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Background imageEssayist Collection: Agnes Repplier, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Agnes Repplier, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Agnes Repplier, 1910

Background imageEssayist Collection: Etienne Pivert De Senancour, 1833. Creators: Pierre-Jean David d'Angers, Etienne Pivert de Senancour

Etienne Pivert De Senancour, 1833. Creators: Pierre-Jean David d'Angers, Etienne Pivert de Senancour
Etienne Pivert De Senancour, 1833

Background imageEssayist Collection: Sir W. Temple, (1628-1699), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Sir W. Temple, (1628-1699), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sir W. Temple, (1628-1699), 1830. Sir William Temple (1628-1699) English statesman and essayist educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge who as a diplomat

Background imageEssayist Collection: Plutarch, (c. AD46- c120), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Plutarch, (c. AD46- c120), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Plutarch, (c.AD46- c120), 1830. Plutarch (c.AD46- c120) Greek biographer and essayist known primarily for his work Parallel Lives

Background imageEssayist Collection: The late Mr. John Forster, 1876. Creator: Unknown

The late Mr. John Forster, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The late Mr. John Forster, 1876. British writer and journalist: He was editor of the "Examiner" during ten years

Background imageEssayist Collection: Portrait of the author Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828-1910), 1902

Portrait of the author Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828-1910), 1902. Creator: Aronson, Naum Lvovich (1872-1943)
Portrait of the author Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828-1910), 1902. Private Collection

Background imageEssayist Collection: Le général Léopold Hugo avec deux de ses frères et son fils Abel en uniforme de la... c.1825

Le général Léopold Hugo avec deux de ses frères et son fils Abel en uniforme de la... c.1825. Creator: Julie Hugo
Le general Leopold Hugo avec deux de ses freres et son fils Abel en uniforme de la Restauration, c.1825

Background imageEssayist Collection: Portrait of Lucien-Anatole Prévost-Paradol (1829-1870), journalist and diplomat, c1829-1870

Portrait of Lucien-Anatole Prévost-Paradol (1829-1870), journalist and diplomat, c1829-1870. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Lucien-Anatole Prevost-Paradol (1829-1870), journalist and diplomat, between 1829 and 1870

Background imageEssayist Collection: Dr. Johnson, n.d. Creator: Unknown

Dr. Johnson, n.d. Creator: Unknown
Dr. Johnson, n.d

Background imageEssayist Collection: Henry T. Tuckerman, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

Henry T. Tuckerman, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Henry T. Tuckerman, between 1855 and 1865. [Writer, essayist and critic]

Background imageEssayist Collection: Robert Louis Stevenson, Modeled 1887 / 88, cast 1888 / 1928. Creator: Augustus Saint-Gaudens

Robert Louis Stevenson, Modeled 1887 / 88, cast 1888 / 1928. Creator: Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Robert Louis Stevenson, Modeled 1887/88, cast 1888/1928

Background imageEssayist Collection: Leo Tolstoy. Yasnaya Polyana, 1891. Creator: Repin, Ilya Yefimovich (1844-1930)

Leo Tolstoy. Yasnaya Polyana, 1891. Creator: Repin, Ilya Yefimovich (1844-1930)
Leo Tolstoy. Yasnaya Polyana, 1891. Private Collection

Background imageEssayist Collection: 3c American Authors Ralph Waldo Emerson die proof attached to plate proof, 14612

3c American Authors Ralph Waldo Emerson die proof attached to plate proof, 14612. Certified plate proofs are the last printed proof of the plate before printing the stamps at the Bureau of Engraving

Background imageEssayist Collection: Washington Irving, from the series Great Americans (N76) for Duke brand cigarettes, 1888

Washington Irving, from the series Great Americans (N76) for Duke brand cigarettes, 1888

Background imageEssayist Collection: Thomas Carlyle, 1867. Creator: Julia Margaret Cameron

