Inspiration Collection (#2)

The Muse Erato Writing Verses Inspired by Love, ca. 1797. Creator: Charles Meynier
The Muse Erato Writing Verses Inspired by Love, ca. 1797. Commissioned by Francois-Bernard Boyer-Fonfrede

Christian Inspiration, 19th century. Creator: Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
Christian Inspiration, 19th century

Would not that be splendid for an oratorio!, (1907). Creator: Unknown
Would not that be splendid for an oratorio!, (1907). Mendelssohns oratorio " Elijah", was inspired by a passage from the First Book of Kings, beginning with the words, And behold

The strokes of his hammer on the anvil kept time to his song, (1907). Creator: Unknown
The strokes of his hammer on the anvil kept time to his song, (1907). The German composer Handel is inspired by the sound of a hammer on an anvil: he was overtaken by a heavy shower of rain

George Herbert at Bemerton, Salisbury, 1860, (c1902). Creator: Unknown
George Herbert at Bemerton, Salisbury, 1860, (c1902). After a painting in the Guildhall Art Gallery, London. George Herbert (1593-1633), religious poet, orator and priest

Byrons Elm, Harrow, c1896. Artist: Chester Vaughan
Byrons Elm, Harrow, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

The Wonderful Tail of the Lyre Bird, 1935
The Wonderful Tail of the Lyre Bird, . From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 1, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London, ]

Albrecht von Wallenstein at the Battle of Lutzen, 1632 (1913). Artist: Arthur C Michael
Albrecht von Wallenstein at the Battle of Lutzen, 1632 (1913). Through their ranks rode Wallenstein, drawn sword in hand. The Battle of Lutzen was an engagement in the Thirty Years War fought between

An'ei Era [1772-1781] Woman Composing Poems, published in 1891. Creator: Mizuno Toshikata
An'ei Era [1772-1781] Woman Composing Poems, published in 1891. Series: Thirty-six Ways of Loving

Saint Cecilia playing the organ with two putti at right, ca. 1631

French Revolution 1789: anti-clericalism. Anti-clerical caricature on the confiscation of the wealth of the Church. A monk, representing the Church

The Holy Family with a Shepherd, c1510. Artist: Titian
The Holy Family with a Shepherd, c1510. From the National Gallery, London

Saint Anne with the Christ Child, the Virgin, and Saint John the Baptist, c1511. Artist: Hans Baldung
Saint Anne with the Christ Child, the Virgin, and Saint John the Baptist, c1511. From the Washington National Gallery of Art, USA

Pope Urban II presiding over the Council of Clermont, France, 1095 (c1490). Urban II (c1035-1099), Pope from 1088-1099, preaching the First Crusade to assembled knights, noblemen and cardinals

May Day 1920. Artist: Nicolas Kotcherguine
May Day 1920. On the ruins of capitalism the fraternity of peasants and workers marches against the peoples of the world

Ruskin in the Land of His Inspiration, c1925. Artist: Charles Dudley Tennant
Ruskin in the Land of His Inspiration, c1925. John Ruskin, (1819-1900), English art critic. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 3 by Harold Wheeler. [The Waverley Book Company, Ltd

Profile to Right of a Bald Man, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Profile to Right of a Bald Man, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

La Venida Del Espiritu Santo, (The coming of the Holy Spirit), 1514-1519, (c1934). Artist: El Greco
La Venida Del Espiritu Santo, (The coming of the Holy Spirit), 1514-1519, (c1934). From the altarpiece of Saint Lazarus of Palencia, the Virgin Mary

How the inventor of the aeroplane first got the idea during a landslip, c1918 (1919). Artist: W Heath Robinson
How the inventor of the aeroplane first got the idea during a landslip in the Pyrenees, c1918 (1919). From The Wonder Book of Aircraft for Boys and Girls, edited by Harry Golding. [Ward. Lock & Co

Peter the Hermit preaching the First Crusade, c1095 (1905). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Vol. I. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1905]

Angelica Kauffmann in the Character of Design listening to the Inspiration of Poetry, 1782, (1921)
Angelica Kauffmann in the Character of Design listening to the Inspiration of Poetry, 1782. By Thomas Burke (1749-1815) after a work by Angelica Kauffman (1741-1807)

The Ediswan Pointolite, c1916. The Edison and Swan Electric Light Company Limited was an English manufacturer of incandescent lamp bulbs and other electrical goods

Joan of Arc, 15th century French patriot and martyr, 1906. Claiming divine inspiration, Joan of Arc (c1412-1431) persuaded Charles VII to declare himself King of France

