Inkwell Collection (#3)

Small archive of May brothers personal ephemera
White Star Line, RMS Titanic, May Collection. Small archive of personal ephemera relating to Titanic passengers Richard and Stanley May

Manuel Roda y Arrieta (1706/1707-1782), 1765, by Batoni
Manuel Roda y Arrieta (1706/1707-1782). Spanish politician. Founder of the History Academy. Portrait by Pompeo Batoni (1708-1787), 1765. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain

Mariana of Austria (1634-1696) by Juan Carreno de Miranda
Mariana of Austria (1634-1696). Queen of Spain. spouse of Philiph IV. Portrait by Juan Carreno de Miranda (1614-1685). Detail. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019

The Conquest of Mexico (1519-21)
The Conquest of Mexico (1519-1521). D- Hernan Cortes appoints ordinary mayors of the town, E- La Malinche makes the Totonac understand who Cortes is. Detail

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). El socialismo es la humanidad superada (Socialism is Humanity that Has Got Better), Poster of the Valencian Socialist Federation designed by J. Barreira. SPAIN

Drafting the Declaration of Independence in 1776, 19th century (engraving)
XEE4156500 Drafting the Declaration of Independence in 1776, 19th century (engraving) by Chappel, Alonzo (1828-87); Private Collection; (add.info.: Drafting the Declaration of Independence in 1776)

RODA, Manuel Roda y Arrieta, marks of (1706-1782). Spanish political (oil on canvas)
CUL4933229 RODA, Manuel Roda y Arrieta, marks of (1706-1782). Spanish political (oil on canvas) by Batoni, Pompeo Girolamo (1708-87); (add.info.: By BATONI, Pompeo Girolamo (1708-1787) SPAIN. ARAGON

Portrait du compositeur Jean Sebastien Bach (1685-1750). Oeuvre de Mikhail Mikhailovich Shemiakin (Michel Chemiakin)
FIA5358484 Portrait du compositeur Jean Sebastien Bach (1685-1750). Oeuvre de Mikhail Mikhailovich Shemiakin (Michel Chemiakin) (ne en 1943), aquarelle et encre sur papier

Homework A mother helps children do their homework. Painting by Henri Jamet (1858-1940) 20th century Orleans
JLJ4654347 Homework A mother helps children do their homework. Painting by Henri Jamet (1858-1940) 20th century Orleans, Musee des Beaux Arts by Jamet, Henri (1858-1940); Musee des Beaux-Arts

Inkwell, c. 1940. Creator: Jessie M Youngs
Inkwell, c. 1940

Une nouvelle a l ecole (A novice in school) - Peinture de Emilia (Emily) Yakovlevna Shanks (1857-1936)
FIA5371570 Une nouvelle a l ecole (A novice in school) - Peinture de Emilia (Emily) Yakovlevna Shanks (1857-1936), huile sur toile, 1892 - Art russe, 19e siecle - State Tretyakov Gallery

Saint Jerome meditating, Painting attributed to Artus Wolffort (1581-1641)
YOU4419426 Saint Jerome meditating, Painting attributed to Artus Wolffort (1581-1641). Photography, KIM Youngtae, Lyon, Musee des Beaux Arts de Lyon

"Vierge a l encrier"(Madonna with the inkwell) Peinture du Maitre du Rhin Moyen (actif vers 1420)
FIA5402391 " Vierge a l encrier" (Madonna with the inkwell) Peinture du Maitre du Rhin Moyen (actif vers 1420) ca 1430 - Oil on wood Dim 67, 3x45 cm Staatliche Museen

St. Francis de Sales - Saint Francois-de-Sales (Saint Francois de Sales) (1567-1622)
XEE4163234 St. Francis de Sales - Saint Francois-de-Sales (Saint Francois de Sales) (1567-1622) - - Engraving from " Religious teaching by the eyes

Portrait du chancelier imperial de Russie le comte Ivan Osterman (1725-1811)
FIA5371500 Portrait du chancelier imperial de Russie le comte Ivan Osterman (1725-1811) (portrait of the Imperial Chancellor of Russia Count Ivan Osterman)

Illustration of Louis Alexandre Gosset de Guines dit Gill (1840-1885) for the Cover of La Lune
ICA4877283 Illustration of Louis Alexandre Gosset de Guines dit Gill (1840-1885) for the Cover of La Lune, 1866-10-7 - the ogres of journalism - Censorship

Cover of "L Assiette au Beurre", number 126, Satirique en Couleurs
ICA4883512 Cover of " " L Assiette au Beurre", number 126, Satirique en Couleurs, 1903_8_29: Justice Proces - Magistrate (lithograph) by Vieillard

Saint Jerome in his Study
FIA5400415 Saint Jerome in his Study by Ferrer, Jaume (fl.1430-1461); 151x86 cm; Museu Nacional d Art de Catalunya, Barcelona

A school class. Painting by Danwon (Kim Hongdo) (1745-1806), ink on paper, Coreen art
LSE4316395 A school class. Painting by Danwon (Kim Hongdo) (1745-1806), ink on paper, Coreen art, period Joseon (Choson) 18th century. National Museum of Korea, Seoul (South Korea)