Thomas Carlyle, 1867. Creator: Julia Margaret Cameron
Thomas Carlyle, 1867

Background imageEssayist Collection: Statue of Johnson, 1898. Creator: Unknown

Statue of Johnson, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Statue of Johnson, 1898. Grade II listed statue of Dr Samuel Johnson (1709 -1784) English writer, poet, moralist and biographer in Lichfield. From " Our Own Country, Volume II"

Background imageEssayist Collection: Swift, (1667-1745), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Swift, (1667-1745), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Swift, (1667-1745), 1830. Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist and political pamphleteer for the Whigs then the Tories who attended Trinity College, Dublin

Background imageEssayist Collection: Dr. S. Johnson, (1709-1784), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Dr. S. Johnson, (1709-1784), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Dr. S. Johnson, (1709-1784), 1830. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English writer, poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and a committed Tory

Background imageEssayist Collection: Hume, (1711-1776), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Hume, (1711-1776), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Hume, (1711-1776), 1830. David Hume (1711-1776) Scottish Enlightenment philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist, known for his influential system of philosophical empiricism, scepticism

Background imageEssayist Collection: G. Colman, (1732-1794), 1830. Creator: Unknown

G. Colman, (1732-1794), 1830. Creator: Unknown
G. Colman, (1732-1794), 1830. George Colman (1732-1794) English dramatist and essayist, educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford, also a theatre owner

Background imageEssayist Collection: Addison, (1672-1719), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Addison, (1672-1719), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Addison, (1672-1719), 1830. Joseph Addison (1672- 1719) English essayist, poet, playwright, and politician, educated at Charterhouse School and Queens College, Oxford

Background imageEssayist Collection: Thomas Carlyle Esquire, 1839. Creator: Richard James Lane

Thomas Carlyle Esquire, 1839. Creator: Richard James Lane
Thomas Carlyle Esquire, 1839. Portrait of Scottish historian and essayist Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881). Carlyle wrote a history of the French Revolution which gained him popular as well as academic

Background imageEssayist Collection: Samuel Johnson, 1777, 1907

Samuel Johnson, 1777, 1907. Dr Johnson, 18th century English man of letters. A critic, lexicographer, essayist, biographer and poet

Background imageEssayist Collection: George Psalmanazar (b. (?) 1679, d. 1763), 1907

George Psalmanazar (b. (?) 1679, d. 1763), 1907. George Psalmanazar (c. 1679-1763) was a Frenchman who claimed to be the first native of Formosa (today Taiwan) to visit Europe

Background imageEssayist Collection: Samuel Johnson, 1773, 1907

Samuel Johnson, 1773, 1907. Dr Johnson, 18th century English man of letters. A critic, lexicographer, essayist, biographer and poet

Background imageEssayist Collection: Samuel Johnson, LL. D. 1907

Samuel Johnson, LL. D. 1907
Samuel Johnson, LL.D. 1907. Dr Johnson, 18th century English man of letters. A critic, lexicographer, essayist, biographer and poet

Background imageEssayist Collection: Samuel Johnson, 1907

Samuel Johnson, 1907. Dr Johnson, 18th century English man of letters. A critic, lexicographer, essayist, biographer and poet

Background imageEssayist Collection: Americo Castro (1885-1972) Spanish essayist

Americo Castro (1885-1972) Spanish essayist

Background imageEssayist Collection: Portrait of Eugeni d Ors i Rovira (1882-1954), Spanish essayist, charcoal drawing by Ramon Casas

Portrait of Eugeni d Ors i Rovira (1882-1954), Spanish essayist, charcoal drawing by Ramon Casas

Background imageEssayist Collection: Joan Maragall i Gorina (1860-1911), Catalan poet and essayist, portrait with his family

Joan Maragall i Gorina (1860-1911), Catalan poet and essayist, portrait with his family

Background imageEssayist Collection: Jose Ortega y Gasset (1883-1955), Spanish essayist and philosopher

