Desk Collection (page 7)

Cover of "Sherlock Holmes - Une Etude en rouge" by Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930)
AIS5342592 Cover of "Sherlock Holmes - Une Etude en rouge" by Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), published in 1887 in the Beeton's Christmas Annual (lithograph); © Iberfoto

Captain Robert Knox (1642-1720) of the East India Company, 1711 (oil on canvas)
7337956 Captain Robert Knox (1642-1720) of the East India Company, 1711 (oil on canvas) by Trampon, P. (18th century); 126x102.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: P)

Roald Amundsen behind his desk in his office with a book on his lap, 1900s (b/w photo)
2094006 Roald Amundsen behind his desk in his office with a book on his lap, 1900s (b/w photo); (add.info.: Roald Amundsen behind his desk in his office with a book on his lap)

A woman writing a letter at a bureau in the 19th century, from The Strand Magazine, Vol I January to June, 1891
3432526 A woman writing a letter at a bureau in the 19th century, from The Strand Magazine, Vol I January to June, 1891; Private Collection; (add.info)

Napoleon Bonaparte's study, c.1800 (photo)
XZL150474 Napoleon Bonaparte's study, c.1800 (photo); Musee National du Chateau de Malmaison, Rueil-Malmaison, France; (add.info.: Percier, Charles (1764-1838) & Fontaine, Pierre (1762-1853);)

Sofa table with harp legs by Thomas Chippendale the Younger, 1802
BAL1828 Sofa table with harp legs by Thomas Chippendale the Younger, 1802; Stourhead, Wiltshire, UK

Poster presenting the theatre play "Topaze" by Marcel Pagnol, circa 1928
LSE4111997 Poster presenting the theatre play "Topaze" by Marcel Pagnol, circa 1928.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Poster presenting the theatre play "Topaze" by Marcel Pagnol)

Captain James Cook (1728-1779), 1775-76 (oil on canvas)
7295323 Captain James Cook (1728-1779), 1775-76 (oil on canvas) by Dance, Nathaniel (1735-1811); 127x101.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

"John Bunyan Reciting The Pilgrim's Progress'...in Bedford Gaol, ...by G. F. Folingsby... 1864
"John Bunyan Reciting The Pilgrim's Progress to his friends in Bedford Gaol", by G. F. Folingsby, of Munich, in the exhibition of Fine Arts at Melbourne, Australia, 1864

Pussyfoot Johnson, between 1919 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Pussyfoot Johnson, between 1919 and c1920. Shows William Eugene "Pussyfoot" Johnson (1862-1945) who was an supporter of Prohibition and law enforcement officer

Louis L. Klotz, Minister of Finance, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Louis L. Klotz, Minister of Finance, between c1910 and c1915

Heink, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Heink, between c1915 and c1920. Shows German American opera singer Ernestine (Ro¨ssler) Schumann-Heink (1861-1936)

Iva Shuster -- Judge F.B. House, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Iva Shuster -- Judge F.B. House, 1917. Shows Iva Shuster who was appointed as official stenographer for the City Magistrates courts in New York City in January 1917

R.W. Wooley, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
R.W. Wooley, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Robert Wickliffe Woolley (1871-1958) who served as Director of the U.S. Mint (1915-1916)

The Great Schools of England: Christ's Hospital - the Grammar-School, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Great Schools of England: Christ's Hospital - the Grammar-School, 1862. Founded in the 16th century, Christ's Hospital is one of the oldest boarding schools in England

Helen Kenyon, 13 Apr 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Helen Kenyon, 13 Apr 1918. Helen Kenyon (1884-1978) who helped organize the Vassar Training Camp for Nurses during World War I

Maj. Chester P. Barnett, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Maj. Chester P. Barnett, 1917 or 1918. Chester Piersol Barnett (b. 1887) who served as an officer in the U.S. Army during World War I. Barnett is probably in his office at the U.S

Col. W.A. Simpson, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Col. W.A. Simpson, 1917 or 1918. Adjutant General William A. Simpson of the U.S. Army in his office during World War I at the U.S

Maj. Hunter S. Marston, 10 Sept 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Maj. Hunter S. Marston, 10 Sept 1917 (date created or published later). Banker Hunter S. Marston (1885-1979) who served as an officer in the U.S. Army during World War I

Maj. Walter D. Rogers, 1917 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Maj. Walter D. Rogers, 1917 and 1918. Major Walter D. Rogers who served as an officer in the U.S. Army during World War I. Rogers is probably in his office at the U.S

Maj. Willard D. Straight, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Maj. Willard D. Straight, 1917 or 1918. Banker and publisher Willard Dickerman Straight (1880-1918) who served in the U.S. Army during World War I. Straight is probably in his office at the U.S

Gen. E.D. Hoyle, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Gen. E.D. Hoyle, 1917 or 1918. Eli DuBose Hoyle (1851-1921) who served as U.S. Army Brigadier General and Commander of the Port of Embarkation at Governors Island, New York City during World War I

