Pens Collection (page 5)

The New Metropolitan Cattle-Market, Copenhagen-Fields (engraving)
1602292 The New Metropolitan Cattle-Market, Copenhagen-Fields (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Metropolitan Cattle-Market, Copenhagen-Fields)

Trade card, Thomas Newey (engraving)
732116 Trade card, Thomas Newey (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trade card, Thomas Newey, metallic pen and manufacturer, Brunswick Works)

Collection of penholders, early 20th century (ivory, mother of pearl & wood)
CHT225278 Collection of penholders, early 20th century (ivory, mother of pearl & wood) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Leaf from a Lectionary with St. Luke, 1057-1063 (ink, tempera and gold on vellum)
491232 Leaf from a Lectionary with St. Luke, 1057-1063 (ink, tempera and gold on vellum) by Byzantine, (11th Century); Sheet - h:28.90 w:22.60 Matted - h:48.89 w:36.19 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art

Leaf from a Lectionary with St. Matthew, 1057-1063 (tempera and gold on vellum)
491233 Leaf from a Lectionary with St. Matthew, 1057-1063 (tempera and gold on vellum) by Byzantine, (11th Century); Sheet - h:28.80 w:24.30 Framed - h:52.38 w:39.68 Matted - h:48.89 w

Portrait of a young man with a book (oil on poplar panel)
4473195 Portrait of a young man with a book (oil on poplar panel) by Bronzino, Agnolo di Cosimo (1503-72); 94x78 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian, out of copyright

French trade card advertising Aikin Lambert pens, penholders and propelling pencils (litho)
5236066 French trade card advertising Aikin Lambert pens, penholders and propelling pencils (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Les outils de l ecolier (colour litho)
5204994 Les outils de l ecolier (colour litho) by Fraipont, Gustave (1849-after 1897); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les outils de l ecolier)

Saint Luke (engraving)
812512 Saint Luke (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saint Luke, engraved by Freeman)

Portrait of John Wilkes (engraving)
819956 Portrait of John Wilkes (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Wilkes, English radical)

Portrait of Jean Baptiste Gresset (colour engraving)
819871 Portrait of Jean Baptiste Gresset (colour engraving) by Chasselat, Charles Abraham (1782-1843) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jean Baptiste Gresset, French poet and dramatist)

Portrait of Miguel de Cervantes (engraving)
819869 Portrait of Miguel de Cervantes (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish novelist, playwriight and poet)

Feigned Letter Rack with Writing Implements, c. 1655 (oil on canvas)
873825 Feigned Letter Rack with Writing Implements, c.1655 (oil on canvas) by Hoogstraten, Samuel van (1627-78); 80.33 x67.95 cm; San Diego Museum of Art

Thomas Newey, manufacturer of metallic pens, trade card (engraving)
731607 Thomas Newey, manufacturer of metallic pens, trade card (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Newey, metallic pen and penholder manufacturer)

Manufacture of steel pens (engraving)
728701 Manufacture of steel pens (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Manufacture of steel pens, sketched at the works of Mr Jospeh Gillott)

Horse Fair in Early Summer, 1834 (colour woodblock print)
1069170 Horse Fair in Early Summer, 1834 (colour woodblock print) by Hiroshige, Ando or Utagawa (1797-1858); Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; gift of Mr. and Mrs

Stationer, William Roach, trade card (engraving)
984000 Stationer, William Roach, trade card (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stationer, William Roach, trade card)

Untitled (woodcut)
2563181 Untitled (woodcut) by Utamaro, Kitagawa (1753-1806); 39.2x26.4 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: A courtesan with her apprentice)

Cattle Market, St Georges Gate, Canterbury, Kent (b / w photo)
5996949 Cattle Market, St Georges Gate, Canterbury, Kent (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cattle Market, St Georges Gate, Canterbury, Kent)

Page of Advertisements (engraving)
1616746 Page of Advertisements (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page of Advertisements. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 7 January 1843)

The Manufacture of Steel Pens in Birmingham (engraving)
1625431 The Manufacture of Steel Pens in Birmingham (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Manufacture of Steel Pens in Birmingham)

The Letter (colour litho)
1038465 The Letter (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Letter. Illustration for The Graphic)

Illustration for David Copperfield (engraving)
3099894 Illustration for David Copperfield (engraving) by Bernard, Frederick L. (1846-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for David Copperfield)

Title page of Monthly Maxims (colour litho)
961075 Title page of Monthly Maxims (colour litho) by Dudley, Robert (fl.1865-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Title page of Monthly Maxims)