Jose Ortega y Gasset (1883-1955), Spanish essayist and philosopher

Background imageEssayist Collection: Eduardo Gomez de Baquero, known as Andrenio (1886-1929), Spanish essayist and literary critic

Eduardo Gomez de Baquero, known as Andrenio (1886-1929), Spanish essayist and literary critic

Background imageEssayist Collection: Alfonso Sastre (1926 -), Spanish essayist and playwright born in Madrid, 1987 photo

Alfonso Sastre (1926 -), Spanish essayist and playwright born in Madrid, 1987 photo

Background imageEssayist Collection: Leo Tolstoy in the forest

Leo Tolstoy in the forest. Private Collection

Background imageEssayist Collection: Leo Tolstoy with His Family, 1900s

Leo Tolstoy with His Family, 1900s. Private Collection

Background imageEssayist Collection: Leo Tolstoy reading

Leo Tolstoy reading. Found in the Collection of State Museum of Leo Tolstoy, Moscow

Background imageEssayist Collection: Portrait of the author Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828-1910), c. 1901-1902

Portrait of the author Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828-1910), c. 1901-1902
Portrait of the author Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828-1910), c.1901-1902. Found in the collection of I. Turgenev Memorial Museum, Moscow

Background imageEssayist Collection: Portrait of the author Maxim Gorky (1868-1939), 1906. Artist: Gallen-Kallela, Akseli (1865-1931)

Portrait of the author Maxim Gorky (1868-1939), 1906. Artist: Gallen-Kallela, Akseli (1865-1931)
Portrait of the author Maxim Gorky (1868-1939), 1906. Found in the collection of the Konstmuseet Ateneum, Helsinki

Background imageEssayist Collection: The author Maxim Gorky reads his poem Children of the sun, 1905

The author Maxim Gorky reads his poem Children of the sun, 1905. Artist: Repin, Ilya Yefimovich (1844-1930)
The author Maxim Gorky reads his poem Children of the sun, 1905. Found in the collection of the Museum of Private Collections in A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Background imageEssayist Collection: The reading of the novella The Kreutzer Sonata at the Leo Tolstoy House, 1889

The reading of the novella The Kreutzer Sonata at the Leo Tolstoy House, 1889. Found in the collection of the Institut of Russian Literature IRLI (Pushkin-House), St Petersburg

Background imageEssayist Collection: Angling

Angling. Private Collection

Background imageEssayist Collection: Portrait of the author Maxim Gorky (1868-1939), 1936. Artist: Brodsky, Isaak Izrailevich (1884-1939)

Portrait of the author Maxim Gorky (1868-1939), 1936. Artist: Brodsky, Isaak Izrailevich (1884-1939)
Portrait of the author Maxim Gorky (1868-1939), 1936. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Background imageEssayist Collection: Portrait of the author Leo N. Tolstoy (1828-1910), 1900s. Artist: Repin, Ilya Yefimovich (1844-1930)

Portrait of the author Leo N. Tolstoy (1828-1910), 1900s. Artist: Repin, Ilya Yefimovich (1844-1930)
Portrait of the author Leo N. Tolstoy (1828-1910), 1900s. From a private collection

Background imageEssayist Collection: Portrait of the author Maxim Gorky (1868-1939), 1926. Artist: Grigoriev

Portrait of the author Maxim Gorky (1868-1939), 1926. Artist: Grigoriev, Boris Dmitryevich (1886-1939)
Portrait of the author Maxim Gorky (1868-1939), 1926. Found in the collection of the State M. Gorky Museum, Moscow

Background imageEssayist Collection: Portrait of the author Maxim Gorky (1868-1939), 1921. Artist: Andreev

Portrait of the author Maxim Gorky (1868-1939), 1921. Artist: Andreev, Nikolai Andreevich (1873-1932)
Portrait of the author Maxim Gorky (1868-1939), 1921. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Background imageEssayist Collection: Portrait of the author Leo N. Tolstoy (1828-1910), 1910. Artist: Styka, Jan (1858-1925)

