Man Of Letters Collection

Bust of Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) (marble & stone)
ALG158823 Bust of Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) (marble & stone) by Roman, (1st century BC); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; out of copyright

VOLTAIRE (1694-1778). Assumed name of Francois Marie Arouet. French man of letters. Sculpture by Jean-Antoine Houdon

VICTOR HUGO (1802-1885). French man of letters. Original carte-de-visite photograph, c1865

James Boswell (1740-95), c. 1790-95 (pencil on paper) (b&w photo)
XJF115831 James Boswell (1740-95), c.1790-95 (pencil on paper) (b&w photo) by Lawrence, Thomas (1769-1830); 15.9x12.1 cm; National Portrait Gallery, London

Manuel Jose Quintana
2910916 Manuel Jose Quintana; (add.info.: 1857 Portrait of Manuel Jose Quintana (1772-1857) Spanish poet and man of letters. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Christopher Wordsworth
3585915 Christopher Wordsworth; (add.info.: Portrait of Christopher Wordsworth (1807-1885) an English bishop of the Anglican Church, man of letters and Headmaster of Harrow School

Illustration by Gustave Dore for the 1866 edition of John Milton's Paradise Lost - Satan resting on the mountain
5309207 Illustration by Gustave Dore for the 1866 edition of John Milton's Paradise Lost - Satan resting on the mountain; (add.info)

John Milton, 1850
3478686 John Milton, 1850; (add.info.: Portrait of John Milton (1608-1674) an English poet, polemicist, man of letters and civil servant for the Common Wealth

Porcelain, slip-cast figure of John Milton
3520429 Porcelain, slip-cast figure of John Milton; (add.info.: Porcelain, slip-cast painted in enamels and gilded, figure of John Milton (1608-1674) English poet, polemicist, man of letters

Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
3119025 Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield; (add.info.: Portrait of Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield (1694-1773) a British statesman, and man of letters, and wit

The Right Hon. Lord Brougham - from a photograph by Claudet, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Right Hon. Lord Brougham - from a photograph by Claudet, 1858....after a long absence from what may be called out-of-door public life

Portrait de Marc-Antoine Jullien, dit de Paris (1775-1848), journaliste et écrivain politique, 1832
Portrait de Marc-Antoine Jullien, dit de Paris (1775-1848), journaliste et ecrivain politique, 1832

Gui Patin (1601-1672), doctor, after 1722. Creator: Unknown
Gui Patin (1601-1672), doctor, after 1722

Portrait of Louis Ratisbonne, 1852. Creator: Ary Scheffer
Portrait of Louis Ratisbonne, 1852

Backgammon game, c1780. Creator: Jean-Franois Garnerey
Backgammon game, c1780

Sir Arthur Davies Owen, Knight, 1816 (oil on board)
NGW388563 Sir Arthur Davies Owen, Knight, 1816 (oil on board) by Hoppner, John (1758-1810); 124.2x97.2 cm; National Museum Wales; (add.info)

Dr Johnson and Boswell in Fleet Street, (1884). Artist: Charles Green
Dr Johnson and Boswell in Fleet Street, (1884). Boswell: I talked of the cheerfulness of Fleet Street, owing to the constant quick succession of people which we perceive passing through it

Agence Matrimoniale (b / w photo)
2797040 Agence Matrimoniale (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Agence Matrimoniale. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

A Man of Letters (engraving)
2788269 A Man of Letters (engraving) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Man of Letters. Illustration for The History of the Hun by Arthur Moreland)

Portrait of A E Housman (litho)
5997729 Portrait of A E Housman (litho) by Dodd, Francis (1874-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of A E Housman)

A E Housman, at school, 1877 (b / w photo)
5997735 A E Housman, at school, 1877 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A E Housman, at school, 1877)

A E Housman, in London 1896 (b / w photo)
5997731 A E Housman, in London 1896 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A E Housman, in London 1896)

Felix Feneon, c. 1899 (b / w photo)
694856 Felix Feneon, c.1899 (b/w photo) by Natanson, Alfred (19th century); Collection Annette Vaillant, France; (add.info.: Felix Feneon (1861-1844) Parisian anarchist, art critic, editor

Francis Atterbury, Lord Bishop of Rochester (engraving)
964860 Francis Atterbury, Lord Bishop of Rochester (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Francis Atterbury, Lord Bishop of Rochester)

The Earl of Dufferin, PC, KT, KCB, GCMG, A Man of (many) Letters from High Latitudes (engraving)
2777081 The Earl of Dufferin, PC, KT, KCB, GCMG, A Man of (many) Letters from High Latitudes (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Earl of Dufferin, PC)

The man of letters
LLM338588 The man of letters by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The man of letters. Paynes Universum (1847).); © Look and Learn

Abbe Pierre-Joseph Alary (1689-1770) (oil on canvas)
CHT322574 Abbe Pierre-Joseph Alary (1689-1770) (oil on canvas) by French School, (18th century); Archives de l Academie Francaise, Paris

Portrait of Pietro Aretino ( The Aretin ) (1492-1556)
BEN77440 Portrait of Pietro Aretino ( The Aretin ) (1492-1556) by Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (c.1488-1576); 96.7x77.6 cm; Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy; Photo eRaffaello Bencini; Italian

