Edgar Allan Poe stock illustrations

Illustration of a Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American author, poet, editor, and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story, and is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.

From Harper's magazine - 1872

Portrait of Edgar Allan Poe, an American poet and author. Poe was born January 19, 1809, in Boston, Massachusetts, and died October 7, 1849, in Baltimore, Maryland, The famous author was a graduate of the University of Virginia Military Academy. Illustration published in an 1898 literature book. Copyright has expired and is in Public Domain.

Vintage portrait of Edgar Allan Poe, an American writer, editor, and literary critic, best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. Notable works include The Raven, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Mask of the Red Death, and The Fall of the House of Usher.

Cemetery. Raven sitting on the tombstone. Black and white

Three spooky frames for the perfect Halloween

Portrait of Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849). Vintage etching circa 19th century.

Antique illustration

"Vintage engraving of Edgar Allan Poe, (1809 aa 1849) an American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre."

Vintage engraving of Edgar Allan Poe's Cottage at Fordham

Vintage engraving features an incident during the 1885 Smallpox Epidemic in Montreal where the sanitary police removed smallpox patients from the public.

From the Edgar Allan Poe story, the murderer confesses his crime as he hears the heart of his victim beating beneath the floorboards.

A letter written in Edgar Allan Poe's handwriting granting an interview after he had misplaced the request. Poe was an American poet and author. Illustration published 1897. The original edition is in my archives. Copyright has expired and is in Public Domain.

Engraving from 1885 featuring Frances Sargent Osgood who was a poet and friend of Edgar Allan Poe. She lived from 1811 until 1850.

Portrait of Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809, in Boston, Massachusetts,- October 7, 1849, in Baltimore, Maryland) was, an American poet and author. Poe graduated from the University of Virginia Military Academy. Illustration published 1892. The original edition is in my archives. Copyright has expired and is in Public Domain.

From Harper's magazine - 1872

Dr Jekyll has just had a gulp of his evil elixir and transformed into Mr Hyde.

Portrait of Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849). Vintage etching circa 19th century.

"Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 aa October 7, 1849) was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Isolated on white background. Illustration was published in 1882"

wolf howling at the moon

From the Edgar Allan Poe story, Fortunato meets his fate deep in the wine cellar.

Portrait of Elizabeth Poe (1787 – December 8, 1811), an American actress and mother of author Edgar Allan Poe. Illustration published 1897. The original edition is in my archives. Copyright has expired and is in Public Domain.

Illustration from Harper's Magazine Volume XLV -June to November 1872 :- Edgar Allan Poe's cottage at Fordham , New York a section of the Bronx.

Portrait of Edgar Allan Poe, an American poet and author. Poe was born January 19, 1809, in Boston, Massachusetts, and died October 7, 1849, in Baltimore, Maryland, The famous author was a graduate of the University of Virginia Military Academy. Illustration published 1897. The original edition is in my archives. Copyright has expired and is in Public Domain.

House at 85 West Third Street in Greenwich Village, New York City, where Edgar Allan Poe and his wife lived from 1844-46. Illustration published 1897. The original edition is in my archives. Copyright has expired and is in Public Domain.

The house at 113 1/2 Carmine Street, New York, where Edgar Allan Poe lived in 1838. Illustration published 1897. The original edition is in my archives. Copyright has expired and is in Public Domain.

Illustration from Harper's Magazine Volume XLV -June to November 1872 :- Formal portrait of the author Edgar Allan Poe. (1809-1849)

Portrait of Virginia Poe (August 15, 1822 – January 30, 1847), wife and cousin of author Edgar Allan Poe. Illustration published 1897. The original edition is in my archives. Copyright has expired and is in Public Domain.

The cottage where Edgar Allan Poe and his wife in Fordham, New York, USA. Illustration published 1897. The original edition is in my archives. Copyright has expired and is in Public Domain.

The house at Boulevard and 84th Street, New York City, New York where Edgar Allan Poe wrote "The Raven." Illustration published 1897. The original edition is in my archives. Copyright has expired and is in Public Domain.

Antique engraved portraits of American authors - Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864), Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882), and Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849).