Paper Collection (#97)

An Editor, c. 1920s (pen & ink with w / c on paper)
FLP465420 An Editor, c.1920s (pen & ink with w/c on paper) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); 28.5x22.5 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

Smart Lethieullier, c. 1730 (oil on canvas)
470227 Smart Lethieullier, c.1730 (oil on canvas) by Knapton, George (1698-1778) (attr. to); 74x61 cm; Breamore House, Hampshire

Statesman No. 15, 1869 (colour litho)
451617 Statesman No.15, 1869 (colour litho) by Pellegrini, Carlo ( Ape ) (1839-89); 30.5x19.3 cm; Wolverhampton Art Gallery, West Midlands, UK; (add.info.: Lord Westbury)

So why don; t you write (colour litho)
732314 So why don; t you write (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Don t be alarmed there are not bayonets but things you can write with)

Friendship greetings card (chromolitho)
731635 Friendship greetings card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Friendship greetings card. Caption reads: May many friends complete your joy)

Japanese Women at Matsuri (chromolitho)
734863 Japanese Women at Matsuri (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Japanese Women at Matsuri)

Puppy in envelope, Christmas Card (chromolitho)
731250 Puppy in envelope, Christmas Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Puppy in envelope)

Job Cigarette Paper, 1895 (colour litho)
747078 Job Cigarette Paper, 1895 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eBarbara Singer; French, out of copyright

Leonardo and his Models, 1846 (oil on canvas)
TW427257 Leonardo and his Models, 1846 (oil on canvas) by Townsend, Henry James (1810-66); 137.8x177.8 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; (add.info.: Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)

Robert Allan of Kirkliston, 1800 (oil on canvas)
TW426975 Robert Allan of Kirkliston, 1800 (oil on canvas) by Raeburn, Henry (1756-1823); 125.5x100.2 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Portrait of James Adam, 1754 (oil on canvas)
TW426951 Portrait of James Adam, 1754 (oil on canvas) by Ramsay, Allan (1713-84); 91.5x68.8 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; (add.info.: James Adam (1732-94)

A tumultuous and comical scene on the Bohemian Diet: slaps, punches, kicks and trickles of ink (Colour Litho)
2815163 A tumultuous and comical scene on the Bohemian Diet: slaps, punches, kicks and trickles of ink (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

Cash Register (chromolitho)
2802096 Cash Register (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cash Register. Illustration for one of a series of cigarette cards on Famous Inventions)

A Session Of The New City Council Of Milan (colour litho)
2798279 A Session Of The New City Council Of Milan (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Session Of The New City Council Of Milan)

Havre (colour litho)
2797836 Havre (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Havre. Illustration for card from game called The Kingdoms Of Europe by John Jaques, late 19th century)

A shower of snakes (colour litho)
2777897 A shower of snakes (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A shower of snakes)

Tablettes a ecrire en usage chez les Romains (engraving)
2787812 Tablettes a ecrire en usage chez les Romains (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tablettes a ecrire en usage chez les Romains)

Every weeks scene at Asmara (colour litho)
2783929 Every weeks scene at Asmara (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Every weeks skit at Asmara)

Charles Dupuy, Prime Minister of France (colour litho)
2819001 Charles Dupuy, Prime Minister of France (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles Dupuy, Prime Minister of France. M Dupuy)

Woodblock Print of Lanterns on a River, 1882 (woodblock print)
2622498 Woodblock Print of Lanterns on a River, 1882 (woodblock print) by Japanese School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pages from a sample book, 1890-1895 (textile & paper)
2972989 Pages from a sample book, 1890-1895 (textile & paper) by English School, (19th century); The Geffrye Museum of the Home, London

Page from William Tarn and Co.s Illustrated Catalogue: with prices of furniture
2972977 Page from William Tarn and Co.s Illustrated Catalogue: with prices of furniture, bedding c.1890-1900 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); The Geffrye Museum of the Home, London

Pages from Brays Designs for Cottages and Villas, c
2972922 Pages from Brays Designs for Cottages and Villas, c.1825 (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); The Geffrye Museum of the Home, London

Portrait of Eugene Trutat, 1875 (photo)
3113897 Portrait of EugAne Trutat, 1875 (photo) by Nadar (Gaspard Felix Tournachon) (1820-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: EugAne Trutat (1840 - 1910) was a French naturalist, mountaineer

Ronsard (coloured engraving)
3093021 Ronsard (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ronsard. Illustration for Le Plutarque Francais by Ed Mennechet (Crapelet, 1837-1841)

Toy building bricks, 1860-1900 (wooden blocks covered with transfer printed paper)
3084419 Toy building bricks, 1860-1900 (wooden blocks covered with transfer printed paper) by English School, (19th century); The Geffrye Museum of the Home, London

