"The Poor Poet", by Carl Spitzweg, 1839

"The Poor Poet", by Carl Spitzweg, 1839, originally uploaded by John McNab.

Friedrich von Amerling, Portrait of the Artist Carl Vogel von Vogelstein, 1837

Amerling, Friedrich von (1803-1887) - 1837 Portrait of the Artist Carl Vogel von Vogelstein (State Museum of Berlin), originally uploaded by RasMarley.

Eugène Lami, 1830

Eugène Lami, 1830., originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Illustration from the book by Honoré de Balzac, "Physiologie du Mariage."

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