illustrations
![[DESPORTES, Philippe (1546-1606)] LEMAIRE DE BELGES, Jean (1473- vers 1524). Le premier (second et tiers) livre des Illustrations de Gaule et singularitez de Troye…avec les deux epistres de Lamant verd composez par Jehan le Maire de Belges [: "Le Tra](/assets/image/picture_1320877/b07ef/de1e020b1c1715efac7025f19039ff4b1616454000jpg__fix_374_244.jpeg)
![[DESPORTES, Philippe (1546-1606)] LEMAIRE DE BELGES, Jean (1473- vers 1524). Le premier (second et tiers) livre des Illustrations de Gaule et singularitez de Troye…avec les deux epistres de Lamant verd composez par Jehan le Maire de Belges [: "Le Tra](https://veryimportantlot.com/assets/image/picture_1320877/b07ef/de1e020b1c1715efac7025f19039ff4b1616454000jpg__fix_374_244.jpeg)
![G.A. GASZTOWT [GOSHTOVT]. Kirasiry Ego Velichestva [His Majesty’s Cuirassiers in the Great War, its Actions in the White Movement]. Paris: 1938-42-44. 3 volumes, 8vo, 222 + 216 + 368 pages, plates and illustrations, original cloth, the first and third vol](/assets/image/picture_908297/515fc/9912a488439ad7cd7962ad5cee21b6f11593590400jpg__fix_374_244.jpeg)
![G.A. GASZTOWT [GOSHTOVT]. Kirasiry Ego Velichestva [His Majesty’s Cuirassiers in the Great War, its Actions in the White Movement]. Paris: 1938-42-44. 3 volumes, 8vo, 222 + 216 + 368 pages, plates and illustrations, original cloth, the first and third vol](https://veryimportantlot.com/assets/image/picture_908297/515fc/9912a488439ad7cd7962ad5cee21b6f11593590400jpg__fix_374_244.jpeg)
John Milton was a British poet and writer-publicist, intellectual and politician of the English Revolutionary period.
Milton first planned to become a priest, studied at Cambridge University, and then abandoned this activity. Several years he spent reading and self-education, learning many languages. In 1638 Milton traveled around the continent for about a year and a half, spending much time in Italy, primarily in Rome and Florence. He befriended young Italian literati, and his encounter with Galileo further influenced his writing.
Milton became best known for his poem Paradise Lost in Ten Books, which declares its purpose to justify the ways of God to man, but also touches on both universal and personal themes. Milton was the first author to use the word "cosmos" in our modern sense of "outer space," and his space epic takes place in a confidently Copernican universe.
In his prose works, Milton advocated the abolition of the Church of England and the execution of Charles I. From the outbreak of the English Civil Wars in 1642 and long after the restoration of Charles II as king in 1660, he spoke out against tyranny and state-sanctioned religion in all his works. As a Protestant, Milton was often in conflict with the Roman Catholic Church. As a civil servant, Milton became the voice of the English Commonwealth after 1649 and then under Oliver Cromwell, conducting international correspondence and defending the government against polemical attacks from abroad.
John Milton is considered the most important English writer after William Shakespeare. Author of political pamphlets and religious treatises, he is one of the most famous writers of the 1650s, the vibrant era of the English Revolution (Civil War).
![Illustrations of Constantinople, [1838], first edition, deluxe issue, contemporary portfolio](/assets/image/picture_3108867/b9192/m3vzmgv28tglz3nsnnwspanj2jjgnulrozx9k55lakpceqcza1f5vumhq8ma8vr1694157518jpg__fix_374_244.jpeg)
![Illustrations of Constantinople, [1838], first edition, deluxe issue, contemporary portfolio](https://veryimportantlot.com/assets/image/picture_3108867/b9192/m3vzmgv28tglz3nsnnwspanj2jjgnulrozx9k55lakpceqcza1f5vumhq8ma8vr1694157518jpg__fix_374_244.jpeg)
John Frederick Lewis was an English Orientalist painter. He specialized in Oriental and Mediterranean scenes in detailed watercolour or oils, very often repeating the same composition in a version in each medium. He lived for several years in a traditional mansion in Cairo, and after his return to England in 1851 he specialized in highly detailed works showing both realistic genre scenes of Middle Eastern life and more idealized scenes in upper-class Egyptian interiors with little apparent Western influence.
![Captain Thomas Brown | Illustrations of the American ornithology. Edinburgh, [1831]-1835, the dedicatee’s large-paper copy with superior colour](/assets/image/picture_3530891/4356c/d3pq3zhiust9qkvqz2se-qhtxbvjr0elnkb4s60nr-ccr4t6aso8gqamujl2v1698991970jpg__fix_374_244.jpeg)
![Captain Thomas Brown | Illustrations of the American ornithology. Edinburgh, [1831]-1835, the dedicatee’s large-paper copy with superior colour](https://veryimportantlot.com/assets/image/picture_3530891/4356c/d3pq3zhiust9qkvqz2se-qhtxbvjr0elnkb4s60nr-ccr4t6aso8gqamujl2v1698991970jpg__fix_374_244.jpeg)
Rockwell Kent is an American artist, illustrator, and writer. He was born and raised in New York City and began his art career in the early 1920s.
Kent worked in a variety of genres and styles, including realism, expressionism, and cubism. Kent became known for his book illustrations as well as his paintings and prints. His work was frequently published in Harper's Weekly, The New York Times, and Vanity Fair magazines and newspapers.
He also illustrated many books, including famous works by Ernest Hemingway and Herman Melville. Kent was also an activist and political activist. He was an advocate of socialist ideals and participated in political movements. In addition, he was a traveler and explorer, having made several trips to Alaska and other far northern territories.
Kent was also a writer and author of several books, including the autobiographical novel It's Me, O Lord! and a book about his travels. Kent's style was recognizable and original, and he was known for his powerful compositions, bright colors, and pronounced contours. His work remained popular even after his death in 1971, and many can be seen in museums and art galleries around the world.
