Inkwell Collection (#7)

Saint Jerome in his cell. Painting by Quentin Metsys (Quinten Massys) (1466-1530)
LSE4316033 Saint Jerome in his cell. Painting by Quentin Metsys (Quinten Massys) (1466-1530), first half of the 16th century, Flemish primitive art. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

Preparing for the Grand Attack, or a Private Rehearsal of The ci-devant Ministry in
2966830 Preparing for the Grand Attack, or a Private Rehearsal of The ci-devant Ministry in Danger, pub. 1801 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray

Don Jose Monino y Redondo, Conde de Floridablanca, c. 1776 (oil on canvas)
2970747 Don Jose Monino y Redondo, Conde de Floridablanca, c.1776 (oil on canvas) by Batoni, Pompeo Girolamo (1708-87); 99.7x75 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) published by Nathaniel Currier (1813-88) (colour litho)
PNP258633 Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) published by Nathaniel Currier (1813-88) (colour litho) by Stuart, Gilbert (1755-1828) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Saint Matthew (oil on canvas)
LRI956792 Saint Matthew (oil on canvas) by Romanino, Girolamo (c.1485-c.1566); Capella del Sacramento, Chiesa di San Giovanni Evangelista, Brescia, Italy; Luisa Ricciarini; Italian, out of copyright

Pair of inkwells, Trapani, late 17th century (gilt-copper, silver & coral)
2628246 Pair of inkwells, Trapani, late 17th century (gilt-copper, silver & coral) by Italian School, (17th century); height: 9 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian

Card encouraging its recipient to write a letter (chromolitho)
5996091 Card encouraging its recipient to write a letter (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Card encouraging its recipient to write a letter)

President Jackson, c. 1860 (engraving)
5042889 President Jackson, c.1860 (engraving) by Ritchie, Alexander Hay (1822-1895); Private Collection; (add.info.: Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) American soldier and statesman

John Milton (1608-1674) visiting Galileo Galileo when a prisoner of the Inquisition par
FIA5402776 John Milton (1608-1674) visiting Galileo Galileo when a prisoner of the Inquisition par Hart, Solomon Alexander (1806-1881), 1847 - Oil on canvas - Private Collection by Hart

Dionysius Cato (3eme ou 4eme siecle) - Peinture de Agostino Scilla (1629-1700)
FIA5401799 Dionysius Cato (3eme ou 4eme siecle) - Peinture de Agostino Scilla (1629-1700), - Oil on canvas, 98, 5x80, 6 - Private Collection by Scilla

Portrait of Edmund Burke (1730-1797), by Barry, James (1741-1806). Oil on canvas
FIA5409909 Portrait of Edmund Burke (1730-1797), by Barry, James (1741-1806). Oil on canvas. National Gallery of Ireland by Barry, James (1741-1806); National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin

Portrait of William Cullen (1710-1790), Anonymous. Oil on canvas
FIA5405848 Portrait of William Cullen (1710-1790), Anonymous. Oil on canvas, Second Half of the 18th cen. Private Collection by Anonymous; Private Collection; Photo eFine Art Images; out of copyright

Portrait of Francois Rabelais (1494-1553), Anonymous. Copper engraving, 1651
FIA5404948 Portrait of Francois Rabelais (1494-1553), Anonymous. Copper engraving, 1651, Private Collection by Anonymous; Private Collection; Photo eFine Art Images; out of copyright

Vanitas Still Life par Edwaert Collier (1642-1708), 1662 - Oil on canvas, 98x129
FIA5402900 Vanitas Still Life par Edwaert Collier (1642-1708), 1662 - Oil on canvas, 98x129, 7 - Private Collection by Colyer or Collier

A letter (or Lady at the Cafe) par Mariani, Pompeo (1857-1927)
FIA5405611 A letter (or Lady at the Cafe) par Mariani, Pompeo (1857-1927). Oil on cardboard, size : 49x34, 1908, Private Collection by Mariani

"Nature morte a la pipe, au roi de carreau, couteau et pichet"
FIA5402968 " Nature morte a la pipe, au roi de carreau, couteau et pichet" (Still Life with a Pipe, a King of Diamonds, a Knife and a Pitcher) Peinture anonyme vers 1650 Oil on wood

Cover of Les Hommes d aujourd hui, number 307, , illustration by Manuel Luque
ICA4842337 Cover of Les Hommes d aujourd hui, number 307, , illustration by Manuel Luque (1854-1919): Zola Emile, Lemaitre Jules (1853-1914) by Luque

An English pewter inkstand (pewter)
1764750 An English pewter inkstand (pewter) by Bigatti, Giovanni (19th century); 8.4. high cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: An English pewter inkstand designed by Archibald Knox (1864-1933)

In the Studio (oil on canvas)
1767667 In the Studio (oil on canvas) by Perry, Lilla Cabot (1848-1933); 65.4x81.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: In the Studio. Lilla Cabot Perry (1848-1933). Oil on canvas

The reader, 1877. (Oil on canvas)
LRI4634410 The reader, 1877. (Oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); Private Collection; (add.info.: The reader (Woman who reads)

Portrait of the poet Charles Baudelaire - oil on canvas, 1847
LRI4571368 Portrait of the poet Charles Baudelaire - oil on canvas, 1847 by Courbet, Gustave (1819-77); Musee Fabre, Montpellier

Pope St. Gregoire I the Great (540-604) encircled by two secretaries
JLJ4623506 Pope St. Gregoire I the Great (540-604) encircled by two secretaries. He is written representative with a dove on the Shoulder, symbol of the Holy Spirit (Holy Spirit)

