Critic Collection (page 5)

William Martin Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Allington (1856-1937), 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
William Martin Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Allington (1856-1937), 1893. Conway was an English art critic, politician and mountaineer

Zacharie Astruc, c1850-1910 (1924). Artist: Felix Bracquemond
Zacharie Astruc, c1850-1910 (1924). A print from A History of French Etching from the 16th Century to the Present Day, by F L Leipnik, John Lane the Bodley Head Limited, London, 1924

John Ruskin, Victorian art critic, 1923. Published in The Outline of Literature, by John Drinkwater, London, 1923

Renan, French 19th Century philosopher and critic, 1923. Artist: Rischgitz Collection
Renan, French 19th Century philosopher and critic, 1923. Published in The Outline of Literature, by John Drinkwater, London, 1923

Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French 19th Century Critic, 1923. Published in The Outline of Literature, by John Drinkwater, London, 1923

Edgar Allan Poe, Author of Tales of Mystery and Imagination, 1923. Artist: Rischgitz Collection
Edgar Allan Poe, Author of Tales of Mystery and Imagination, 1923. Published in The Outline of Literature, by John Drinkwater, London, 1923

John Ruskin (1819-1900), English art and social critic, 20th century
John Ruskin (1819-1900), art and social critic, 20th century. Ruskin is best known for his work as an art critic and a social critic, but is remembered as an author, poet and artist as well

A Roman Critic, 1852. Artist: John Leech
A Roman Critic, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Charles Dickens, 1859. After William Powell Frith (1819-1909). From The Graphic, March 19th, 1862

John Ruskin (1819-1900), English critic, author, poet and artist, 1886. Ruskin is best known for his work as an art critic and social critic, but is also remembered as an author, poet and artist

Old Wisdom blinking at the stars, 1782. Artist: W Rennie
Old Wisdom blinking at the stars, 1782. Man of letters and lexicographer Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), as a wise owl, looks at busts of Milton and Pope

The Reviewers Cave, 1765. Artist: Mortimer
The Reviewers Cave, 1765. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston [pseudonym of Emily Morse Symonds], (London, 1905)

Christine de Pizan (1364 -1430), medieval writer, rhetorician and critic, 15th century, (1870). Pizan is shown seated on a chair of carved wood with back and canopy

William Gifford, English critic, editor and poet, (19th century). Artist:s Freeman
William Gifford, English critic, editor and poet, (19th century). Gifford (1756-1826) built a reputation as a satirist and controversialist. He edited the Quarterly Review from 1809 until 1824

GK Chesterton, British poet, novelist and critic, 1926. Artist: Alick P F Ritchie
GK Chesterton, British poet, novelist and critic, 1926. Portrait of Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936). Cigarette card with straight-line caricature, issued by John Player & Sons

John Ruskin, British author, poet, artist and critic, c1890. Artist: Cassell, Petter & Galpin
John Ruskin, British author, poet, artist and critic, c1890. Ruskin (1819-1900) was a supporter of the Pre-Raphaelites and an inspiration for the Arts and Crafts movement

Letter from William Ewart Gladstone to Anthony Panizzi, 29th November 1856. Artist: William Ewart Gladstone
Letter from William Ewart Gladstone to Anthony Panizzi, 29th November 1856. Letter written from Hawarden, with reference to Panizzis (afterwards Sir Anthony Panizzi)

Letter from Charles Lamb to John Clare, 31st August 1822. Artist: Charles Lamb
Letter from Charles Lamb to John Clare, 31st August 1822. Letter written from India House by Lamb to John Clare the peasant-poet

Edgar Allan Poe, American poet, short story writer, editor and critic, (1909). Poe (1809-1849) was one of the leaders of the American Romantic Movement. Supplement to The Bookman, 1909

Edmund William Gosse, English poet, author and critic, 1913. Artist: Frank Dicksee
Edmund William Gosse, English poet, author and critic, 1913. Gosse (1849-1928) was the son of the naturalist and populariser of science Philip Henry Gosse. Supplement to The Bookman, 1913

Ferdinand Brunetiere, French writer and critic, late 19th century. Portrait of Brunetiere (1849-1906), creator of the theory of the evolution of literary genres

Jules Lemaitre, French critic and dramatist, late 19th century. Artist: Dornac
Jules Lemaitre, French critic and dramatist, late 19th century. Portrait of Lemaitre (1853-1914) whose critical reviews of plays and books were extremely influential

Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French literary critic, 19th century. Portrait of Sainte-Beuve (1804-1869) who was a friend of Victor Hugo and sympathetic to the works of the romantic movement