Portrait du prince Alexandre Nikolaievitch Golitsyne (1773-1844) (Portrait of Prince Alexander Nikolayevich Golitsyn)
FIA5389953 Portrait du prince Alexandre Nikolaievitch Golitsyne (1773-1844) (Portrait of Prince Alexander Nikolayevich Golitsyn (1773-1844) - Peinture de Karl Briullov (Brioullov) (1799-1852)

Portrait of the author Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828-1910) par Orlow, Nikolai Vasilievich (1863-1924)
FIA5405040 Portrait of the author Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828-1910) par Orlow, Nikolai Vasilievich (1863-1924). Oil on canvas, size : 104x84, 1911, State Museum of Leo Tolstoy

Le Voltaire illustrious, 1880_2_15 - Illustration by Louis Alexandre Gosset de Guines dit Gill (1840-1885)
ICA4936119 Le Voltaire illustrious, 1880_2_15 - Illustration by Louis Alexandre Gosset de Guines dit Gill (1840-1885): Theatre - Actor, actress Comedian

Nature morte avec instruments d ecriture (Still life with writting implements)
FIA5327616 Nature morte avec instruments d ecriture (Still life with writting implements). Encre et encrier avec plume, enveloppe

Baroque : Portrait of cardinal Gaspar de Molina y Oviedo (1679-1744) par Tovar, Alonso Miguel de (1678-1758)
FIA5406066 Baroque : Portrait of cardinal Gaspar de Molina y Oviedo (1679-1744) par Tovar, Alonso Miguel de (1678-1758), First third of 18th cen.. Oil on canvas, 197x123

Portrait de Ivan Petrovich Koulibine (Kulibin) (1735-1818), inventeur et mecanicien russe
FIA5368126 Portrait de Ivan Petrovich Koulibine (Kulibin) (1735-1818), inventeur et mecanicien russe, utilisant un compas (Portrait of the mechanic and inventor Ivan P. Kulibin)

Representation of Saint Matthew and another evangelist, 17th century (painting)
LRI4699410 Representation of Saint Matthew and another evangelist, 17th century (painting) by Bertolotto, Gian Lorenzo (1640-1720) and Michelangelo (1603-1676); Private Collection; Luisa Ricciarini

Les litideurs malgre eux - Lithography, extracted from Theatre des marionnettes du jardin des Tuileries
LSE4088980 Les litideurs malgre eux - Lithography, extracted from Theatre des marionnettes du jardin des Tuileries, text and drawing by Louis Edmond Duranty (1833-1880), Paris, 1863 by Duranty

Council held by rats - The Council Held By The Rats - (Recueil 1, Book 2, Fable 2)
XEE4161766 Council held by rats - The Council Held By The Rats - (Recueil 1, Book 2, Fable 2) - engraving from " A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine" Illustrated by Percy J

Leon Tolstoi - Portrait of the author Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828-1910), by Orlow
FIA5409376 Leon Tolstoi - Portrait of the author Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828-1910), by Orlow, Nikolai Vasilievich (1863-1924). Oil on canvas, End of 19th cen

Portrait of Alexey Nikolayevich Olenin (1763-1843) par Olenin, Pyotr Alexeevich (1828-1855)
FIA5401127 Portrait of Alexey Nikolayevich Olenin (1763-1843) par Olenin, Pyotr Alexeevich (1828-1855), 1820s - Watercolour and pastel on paper - State Museum of A.S

Portrait of comedian and playwright Florent Carton Sieur d Ancourt, dit Dancourt (1661-1725)
JLJ4651899 Portrait of comedian and playwright Florent Carton Sieur d Ancourt, dit Dancourt (1661-1725) Painting by Robert Gabriel Gence (d)

Metamorphic library chairs, 1810
6339915 Metamorphic library chairs, 1810 by British School, (18th-19th century); (add.info.: Metamorphic library chairs, 1810)

Circular Gothic table for a library or study, with illuminated books and inkwell on the top
6339859 Circular Gothic table for a library or study, with illuminated books and inkwell on the top by British School, (18th-19th century); (add.info.: Circular Gothic table for a library or study)

Representation of a notary (miniature, 15th century)
LRI4667261 Representation of a notary (miniature, 15th century) by Italian School, (15th century); Museo Civico Archeologico, Bologna

Duties towards oneself: the body. Work and laziness, 1919 (engraving)
DUV4212719 Duties towards oneself: the body. Work and laziness, 1919 (engraving) by Dascher, G. (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Duties towards oneself: the body. Work and laziness)

Portrait de Emile Jean Fontaine, libraire (The Bookseller E. J. Fontaine) - Peinture de Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894)
FIA5384893 Portrait de Emile Jean Fontaine, libraire (The Bookseller E. J. Fontaine) - Peinture de Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894), huile sur toile (65x81 cm), 1885

Branche de merisier dans un verre. Sous le verre d eau, un cahier rouge intitule "L art vivant"
FIA5343117 Branche de merisier dans un verre. Sous le verre d eau, un cahier rouge intitule " L art vivant". Peinture de Kuzma Sergeyevich Petrov Vodkin (Petrov-Vodkin)