Portrait of Diego Hurtado de Mendoza (1503-75), Spanish politician
AII79530 Portrait of Diego Hurtado de Mendoza (1503-75), Spanish politician by Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (c.1488-1576); Palazzo Pitti, Florence

Portrait of Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1804-69) (b / w photo)
CHT233275 Portrait of Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1804-69) (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Letter to William G. Kingsland, concerning the alleged obscurity of his poetry
KDC441027 Letter to William G. Kingsland, concerning the alleged obscurity of his poetry and writing, written at 19, Warwick Crescent, Upper Westbourne Terrace, London, 27 November

Hall Caine, 1926 (colour litho)
473389 Hall Caine, 1926 (colour litho) by Ritchie, Alick Penrose Forbes (1868-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Hall Caine)

A E Housman, portrait (litho)
5997737 A E Housman, portrait (litho) by Rothenstein, William (1872-1945) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A E Housman, portrait)

Portrait of Horatio Walpole (1723-1809) 2nd Baron Walpole of Wolterton (oil on canvas)
LMG108809 Portrait of Horatio Walpole (1723-1809) 2nd Baron Walpole of Wolterton (oil on canvas) by Subleyras, Pierre (1699-1749); 96.5x73.7 cm; Leeds Museums and Art Galleries (Temple Newsam House)

Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle (1657-1757) Meditating on the Proliferation of Worlds
CHT169022 Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle (1657-1757) Meditating on the Proliferation of Worlds, 1791 (coloured engraving) by Morret, Jean Baptiste (fl.1790-1820) (after); Musee de la Ville de Paris

Andre Dacier, 1805-11 (engraving)
446516 Andre Dacier, 1805-11 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Andre Dacier (1651-1722)

Henry Harland (charcoal)
KDC397344 Henry Harland (charcoal) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harland (1861-1905), American novelist

Portrait of Robert Southey (1774-1843) (oil on canvas)
CAV113146 Portrait of Robert Southey (1774-1843) (oil on canvas) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Henri-Louis Habert de Montmor, 1640. Creator: Claude Mellan
Henri-Louis Habert de Montmor, 1640

Raynal, (1713-1796), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Raynal, (1713-1796), 1830. Guillaume Thomas Raynall (1713-1796) French writer and man of letters during the Age of Enlightenment, educated as a Jesuit he received priests orders

Montesquieu, (1689-1755), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Montesquieu, (1689-1755), 1830. Charles-Louis de Secondat (1689-1755) French judge, man of letters, and political philosopher. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard

Milton, (1608-1674), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Milton, (1608-1674), 1830. John Milton (1608-1674) English poet, polemicist, man of letters, and civil servant for the Commonwealth under its Council of State and later under Oliver Cromwell

Atterbury, (1663-1732), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Atterbury, (1663-1732), 1830. Francis Atterbury (1663-1732) English man of letters, politician and bishop. As a Tory and Jacobite he gained patronage under Queen Anne

Horace Walpole, Fourth Earl of Orford, (1919). Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (1717-1797), also known as Horace Walpole, was an English art historian, man of letters

Horace Walpole (b. 1717, d. 1797), 1907. Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (1717-1797), also known as Horace Walpole, was an English art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and Whig politician

A German man of letters, 16th century (1849). Artist: Jost Amman
A German man of letters, 16th century (1849). A 19th century version based on an original 16th century wood engraving. From Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix

Montesquieu Charles De Montesquieu Portrait Charles-Louis De Secondat
Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brede et de Montesquieu, 1689 - 1755, aka Montesquieu. French judge, man of letters, and political philosopher

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"Man of Letters: A Journey Through Time and Culture" Step into the world of intellectual giants, where words became weapons and ideas shaped nations. From the timeless wisdom of Marcus Tullius Cicero to the rebellious spirit of Voltaire, these men were more than mere writers - they were true "Men of Letters. " Gaze upon the majestic bust of Cicero, crafted from marble and stone, a symbol of eloquence that transcends centuries. His words still resonate today, reminding us that knowledge is power. In Jean-Antoine Houdon's sculpture, we see Voltaire in all his glory. This French man of letters dared to challenge authority with his biting wit and sharp intellect. He assumed an alias but left an indelible mark on literature. Victor Hugo's carte-de-visite photograph captures the essence of this renowned French writer. With pen in hand and determination in his eyes, he fought for social justice through his powerful novels like Les Misérables. James Boswell's pencil sketch takes us back to a bygone era when literary salons buzzed with intellectual discourse. As a biographer and diarist, Boswell immortalized Dr Johnson's life while shedding light on their friendship. George Bernard Shaw stands tall as an Irish man of letters who fearlessly tackled societal norms through plays like Pygmalion. His witty dialogue challenged conventions while entertaining audiences worldwide. Ralph Waldo Emerson emerges from Samuel Rowse's wood engraving as an American philosopher whose transcendentalist ideas inspired generations. He believed in self-reliance and individualism during times marked by conformity. Charles Green's artwork transports us to Fleet Street where Dr Johnson and Boswell strolled together amidst lively conversations at coffeehouses - a testament to their enduring bond as men united by letters. Ignatius Sancho’s engraved portrait showcases a remarkable figure who rose above adversity as both composer and writer during England’s 18th-century.