Portrait of the author Leo N. Tolstoy (1828-1910), 1910. Artist: Styka, Jan (1858-1925)
Portrait of the author Leo N. Tolstoy (1828-1910), 1910. From a private collection

Background imageEssayist Collection: Marcel Proust, French intellectual, novelist, essayist and critic, late 19th-early 20th century

Marcel Proust, French intellectual, novelist, essayist and critic, late 19th-early 20th century. Artist: Otto
Marcel Proust, French intellectual, novelist, essayist and critic, late 19th-early 20th century. Portrait of Proust, (1871-1922), author of A la recherche du temps perdu

Background imageEssayist Collection: Charles Lamb, English essayist, (1903)

Charles Lamb, English essayist, (1903). Lamb (1775-1834) is best known for his Essays of Elia and for the childrens book Tales from Shakespeare. Supplement to The Bookman, 1903

Background imageEssayist Collection: Dr. Johnson Discoursing With His Friends, c1900, (1912). Artist: Harold Edward Hughes Nelson

Dr. Johnson Discoursing With His Friends, c1900, (1912). Artist: Harold Edward Hughes Nelson
Dr. Johnson Discoursing With His Friends, c1900, (1912). Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), referred to as Dr Johnson, an English writer, poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer

Background imageEssayist Collection: Mrs. Bryan, 1801. Artist: Mackenzie

Mrs. Bryan, 1801. Artist: Mackenzie
Mrs. Bryan, 1801. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797?1851), English novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer, best known for her Gothic novel Frankenstein: or

Background imageEssayist Collection: Ralph Waldo Emerson, c1870, (1911). Artist: Elliot & Fry

Ralph Waldo Emerson, c1870, (1911). Artist: Elliot & Fry
Ralph Waldo Emerson, c1870, (1911). Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) an American essayist, lecturer, and poet who led the Transcendentalist movement of c1820. From Bibbys Annual 1911. [J

Background imageEssayist Collection: Sir Thomas Overbury, c16th century, (1904)

Sir Thomas Overbury, c16th century, (1904)
Sir Thomas Overbury, c16th century (1904). Sir Thomas Overbury (c1581-1613), English poet and essayist. From James I. and VI, by T. F. Henderson. [Goupil & Co

Background imageEssayist Collection: Richard Wagner, 1870, (1939). Artist: Franz Seraph Hanfstaengl

Richard Wagner, 1870, (1939). Artist: Franz Seraph Hanfstaengl
Richard Wagner, 1870, (1939). Richard Wagner (1813-1883), German composer, conductor, and essayist. From Verve - Nos. 5-6, July-October 1939. [Verve, France, 1939]. (Colorised black and white print)

Background imageEssayist Collection: Walt Whitman, c1862, (1939). Artist: Mathew Brady

Walt Whitman, c1862, (1939). Artist: Mathew Brady
Walt Whitman, c1862, (1939). Walter Walt Whitman (May 31, 1819 - March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist, journalist and humanist, From Verve - Nos. 5-6, July-October 1939

Background imageEssayist Collection: Joseph Addison, English writer and politician, c1870 (1878)

Joseph Addison, English writer and politician, c1870 (1878). Joseph Addison (1672-1719) was an essayist, poet, playwright

Background imageEssayist Collection: Arrangement in Grey and Black, No. 2: Thomas Carlyle, c1872. Artist: James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Arrangement in Grey and Black, No. 2: Thomas Carlyle, c1872. Artist: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Arrangement in Grey and Black, No.2: Thomas Carlyle, c1872. Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), considered one of the most important social commentators of his time as a Scottish philosopher

Background imageEssayist Collection: Portrait of Voltaire, c18th century. Artist: Johann Huber