Lei Feng, Chinese soldier of the Peoples Liberation Army, c1962. In the posthumous Learn from Comrade Lei Feng campaign, initiated by Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong in 1963

The distribution of the Eagle Standards, Paris, 5th December 1804 (1882-1884). In this ceremony, which took place three days after Napoleons coronation as Emperor

Inspiration: The Inspiration of the Poet, c1630 (1956). From the Louvre, Paris. A print from Ideas, a volume about the origin and early history of many things, common and less common

The Declaration of Independence read to the American army, 1776 (c1880). George Washington had the Declaration of Independence read to his troops in New York on 9th July 1776

The Portland vase, 1891. The Portland Vase is a first century BC Roman cameo glass vase, which served as an inspiration to many glass

St Gregory the Great receiving inspiration from the Holy Spirit, c1490. Portrait of Pope Gregory (540-604 AD) from the Sforza Hours produced in Milan

Patrick Henry (1736-1799), American revolutionary, 1775 (1935). Artist: Peter Frederick Rothermel
Patrick Henry (1736-1799), American revolutionary, delivering his famous speech in the House of Burgesses, Richmond, Virginia, USA, 1775 (1935)

Walt Whitman, Inciting the Bird of Freedom to Soar, 1904. Artist: Max Beerbohm
Walt Whitman, Inciting the Bird of Freedom to Soar, 1904. Illustration from The Poets Corner, by Max Beerbohm, (London, 1904)

Joan of Arc examined by the Bishop of Winchester, 1431. Claiming divine inspiration, Joan of Arc persuaded Charles VII to declare himself King of France

Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, early 19th century. Artist: Robert Cooper
Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, early 19th century. Cochrane (1775-1860) was a Scottish politician and naval adventurer

The Historian animating the mind of a young painter, 1784. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
The Historian animating the mind of a young painter, 1784. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century

Liberty Leading the People 28th July 1830 (1900). Delacroixs famous depiction of the events of the July Revolution in Paris in 1830 that led to the abdication of King Charles X of France

Thomas Cochrane (1775-1860), 10th Earl of Dundonald, 1837. Cochrane was a Scottish politician and naval adventurer. He was one of the most daring and successful captains of the Napoleonic Wars

La Marseillaise, L Opera-Comique, 6 December 1914 (1926). Artist: Georges Bertin Scott
La Marseillaise, L Opera-Comique, 6 December 1914 (1926)

Poets Inspiration, 1785. Artist: Mariano Rossi
Poets Inspiration, 1785. Found in the collection of the State Museum Arkhangelskoye Estate, Moscow

The Poet and his Muse. Portrait of Guillaume Apollinaire and Marie Laurencin, 1909. Artist: Henri Rousseau
The Poet and his Muse. Portrait of Guillaume Apollinaire and Marie Laurencin, 1909. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Inspiration, 1902. Artist: Carlos Schwabe
Inspiration, 1902

Comptoir National d Escompte de Paris, French World War I poster, 1918. Artist: Auguste Leroux
Comptoir National d Escompte de Paris, French World War I poster, 1918. Two French women in the costume of Revolution-era France gaze into the distance, one waves her hand

Front cover of Le Flambeau (the Torch), 18 September 1915. Vercingatorix, the legendary Gallic warrior, leading modern French soldiers

Liberty Leading the People, 1830. Artist: Eugene Delacroix
Liberty Leading the People, 1830. Painted to commemorate the July Revolution of 1830. A woman personifying Liberty leads the people forward over the bodies of the fallen. From the Louvre, Paris

Baptism of Jesus and the Raising of Lazarus, 1336. Artist: Sargis Pidsak
Baptism of Jesus and the Raising of Lazarus, 1336. In the top of the image Jesus is being baptised by his cousin St John the Baptist

The Adoration of the Trinity (The Landauer Altarpiece), 1511. Artist: Albrecht Durer
The Adoration of the Trinity (The Landauer Altarpiece), 1511. This picture shows the Holy Trinity in glory, worshipped by all the saints

Le cavalier masque, 1915. Artist: Guillaume Apollinaire
Le cavalier masque, 1915. The Masked Horseman. From a private collection

Liberty, Patron of the French, 1870. Print published at the time of the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). From a private collection

The Powerful Hand, 19th century. Popular French religious print showing a hand with a nail wound (stigmata), Jesus, the all-seeing eye of God, and holy justice represented by the balance and the sword

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