The moneylenders, c.1520. Creator: Massys, Quentin
The moneylenders, c.1520. Found in the Collection of the Palazzo Doria Pamphilj, Rom

Farmers pay tithes, Early 18th century. Creator: Bossche, Balthasar van den (1681-1715)
Farmers pay tithes, Early 18th century. Private Collection

Interior of a doctor's waiting room at the resort of Lake Shira, 1900-1909. Creator: LI Vonago
Interior of a doctor's waiting room at the resort of Lake Shira, 1900-1909. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist

Helen Kenyon, 13 Apr 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Helen Kenyon, 13 Apr 1918. Helen Kenyon (1884-1978) who helped organize the Vassar Training Camp for Nurses during World War I

At German Consulate, New York, 1914 April or May. Creator: Bain News Service
At German Consulate, New York, 1914 April or May. German Americans at the German Consulate in New York City as part of German mobilization before World War I

Vanguardia Nacional
Marco Tagliarino

Pink
Margareth Perfoncio

Bunny
Pasquale Guerra

Typing up a storm
Colin Dixon

African school girl
Anca Milushev

Spilled Letters
Spilled letters in hands of a writer, flat lay with hands, creative workplace. Dina Belenko

Bolama
Luís Godinho

Margaret Halaby

one open time
Ramiz Sahin

Self portrait, 18th century. Creator: Martin van Meytens
Self portrait, 18th century

Unknown man, c18th century. Creator: Francois Dumont
Unknown man, c18th century

Pehr Axel Nystrom, 1793-1868, 1832. Creator: Erik Wahlbergson
Pehr Axel Nystrom, 1793-1868, 1832

Design for secretary desk, 1816. Creator: Unknown
Design for secretary desk, 1816

Le General Petain dans son Wagon-Salon, 1916 (1924) Creator: Unknown
Le General Petain dans son Wagon-Salon, 1916. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Asst. Sec'y of the Navy Soley, between 1890 and 1901. Creator: Unknown
Asst. Sec'y of the Navy Soley, between 1890 and 1901

Chief constructor Hichborn, between 1890 and 1901. Creator: Unknown
Chief constructor Hichborn, between 1890 and 1901

Capt. N.H. Farquhar, Bureau of Yards and Docks, between 1890 and 1894. Creator: Unknown
Capt. N.H. Farquhar, Bureau of Yards and Docks, between 1890 and 1894

Still Life with Jar and Fruits, 1942. Creator: Immanuel Ibsen
Still Life with Jar and Fruits, 1942

House of Mrs. Robert L. Dodge, 1933 Oct. 17. Creator: Arnold Genthe
House of Mrs. Robert L. Dodge, 1933 Oct. 17. Address: Sefton Manor, Mill Neck, Long Island, New York. House designed in 1922 by Clinton and Russell for cosmetics executive Lillian Sefton Dodge

Fashion Plate (Morning Dress), 1813. Creator: Rudolph Ackermann
Fashion Plate (Morning Dress), 1813

Monk Instructing a Boy Dressed in a Cassock, c1865. Creator: Otto Brandt
Monk Instructing a Boy Dressed in a Cassock, c1865

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"Unveiling the Stories: A Desk Through Time" In the quiet corners of history, a desk stands as witness to tales untold. Like an empty chair awaiting its occupant, it holds secrets and whispers from literary giants like Dickens and Orwell. As if touched by their creative spirits, this wooden sanctuary has been graced by great minds. GEORGE ORWELL (1903-1950), known to us as Eric Blair, found solace at this very desk while broadcasting his profound thoughts over the BBC in London during 1943. It was here that he penned words that would ignite change and challenge societal norms. Carl Gustav Jung sought refuge at this desk too, delving into the depths of human consciousness. The artist Rex Whistler immortalized these introspective moments in "The Letter, " capturing Jung's contemplation amidst ink-stained pages. Even royalty sought comfort within these four walls; Queen Victoria herself sat here with Abdul Karim by her side, defying conventions of class and culture in c. 1890. Her reign extended beyond politics as she poured her heart onto paper from this very spot. Music echoed through these hallowed halls when Wagner composed symphonies upon symphonies on this sturdy surface crafted by Balestrieri's skilled hands. The melodies flowed seamlessly from pen to paper under his watchful eye. Charles Dickens' quill danced across parchment atop this timeless desk, birthing characters who still haunt our imaginations today - Oliver Twist, Ebenezer Scrooge - all brought to life within these humble surroundings. Love stories unfolded here too; Abelard and Heloise etched their passion into every stroke of their letters exchanged across time and distance. Their forbidden love transcended boundaries but found solace within the confines of this sacred space. Saint John of the Cross found divine inspiration at this very desk where he translated heavenly visions into poetic verses that continue to stir souls.