Portrait of Voltaire, c18th century. Artist: Johann Huber
Portrait of Voltaire, c18th century. Voltaire (1694-1778), French Enlightenment writer, essayist, deist and philosopher. From The Connoisseur Volume LXXVII. [The Connoisseur Ltd, London, 1927]

Background imageEssayist Collection: GB Stern, 1937

GB Stern, 1937
GB Stern (1890-1973), novelist, critic, journalist, essayist and playwright, 1937. Cigarette card 34 of 40 from Famous British Authors published by WD & HO Wills

Background imageEssayist Collection: Ian Hay (Major John Hay Beith), 1937. Artists: Unknown, WD & HO Wills

Ian Hay (Major John Hay Beith), 1937. Artists: Unknown, WD & HO Wills
Major General John Hay Beith, CBE (1876-1952), British schoolmaster and soldier, best remembered as a novelist, playwright, essayist and historian who wrote under the pen name Ian Hay, 1937

Background imageEssayist Collection: Jose Marti, Fermin Valdes Dominguez and Gomez Toro, Key West, Florida, USA, 1894 (c1910)

Jose Marti, Fermin Valdes Dominguez and Gomez Toro, Key West, Florida, USA, 1894 (c1910). Jose Marti was a world class poet, an essayist, a journalist, a revolutionary philosopher, a translator

Background imageEssayist Collection: Paul Valery, French poet, essayist and philosopher, 1935

Paul Valery, French poet, essayist and philosopher, 1935. Valery (1871-1945) was a French author and Symbolist poet, he also wrote essays and aphorisms on art, history, letters, music

Background imageEssayist Collection: Lucien Anatole Prevost-Paradol, French journalist and essayist, 1860

Lucien Anatole Prevost-Paradol, French journalist and essayist, 1860. A photograph from Album de Photographies dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1860-1905, 3rd album, Editions MD, Paris

Background imageEssayist Collection: Marcel Proust, French author, 1922

Marcel Proust, French author, 1922. Proust (1871-1922) is best remembered for his A la recherche du temps perdu (In Search of Lost Time) a seven volume work spanning some 3200 pages

Background imageEssayist Collection: Leon Bloy, French novelist, essayist and poet, 1895

Leon Bloy, French novelist, essayist and poet, 1895. A photograph from Album de Photographies, Dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1850-1950, Editions MD, 22 Rue de L Arcade, Paris 8, 1850-1950

Background imageEssayist Collection: Washington Irving (1783-1859), American author, 19th century (1908)

Washington Irving (1783-1859), American author, 19th century (1908). Best known for his short stories, Irving was also a prolific essayist, biographer and historian

Background imageEssayist Collection: Thomas Mann (1875-1955), German novelist and short story writer, early 20th century

Thomas Mann (1875-1955), German novelist and short story writer, early 20th century. Mann was also a social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and 1929 Nobel Prize laureate

Background imageEssayist Collection: Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1923Artist: Rischgitz Collection

Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1923Artist: Rischgitz Collection
Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1923. Published in The Outline of Literature, by John Drinkwater, London, 1923

Background imageEssayist Collection: Charles Lamb, English essayist, (1912)

Charles Lamb, English essayist, (1912). Lamb (1775-1834) is best known for his Essays of Elia and for the childrens book Tales from Shakespeare

Background imageEssayist Collection: Isaac D Israeli, British writer and scholar, c1840 (1878)

Isaac D Israeli, British writer and scholar, c1840 (1878). Isaac D Israeli (1766-1848) was the father of the British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli

Background imageEssayist Collection: Plutarch (c46-120) Greek historian, biographer, and essayist, 1924

Plutarch (c46-120) Greek historian, biographer, and essayist, 1924
Plutarch (c46-120) Greek historian, biographer, and essayist. Known primarily for Parallel Lives and Moralia. Taken from the Leaders of Men cigarette cards produced by Ogdens 1924

Background imageEssayist Collection: Washington Irving, American author, (c1880)