Hippolyte Taine, French critic and historian, 1890. Artist: Chevrillon
Hippolyte Taine, French critic and historian, 1890. Portrait of Taine (1828-1893), leading exponent of positivism

George Meredith, English novelist and poet, c1909. Artist: Frederick Hollyer
George Meredith, English novelist and poet, c1909. Portrait of Meredith (1828-1909) who was also a war correspondent

Matthew Arnold, English poet and cultural critic, c1880s. Artist: London Stereoscopic & Photographic Co
Matthew Arnold, English poet and cultural critic, c1880s. Arnold (1822-1888) was inspector of schools and professor of poetry

John Ruskin, English critic, poet and artist, c1880s. Artist: Barraud
John Ruskin, English critic, poet and artist, c1880s. Ruskin (1819-1900) was a leading art and social critic, author, poet and artist of the Victorian period

John Dryden, English poet, literary critic, and playwright, (19th century). John Dryden (1631-1700) was an influential English poet, literary critic, and playwright

Archibald Alison, Scottish didactic and philosophical writer, c1880. Artist: DJ Pound
Archibald Alison, Scottish didactic and philosophical writer, c1880. Portrait of Alison (1757-1839), social critic, criminal lawyer, and sheriff of Lanarkshire

Dryden, 1775. Artist: W Sharp
Dryden, 1775. John Dryden (1631-1700) was an influential English poet, literary critic, and playwright. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1775

Portrait of Antonin Proust, 1877-1880. Artist: Edouard Manet
Portrait of Antonin Proust, 1877-1880. Proust (1832-1905) was a French art historian and critic. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Nicholas Boileau Despreaux, 1775. Artist: J Collyer
Nicholas Boileau Despreaux, 1775. Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux, commonly called Boileau, (1636-1711) was a French poet and critic

Self-portrait, c1850-1867. Artist: Charles Pierre Baudelaire
Self-portrait, c1850-1867. From a private collection

Matthew Arnold (1822-1888), British poet, critic and educationalist, c1880. He was the eldest son of Thomas Arnold, headmaster of Rugby School

John Ruskin, English author, poet, artist and critic, c1880. Ruskin (1819-1900) was a supporter of the Pre-Raphaelites and an inspiration for the Arts and Crafts movement

Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936), English novelist, poet and critic, 1927. GK Chesterton was the creator of the fictional detective Father Brown (1911)

Arthur Quiller-Couch, English poet, novelist, anthologist and critic, c1927. Quiller-Couch (1863-1944) was born at Fowey, Cornwall

Dr Johnson and James Boswell recovering from a hangover after a night on the town. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Dr Johnson and James Boswell recovering from a hangover after a night on the town. Boswell has a Bible open and reads: be not filled with wine wherein is excess

Dr Johnson, 18th century English man of letters. A critic, lexicographer, essayist, biographer and poet, Dr Johnson (1709-1784) was one of the oustanding personalities of 18th century Britain

Dr Johnson, English man of letters, c1780. A critic, lexicographer, essayist, biographer and poet, Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) was one of the oustanding personalities of 18th century Britain

Doctor Johnson in the ante-room of Lord Chesterfield, waiting for an audience, 1748. A critic, lexicographer, essayist, biographer and poet

Samuel Johnson, English man of letters, talking to Oliver Goldsmith, English author, c1755-1774
Samuel Johnson, English man of letters, talking to Oliver Goldsmith, English author, 1755-1774. A critic, lexicographer, essayist, biographer and poet

Samuel Johnson, 18th century English man of letters in his house off Fleet Street, London, 1852
Samuel Johnson, 18th century English man of letters in his house off Fleet Street, London, attended by his servant, Francis, and Mrs Williams, 1852

Samuel Johnson, English man of letters, 1756-1757. Artist: Sir Joshua Reynolds
Samuel Johnson, English man of letters, 1756-1757. A critic, lexicographer, essayist, biographer and poet, Dr Johnson (1709-1784) was one of the oustanding personalities of 18th century Britain

Edmund William Gosse, English poet and critic, c1905. From 1904, Gosse (1849-1928) was librarian of the House of Lords

Walk-through of an influential critic, from Sketches from the Salon, published in Le Charivari, June 24, 1865, June 24, 1865

Grave of John Ruskin, English author, poet, artist and critic
Grave of John Ruskin (1819-1900), English author, poet, artist and critic at St Andrew Churchyard, Coniston, Cumbria

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