Nature morte avec un pot a encre. Peinture de Kuzma Sergeyevich Petrov Vodkin (Petrov-Vodkin) (Kouzma Petrov Vodkine)
FIA5345332 Nature morte avec un pot a encre. Peinture de Kuzma Sergeyevich Petrov Vodkin (Petrov-Vodkin) (Kouzma Petrov Vodkine) (Petrov-Vodkine) (1878-1939), huile sur toile, 1934

Au bureau de l avocat (At the lawyers Office). Peinture de Marc Louis Benjamin Vautier l aine (1829-1898)
FIA5371421 Au bureau de l avocat (At the lawyers Office). Peinture de Marc Louis Benjamin Vautier l aine (1829-1898). Huile sur toile, 36 x 43 cm. Art allemand du 19e siecle

Saint Jerome (Saint Jerome). Peinture de Theodoor Van Thulden (1606-1669). Huile sur bois, 22, 2 x 29, 5 cm
FIA5364587 Saint Jerome (Saint Jerome). Peinture de Theodoor Van Thulden (1606-1669). Huile sur bois, 22, 2 x 29, 5 cm. art flamand, art baroque. Regional Art Gallery, Tambov (Russie)

"Alexander Pushkin at an examination in the Lyceum of Tsarskoye Selo on January 8
FIA5369623 " Alexander Pushkin at an examination in the Lyceum of Tsarskoye Selo on January 8, 1815" by Ilya Yefimovich Repin (1844-1930), Oil on canvas, 1911

Group Portrait of the Mint Masters of Dordrecht (Portrait de groupe des maitres et des officiers de la monnaie de)
FIA5398178 Group Portrait of the Mint Masters of Dordrecht (Portrait de groupe des maitres et des officiers de la monnaie de Dordrecht) - Peinture de Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten (1627-1678)

Portrait de l homme d etat et reformateur, le comte Jacob Sievers (1731-1808)
FIA5375524 Portrait de l homme d etat et reformateur, le comte Jacob Sievers (1731-1808) (portrait of the Stateman and Reformer Count Jacob Sievers)

L Assiette au Beurre, number 199, Satirique en couleurs, 1905_2_25: Armee, Read write (lithograph)
ICA4901419 L Assiette au Beurre, number 199, Satirique en couleurs, 1905_2_25: Armee, Read write (lithograph) by Gottlob, Fernand Louis (1873-1935); (add.info.: L Plate au beurre, number 199)

Teresa of Avila
FIA5401175 Teresa of Avila by Spanish School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sainte Therese de Jesus ou d Avila (1515-1582), mystique et carmelite espagnole

"Portrait d aristocrate"Portrait d un inconnu polonais, probablement un homme d etat, de riches conditions
FIA5326521 " Portrait d aristocrate" Portrait d un inconnu polonais, probablement un homme d etat, de riches conditions, coiffe d une perruque, et portant une armure

fart20430
FIA5618098 fart20430 by Mancini, Antonio (1852-1930); National Gallery, London, UK; (add.info.: Mancini, Antonio (1852-1930) The Customs Oil on canvas 1877 National Gallery, London 73, 7x59

Portrait d un jeune homme, autoportrait (Portrait of a young man, sel portrait)
FIA5332669 Portrait d un jeune homme, autoportrait (Portrait of a young man, sel portrait). Peinture de Michiel Sweerts (1618-1664). Huile sur toile, 114 x 92 cm, 1656. Art flamand, art baroque

For sale as Licensed Images

Choose your image, Select your licence and Download the media

"Inkwell: A Timeless Companion to Creativity and Knowledge" In the realm of art and intellect, the inkwell stands as a symbol of inspiration and expression. From the delicate engravings depicting Saint John of the Cross's spiritual journey to the vibrant colors adorning Franz Peter Schubert's portrait, this humble object has witnessed countless masterpieces come to life. But beyond its artistic allure, the it also bears witness to practical matters. It silently observes a couple grappling with an age-old problem – balancing their books and finding harmony in their income. Yet amidst these challenges, it remains a steadfast companion on their desk, reminding them that creativity can transcend financial constraints. Even kittens find joy in its presence, playfully swatting at each other while perched upon its surface. Their innocent antics serve as a reminder that even in serious pursuits like academia or scholarship – epitomized by Sequoya's printed Cherokee alphabet – there is always room for lightheartedness. The inkwell has seen moments of profound contemplation too. In "The Letter, " depicted on canvas with meticulous brushstrokes, emotions flow through every stroke of pen against paper. Edmond Duranty captures this sentiment perfectly in his pastel portrait where he immortalizes writer and art critic himself. Yet not all encounters with they are serene; some delve into darker realms. As witnessed in "The Witches Sabbath, " this seemingly innocuous object becomes entangled within mystical narratives where magic intertwines with reality. Scientific minds have also found solace beside an inkwell - Sir Humphry Davy's oil painting portrays him deep in thought as he ponders chemical mysteries that would shape our understanding forevermore. And then there are those who sailed across vast oceans aboard RMS Titanic carrying precious ephemera within its archives - perhaps even an ink-stained letter written by someone longing for home or love lost at sea.