Washington Irving, American author, (c1880). Best known for his short stories, Irving was also a prolific essayist, biographer and historian

Background imageEssayist Collection: John Forster, c1860-1900. Artist: CH Jeens

John Forster, c1860-1900. Artist: CH Jeens
John Forster, c1860-1900

Background imageEssayist Collection: Eliza Lynn Linton (1822-1898), British novelist, essayist, and journalist, 1890. Artist: W&D Downey

Eliza Lynn Linton (1822-1898), British novelist, essayist, and journalist, 1890. Artist: W&D Downey
Eliza Lynn Linton (1822-1898), British novelist, essayist, and journalist, 1890. From The Cabinet Portrait Gallery, first series, Cassell and Company Limited (London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890)

Background imageEssayist Collection: Sir William Temple, 17th century English statesman and essayist, (c1850)

Sir William Temple, 17th century English statesman and essayist, (c1850). Temple (1628-1699) successfully negotiated the marriage of William, Prince of Orange and Princess Mary of England

Background imageEssayist Collection: Thomas Carlyle, 19th century Scottish essayist, satirist, and historian, (1903)

Thomas Carlyle, 19th century Scottish essayist, satirist, and historian, (1903). Carlyle (1795-1881) wrote a history of the French Revolution which gained him popular as well as academic fame when it

Background imageEssayist Collection: Four social theorists: Carlyle, Owen, Fourier and Proudhon, (1903)

Four social theorists: Carlyle, Owen, Fourier and Proudhon, (1903). Robert Owen, Welsh socialist and social reformer; Thomas Carlyle, Scottish essayist, satirist

Background imageEssayist Collection: Letter from Charles Lamb to John Clare, 31st August 1822. Artist: Charles Lamb

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

Background imageEssayist Collection: Voltaire, French Enlightenment writer, essayist, deist and philosopher, 18th century

Voltaire, French Enlightenment writer, essayist, deist and philosopher, 18th century. Portrait of Voltaire (1694-1778) as a young man

Background imageEssayist Collection: Jean de La Bruyere, French essayist and moralist, 17th century. Artist: Saint Jean

Jean de La Bruyere, French essayist and moralist, 17th century. Artist: Saint Jean
Jean de La Bruyere, French essayist and moralist, 17th century. Portrait of La Bruyere (1645-1696) who is best known for his translation of the ancient Greek philosopher Theophrastus

Background imageEssayist Collection: Thomas Carlyle, Scottish essayist, satirist, and historian, c1873

Thomas Carlyle, Scottish essayist, satirist, and historian, c1873. Artist: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Thomas Carlyle, Scottish essayist, satirist, and historian, c1873. Portrait of Carlyle (1795-1881)

Background imageEssayist Collection: Charles Lamb, English essayist, 19th century

Charles Lamb, English essayist, 19th century. Portrait of Lamb (1775-1834)

Background imageEssayist Collection: Lenin and the author Maxim Gorky with the Fishermen at the Capri Island, 1946

Lenin and the author Maxim Gorky with the Fishermen at the Capri Island, 1946. Found in the collection of the State Art Museum, Sotchi

Background imageEssayist Collection: Leo Tolstoy with a newspaper, 1901. Artist: Pasternak, Leonid Osipovich (1862-1945)

Leo Tolstoy with a newspaper, 1901. Artist: Pasternak, Leonid Osipovich (1862-1945)
Leo Tolstoy with a newspaper, 1901. Found in the collection of the Institut of Russian Literature IRLI (Pushkin-House), St Petersburg

Background imageEssayist Collection: Lev Tolstoy at the Plough, 1903. Artist: Pasternak, Leonid Osipovich (1862-1945)

Lev Tolstoy at the Plough, 1903. Artist: Pasternak, Leonid Osipovich (1862-1945)
Lev Tolstoy at the Plough, 1903. From a private collection



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