Page from William Tarn and Co.s Illustrated Catalogue: with prices of furniture
3084400 Page from William Tarn and Co.s Illustrated Catalogue: with prices of furniture, bedding, &c, c.1890-1900 (litho) by English School, (19th century); 25x32 cm; The Geffrye Museum of the Home

Mediterranean Electric Telegraph (engraving)
1608223 Mediterranean Electric Telegraph (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mediterranean Electric Telegraph)

Champagne Bottling, at Pierry, in France (engraving)
1608083 Champagne Bottling, at Pierry, in France (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Champagne Bottling, at Pierry, in France)

Unknown Man Seated with Parish Church in Background, 1844 (oil on canvas)
1128149 Unknown Man Seated with Parish Church in Background, 1844 (oil on canvas) by Bird, Isaac Faulkner (1803-84); 206.5x145 cm; Bradford Art Galleries and Museums, West Yorkshire

Louis d Estuart, c. 1755 (oil on canvas)
490495 Louis d Estuart, c.1755 (oil on canvas) by Maltese School, (18th century); 214x140 cm; Museum of the Order of St. John, London, UK; eMuseum of the Order of St. John; Maltese, out of copyright

Portrait of the Author Maxim Gorky (1868-1939), 1929 (oil on canvas)
BAL266170 Portrait of the Author Maxim Gorky (1868-1939), 1929 (oil on canvas) by Brodsky, Isaak Israilevich (1883-1939); 114x85.5 cm; State Central Literary Museum, Moscow

Interior of a Room with a Man Seated at a Table, 17th century (oil on panel)
AMO98763 Interior of a Room with a Man Seated at a Table, 17th century (oil on panel) by Heem, Jan Davidsz. de (1606-84); 60x82 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Detail from the Book of the Dead of the priest Aha-Mer depicting a barque
ALG208448 Detail from the Book of the Dead of the priest Aha-Mer depicting a barque and a farming scene, Third Intermediate Period (papyrus) by Egyptian 21st Dynasty (c.1069-945 BC); Egyptian Museum

Portrait of a Man (oil on canvas)
XOU199908 Portrait of a Man (oil on canvas) by Restout, Jean Bernard (1732-97); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Rouen, France; French, out of copyright

Russian loan certificate for 150 roubles, 1898-1900 (colour litho)
CHT170150 Russian loan certificate for 150 roubles, 1898-1900 (colour litho) by Russian School (19th century); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; Russian, out of copyright

Dr. David Livingstone (1813-73) and Mr. Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904
STC168908 Dr. David Livingstone (1813-73) and Mr. Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) Receiving Newspapers in Central Africa, engraved by Pearson (engraving) (b/w photo) by Zweecker

Still Life of Fish, 1928 (oil on canvas)
FIT57619 Still Life of Fish, 1928 (oil on canvas) by Fry, Roger Eliot (1866-1934); 46.7x55.3 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; English, out of copyright

Trompe l oeil with letters and notebooks, 1665 (oil on canvas)
XOU16853 Trompe l oeil with letters and notebooks, 1665 (oil on canvas) by Gysbrechts, Cornelis Norbertus (fl.1659-72); 69x59 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Rouen, France; Flemish, out of copyright

Cover of Les Hommes d aujourd hui, number 339, , illustration by Manuel Luque
ICA4842575 Cover of Les Hommes d aujourd hui, number 339, , illustration by Manuel Luque (1854-1919): Theatre - Gondinet Edmond (1828-1888) by Luque

Le Palais du Louvre, 1910 (watercolour over pencil on paper)
656086 Le Palais du Louvre, 1910 (watercolour over pencil on paper) by Signac, Paul (1863-1935); 25x38 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Palais du Louvre. Paul Signac (1863-1935)

Chair-mender, News Boy, Flying Pieman and Blackfriars Bridge
6340362 Chair-mender, News Boy, Flying Pieman and Blackfriars Bridge by Taylor, Isaac (1730-1807); (add.info.: Chair-mender, News Boy, Flying Pieman and Blackfriars Bridge)

Le changeur d argent Orazio Lago, son epouse et un client - The money-changer Orazio
FIA5406396 Le changeur d argent Orazio Lago, son epouse et un client - The money-changer Orazio Lago, his wife and a client - Leandro Bassano (1557-1622). Oil on canvas, ca. 1600

The Fable - Klimt, Gustav (1862-1918) - 1883 - Oil on canvas - 84, 5x117 - Vienna Museum
FIA5395026 The Fable - Klimt, Gustav (1862-1918) - 1883 - Oil on canvas - 84, 5x117 - Vienna Museum by Klimt, Gustav (1862-1918); Stadtische Museum, Vienna, Austria; Photo eFine Art Images; Austrian

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