Man sitting or portrait of man in silk clothing (oil on canvas)
JEB4878768 Man sitting or portrait of man in silk clothing (oil on canvas) by Puget, Pierre (1620-94); Palais de Longchamp, Marseille, France; eJean Bernard; French, out of copyright

The dog that gives up its prey for the shade (le chien qui abandonne sa proie pour son
DUV4214557 The dog that gives up its prey for the shade (le chien qui abandonne sa proie pour son ombre) - Fables by La Fontaine

Portrait of Gerrit Dou (engraving)
819873 Portrait of Gerrit Dou (engraving) by Dou, Gerrit or Gerard (1613-75); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gerrit Dou, Dutch painter. After Dou, engraved by A H Payne)

Portrait of Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1779 (oil on canvas)
903482 Portrait of Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1779 (oil on canvas) by Labruzzi, Carlo (1748-1818); 71x58 cm; Museo di Roma, Rome

Feeding Time, 1878 (w / c, gouache & graphite on cream wove paper)
877059 Feeding Time, 1878 (w/c, gouache & graphite on cream wove paper) by Homer, Winslow (1836-1910); 22.2x28.4 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts

Christs Hospital School Prize for Penmanship, London, c. 1826 (silver gilt)
2959986 Christs Hospital School Prize for Penmanship, London, c.1826 (silver gilt) by English School, (19th century); Timothy Millett Collection; English, out of copyright

"Fine Writing Ink!"(engraving)
2794283 " Fine Writing Ink!" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Fine Writing Ink)

Un marais salant au XVIe siecle (engraving)
2787686 Un marais salant au XVIe siecle (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Un marais salant au XVIe siecle)

Miscellaneous 1500
LLM455320 Miscellaneous 1500 by Kretschmer, Albert (1825-91); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miscellaneous 1500. Illustration from The Costumes of All Nations by Albert Kretschmer and Carl Rohrbach)

A ferocious wild boar rises up in anger, dogs drive other into the waters
746980 A ferocious wild boar rises up in anger, dogs drive other into the waters, illustration from Venationes, Ferarum, Avium, Piscium (Of Hunting: Wild Beasts, Birds, Fish)

Piattello, from Todi, with the inscription Ficame Pens (stone)
704098 Piattello, from Todi, with the inscription Ficame Pens (stone) by Roman; Museo Nazionale Etrusco, Villa Giulia, Rome, Lazio, Italy; out of copyright

The Writing Lesson, 1880 (w / c on paper)
BOL229479 The Writing Lesson, 1880 (w/c on paper) by Waterford, Louisa Anne, Marchioness of (1818-91); 31.1x76.8 cm; Bolton Museum and Art Gallery, Lancashire

Six Hands Writing with Pens, 1946 (screen print)
2630026 Six Hands Writing with Pens, 1946 (screen print) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; Photo eGraphicaArtis; American, out of copyright

Meat trade, Stages in the preparation and distribution from the farm to the consumer (b / w photo)
6008317 Meat trade, Stages in the preparation and distribution from the farm to the consumer (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Meat trade)

The Slitting Room for Pens (engraving)
1625432 The Slitting Room for Pens (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Slitting Room for Pens)

Page of Advertisements (engraving)
1622994 Page of Advertisements (engraving) by Crowquill, Alfred (1804-72) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page of Advertisements)

Spring Festival on the River (detail), handscroll (ink and colour on silk)
3931009 Spring Festival on the River (detail), handscroll (ink and colour on silk) by Chinese School, Qing dynasty (18th century); 29.8x1004.6 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Beaver brought paper, portfolio and pens, from The Hunting of the Snark
1202326 The Beaver brought paper, portfolio and pens, from The Hunting of the Snark, an Agony in Eight Fits, by Lewis Carroll, pub

The oyster and the litigants - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving)
DUV4215071 The oyster and the litigants - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mary Shelley (1797-1851), 1831 (oil on canvas)
FIA5401498 Mary Shelley (1797-1851), 1831 (oil on canvas) by Stump, Samuel John (1778-1863); 127x101 cm; National Portrait Gallery, London, UK; Photo eFine Art Images; English, out of copyright

A Nun Holding a Book and Pen, 1827-87 (black & red chalk on paper)
877066 A Nun Holding a Book and Pen, 1827-87 (black & red chalk on paper) by Bonvin, Francois (1817-87); 31.3x24.4 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts

Portrait of William Roscoe (engraving)
819974 Portrait of William Roscoe (engraving) by Lonsdale, James (1777-1839) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Roscoe, English historian. After James Lonsdale, engraved bys Freeman)

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