Revolutionary ink: the red cap (phrygian cap) crush a priest. Object of the 18th century
JLJ4589912 Revolutionary ink: the red cap (phrygian cap) crush a priest. Object of the 18th century. Paris, Musee Carnavalet

Boy with a Spinning-Top ( or Child with a Teetotum) - oil on canvas, 1738
LRI4577544 Boy with a Spinning-Top ( or Child with a Teetotum) - oil on canvas, 1738 by Chardin, Jean-Baptiste Simeon (1699-1779); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: The Toton Child)

Portrait of Emile Zola - 1868, Oil on canvas
LRI4579327 Portrait of Emile Zola - 1868, Oil on canvas by Manet, Edouard (1832-83); Musee d Orsay, Paris, France; (add.info)

Portraits of the brothers Leopold II of Habsburg-Lorraine
LRI4582030 Portraits of the brothers Leopold II of Habsburg-Lorraine, Grand Duke of Tuscany and Joseph II of the Holy Empire, 18th century (painting) by Batoni

Faust on Easter morning, 19th century (painting)
LRI4581732 Faust on Easter morning, 19th century (painting) by Krafft, Johann Peter (1780-1856); Akademie der Bildenden Kunste, Vienna

Portrait of Pierre Simon, Marquis de Laplace (1749-1827), mathematician
JLJ4603098 Portrait of Pierre Simon, Marquis de Laplace (1749-1827), mathematician, physicist and astronomer. Painting of the Ecole francaise

Eight-section writing made in majolic (maiolica) in dark blue
JLJ4604760 Eight-section writing made in majolic (maiolica) in dark blue, yellow and pale green colors. 1560-1570 Enouen, National Renaissance Museum by Unknown Artist

Inkstand in form of a Crab, c. 1560 (bronze)
1217560 Inkstand in form of a Crab, c. 1560 (bronze) by Italian School, (16th century); 15.5x12.8 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Rizzio)

Cartoon by Joris Karl (Joris-Karl) Huysmans (1848-1907) - in "The Men of Today"
LSE4104675 Cartoon by Joris Karl (Joris-Karl) Huysmans (1848-1907) - in " The Men of Today". by Coll-Toc (Collignon & Tocqueville) (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

French calligraphy: Writing in porcelain of Gien, with a total length of 40 centimetre
XEE4118571 French calligraphy: Writing in porcelain of Gien, with a total length of 40 centimetre, this piece is very representative of the 18th century

Portrait of Clement des Marets dit Marot (1496-1544), poete - Clement Marot (1496-1544
XEE4157343 Portrait of Clement des Marets dit Marot (1496-1544), poete - Clement Marot (1496-1544) French poet - engraving from " L histoire de France racontee a mes grandenfants" - by

Cover of Les Hommes d aujourd hui, number 338, , illustration by Manuel Luque
ICA4842543 Cover of Les Hommes d aujourd hui, number 338, , illustration by Manuel Luque (1854-1919): Music, Lyre - Ghil Rene (1862-1925) by Luque

Les meditations d un gourmet - engraving in "
XEE4163340 Les meditations d un gourmet - engraving in " Almanach des gourmands, serving as a guide in ways to make excellent dear

Engraving 1890 - engraving 1890
XEE4163190 Engraving 1890 - - engraving 1890 by Anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info.: Engraving 1890 - - engraving 1890); Stefano Bianchetti; out of copyright

Portrait of Francois Michel Le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois (1639 - 1691)
JLJ4645274 Portrait of Francois Michel Le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois (1639 - 1691), French politician. Anonymous painting of the 17th century. Museum of Versailles

Portrait of Peter I the Great (1672-1725), Russian tsar and his son Alexis (1690-1718
JLJ4648398 Portrait of Peter I the Great (1672-1725), Russian tsar and his son Alexis (1690-1718) Painting of the Russian School, 18th century

Saint Augustine in his cell, 1490 (Tempera on canvas)
LRI4662150 Saint Augustine in his cell, 1490 (Tempera on canvas) by Botticelli, Sandro (Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi) (1444/5-1510); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

Representation of a camerlinguist, assistant of a copyist, 1388 (painting on wood)
LRI4667334 Representation of a camerlinguist, assistant of a copyist, 1388 (painting on wood) by Italian School, (14th century); Archivio di Stato, Siena

The camerlinguist symbolically washes his hands while the benevolent
LRI4667303 The camerlinguist symbolically washes his hands while the benevolent and protective Virgin flies over the city of Siena. Detail

In class, the work of the little ones. Young boys in school blouse study in a classroom
JLJ4674827 In class, the work of the little ones. Young boys in school blouse study in a classroom, some read, others write on their notebook or on slates

Monitorial System, method of elementary education in France (engraving, 19th century)
LRI4676383 Monitorial System, method of elementary education in France (engraving, 19th century) by Anonymous; Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Study. A student at his office stays at work while his friends go out
LRI4676375 Study. A student at his office stays at work while his friends go out. 19th century (Colour engraving) by David, Jules (1809-92); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Boy and Dog (engraving)
820583 Boy and Dog (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boy and Dog, depiction of a boy sitting and grooming a dog in his lap)

A Victorian greeting card of cats and kitten in a schoolroom, c. 1880 (colour litho)
3603510 A Victorian greeting card of cats and kitten in a schoolroom, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

Gulliver discusses politics with the King of Brobdingnag (chromolitho)
735982 Gulliver discusses politics with the King of Brobdingnag (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"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.