Arrondissements
3434263 Literature. French writer Francois Fenelon. Imagery from the Parisian Department Store: Aux Quatre Arrondissements, France, c.1900 (postcard); (add.info.: Litterature. Francois Fenelon. Coll)

Literature. The german poet Friedrich Schiller, portrait by Anton Graff, c.1780 Postcard, Germany, c.1900 (postcard)
3433994 Literature. The german poet Friedrich Schiller, portrait by Anton Graff, c.1780 Postcard, Germany, c.1900 (postcard); (add.info.: Litterature. Coll. Part. Literature)

Literature. The german poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Postcard by J.A. Tischbein, Germany, c.1900 (postcard)
3433993 Literature. The german poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Postcard by J.A. Tischbein, Germany, c.1900 (postcard); (add.info.: Litterature. Coll. Part. Literature)

Francisco Gomez de Quevedo y Santibanez Villegas, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid
3473261 Francisco Gomez de Quevedo y Santibanez Villegas, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Arbitrator, Almoner, and Hermit (engraving)
8669265 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Arbitrator, Almoner, and Hermit (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Arbitrator, Almoner, and Hermit)

Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate III (litho)
8669047 Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate III (litho) by Schuler, Bernhard (fl. 1890-99); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate III

Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate VIII (litho)
8669045 Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate VIII (litho) by Schuler, Bernhard (fl. 1890-99); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate VIII

Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio (Purgatory), Plate XXX (litho)
8669031 Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio (Purgatory), Plate XXX (litho) by Schuler, Bernhard (fl. 1890-99); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio (Purgatory)

Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio (Purgatory), Plate XXIV (litho)
8669025 Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio (Purgatory), Plate XXIV (litho) by Schuler, Bernhard (fl. 1890-99); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio (Purgatory)

Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio (Purgatory), Plate XXVI (litho)
8669024 Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio (Purgatory), Plate XXVI (litho) by Schuler, Bernhard (fl. 1890-99); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio (Purgatory)

Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio (Purgatory), Plate XXII (litho)
8669022 Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio (Purgatory), Plate XXII (litho) by Schuler, Bernhard (fl. 1890-99); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio (Purgatory)

Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio (Purgatory), Plate XXI (litho)
8669019 Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio (Purgatory), Plate XXI (litho) by Schuler, Bernhard (fl. 1890-99); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio (Purgatory)

Dante's Divine Comedy, Inferno (Hell), Plate III (litho)
8668959 Dante's Divine Comedy, Inferno (Hell), Plate III (litho) by Schuler, Bernhard (fl. 1890-99); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dante's Divine Comedy, Inferno (Hell), Plate III

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Grasshopper and the Ant (engraving)
8669344 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Grasshopper and the Ant (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Grasshopper and the Ant)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Peacock Complaining to Juno (engraving)
8669333 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Peacock Complaining to Juno (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Peacock Complaining to Juno)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Eye of the Master (engraving)
8669325 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Eye of the Master (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Eye of the Master)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Little Fish and the Fisherman (engraving)
8669321 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Little Fish and the Fisherman (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Little Fish and the Fisherman)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Eagle and the Owl (engraving)
8669313 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Eagle and the Owl (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Eagle and the Owl)

The Fables of La Fontaine: An Animal in the Moon (engraving)
8669300 The Fables of La Fontaine: An Animal in the Moon (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Animal in the Moon)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Lion (engraving)
8669281 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Lion (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lion)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Old Man and the Three Young Men (engraving)
8669277 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Old Man and the Three Young Men (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Old Man and the Three Young Men)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The League of the Rats (engraving)
8669267 The Fables of La Fontaine: The League of the Rats (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The League of the Rats)

Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate XLI (litho)
8669083 Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate XLI (litho) by Schuler, Bernhard (fl. 1890-99); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate XLI

Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate XXXVII (litho)
8669075 Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate XXXVII (litho) by Schuler, Bernhard (fl. 1890-99); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven)

Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate XXIX (litho)
8669070 Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate XXIX (litho) by Schuler, Bernhard (fl. 1890-99); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate XXIX

Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate XI (litho)
8669067 Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate XI (litho) by Schuler, Bernhard (fl. 1890-99); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate XI

Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate XXVIII (litho)
8669066 Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven), Plate XXVIII (litho) by Schuler, Bernhard (fl. 1890-99); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dante's Divine Comedy, Paradiso (Heaven)

Rudyard Kipling: The Sea and the Hills (colour litho)
8673762 Rudyard Kipling: The Sea and the Hills (colour litho) by Maxwell, Donald (1877-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sea and the Hills)

There was an Old Man of Ibreem, who suddenly threaten'd to scream (coloured engraving)
8634408 There was an Old Man of Ibreem, who suddenly threaten'd to scream (coloured engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: There was an Old Man of Ibreem)

There was an Old Person of Cannes, who purchased three Fowls and a Fan (coloured engraving)
8634389 There was an Old Person of Cannes, who purchased three Fowls and a Fan (coloured engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

There was an Old Man of Peru, who never knew what he should do (coloured engraving)
8634417 There was an Old Man of Peru, who never knew what he should do (coloured engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: There was an Old Man of Peru)

There was an Old Person of Stroud, who was horribly jammed in a crowd (coloured engraving)
8634411 There was an Old Person of Stroud, who was horribly jammed in a crowd (coloured engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Exploring the Beauty of Poems: A Journey through Art and Literature" Immerse yourself in the enchanting world as we embark on a visual tour, guided by captivating illustrations and timeless verses. Begin your adventure with a glimpse into Wessex, the literary landscape that inspired Thomas Hardy's novels and poems. The intricately engraved map unveils the settings where his words came to life, transporting readers to an era filled with passion and melancholy. As you wander further, encounter a vibrant Robin Redbreast perched upon a branch, its presence echoing the delicate melodies woven within poetic lines. This illustration serves as a reminder that nature often becomes an exquisite muse for writers seeking solace or inspiration. Delve into Alfred, Lord Tennyson's masterpiece "Maud, " captured in an albumen print from 1865. The image brings forth emotions evoked by this renowned poem, allowing us to witness love's complexities amidst Victorian society. Guy de Maupassant emerges next—a French writer whose prose dances effortlessly between reality and imagination. His works remind us that poetry can exist not only in rhymes but also in vivid narratives that stir our souls. Marvel at another creation born from Tennyson's pen—this time "Mariana. " An albumen print from 1875 breathes life into Mariana's solitude while showcasing her resilience against despair—an enduring theme explored throughout literature. Robert Burns takes center stage—a Scottish poet whose verses capture both heartache and joy. His words resonate across generations, reminding us of poetry's ability to transcend time and touch countless hearts. Witness World War I come alive through knitting needles intertwined with Jessie Pope's poignant poem "The NeedleWorker. " This powerful combination showcases how artistry intertwines with patriotism during times of turmoil. Night descends gracefully upon Florence Harrison's illustration accompanying Tennyson’s poem "The Gardener s". It invites contemplation under the moonlit sky, where verses bloom like flowers in a secret garden.