Pen Collection

Plesiosaurus
Pen and ink annotated drawing by Mary Anning, 1824. This marine reptile lived in Europe during the early Jurassic period about 200 million years ago

Japanese girl practising calligraphy Date: 1909

Awful changes cartoon
Satirical pen and ink cartoon by Henry T De la Beche c.1830, depicting Charles Lyell (centre) as Professor Ichthyosaurus

A Scrape of the Pen by Graham Moffatt
Promotional postcard for A Scrape of the Pen by Graham Moffatt. First produced at the Athenaeum, Glasgow, 23rd April 1909 and Comedy Theatre, 4th September 1912

Victorian woman (Polhill-Turner family)
An upper class Victorian woman, probably a member of the Polhill-Turner family of Howbury Hall, Renhold, Bedfordshire. Seen here in a studio photograph, leaning on the back of a chair

5 Chester Terrace, Regents Park, by Sir Hugh Maxwell Casson
A watercolour and pen painting of the Chester Terrace, Regents Park, London. The Illustrated London News featured a long running series of paintings of Londons architecture by Sir Hugh Maxwell Casson

Hand and Quill Pen
Writing with a quill pen

Wa Mozart Silhouette
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Silhouette of the Austrian composer at the piano

Advert / Parker Pens 1940
Parker pens - what does your pen say about you ?

D. B. Wyndham-Lewis
Dominic Bevan Wyndham-Lewis (1891 - 1969), British writer, editor and biographer. Contributor to the Daily Express, The Bystander and the News Chronicle

The Royal College of Art, by Sir Hugh Maxwell Casson
A watercolour and pen painting of The Royal College of Art, London. The Illustrated London News featured a long running series of paintings of Londons architecture by Sir Hugh Maxwell Casson during

John Duns Scotus / Thevet
JOHN DUNS SCOTUS Scottish scholastic theologian

William Crockford / Rs
William Crockford Club Owner

Chinese Abacus 1814
A man uses a " swan-pen" - a Chinese version of the abacus

Sheepdog Trials. Bringing in the sheep, starting the dog, driving the sheep and finally trying to get them into the pen

The Venerable Bede
THE VENERABLE BEDE Anglo-Saxon scholar, historian and theologian

Thomas Aquinas
THOMAS AQUINAS Italian theologian

Battle of Talavera, 1809 - Bataille de Talaveyra de la Reyna donn饠 le 18 juillet 1809 entre les armees anglo-espagnoles et Francaises

Bakewell, Derbyshire Cattle Market - 4
Bakewell, Derbyshire Cattle Market. An auctioneer holds his gavel to knock down each sale. He stands above the sheep pens during an auction Date: 1994

A Fountain Pen Repair Shop - Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
A Fountain Pen Repair Shop - The Pen Shop - at 112 Monument Circle, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Date: 1940

The Asylum, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
The Joint Counties Lunatic Asylum, Abergavenny, opened in 1851, becoming the Monmouthshire Lunatic Asylum in 1897. It was known as the Monmouthshire Mental Hospital from 1916 to 1923

Advert for Parker Duofold pens
Parker Duofold fountain pen and pencil in a case " give all your friends the best gift this year" Date: 1926

Woman Writing at Desk
A French young lady is writing a letter at her desk with a quill-pen. Date: Circa 1760

Bakewell, Derbyshire Cattle Market - 3
Bakewell, Derbyshire Cattle Market. Farmers lean over a sheep pen during an auction. one-man sprays a colour onto a sheep to show ownership Date: 1994

Bakewell, Derbyshire Cattle Market - 1
Bakewell, Derbyshire Cattle Market. A farmer beside a pen of sheep - viewed from above Date: 1994

Bakewell, Derbyshire Cattle Market - 2
Bakewell, Derbyshire Cattle Market. A group of farmers chat outside the store cattle shed Date: 1994

Gibson Girl - Dorothy Date: circa 1910s

Gibson Girl - Bertha Date: circa 1910s

Hampton Court Palace, by Sir Hugh Maxwell Casson
A watercolour and pen painting of Hampton Court Palace, London. The Illustrated London News featured a long running series of paintings of Londons architecture by Sir Hugh Maxwell Casson during

Rural scene with mountains Dovrefjeld, Norway
Vintage 19th century photograph - Farm and church, rural scene with mountains Dovrefjeld, Norway

A game keeper giving directions to a couple fox hunting, 19th century. Facey Romford and Lucy Somersville on the trail of a fast bag fox. Fresh as a four year old

DUNSTAN WRITING(STRUTT)
DUNSTAN Archbishop of Canterbury English prelate writing with a quill pen Date: 12th century

Drawing by Harold Auerbach, Olten, Switzerland
Pen and ink drawing by Harold Auerbach, Olten, Solothurn, Switzerland, April 1910. Date: 1910

John Gill, Churchman
JOHN GILL English Baptist churchman, pen in hand. Date: 1697 - 1771

Advert / Onoto Pen 1920S
Onoto - the Pen with Self-Filling Safety

Unloading sheep in harbour, Shetland, Scotland
Unloading sheep in the harbour, Shetland, Scotland. Date: 1960s

Aberystwyth Overview
A fine overview of the town of Aberystwyth, Wales, from the hill known as Pen Dinas, looking northwest, with the sea in the background. Date: 1960s

The Atlantic flight as it may be. Original fine pen-and-ink drawing (22cm x 31cm). Roderic Hill drawing

Original fine pen-and-ink draw
Ships that pass in the night. Original fine pen-and-ink drawing (29cm x 29cm) reproduced in Flight 17 March 1919. Roderic Hill drawing. Date: 1919

And it Came to Pass. Original fine pen-and-ink drawing (29cm x 23cm) reproduced in Flight 17 March 1919. Roderic Hill drawing. Date: 1919

Gibson Girl - Miranda Date: 1903

Gibson Girl - Kate (on the telephone) Date: circa 1910s

A Pig rears up out of a small pen. Pen and Ink (with watercolour)drawing by Raymond Sheppard

The Terrace, Windsor Castle, by Sir Hugh Maxwell Casson
A watercolour and pen painting of the Terrace, Windsor Castle, London. The Illustrated London News featured a long running series of paintings of Londons architecture by Sir Hugh Maxwell Casson

Arthur Moreland, commercial artist, best known for his book Humours of History, published in 1921, containing 160 comic historical cartoons from The Daily News

Macneice / Louis / Morgan
FREDERICK LOUIS MACNEICE Irish poet and playwright

Robert Graves / Morgan
ROBERT RANKE GRAVES British poet, novelist and critic, with a reference to his autobiography, " Goodbye To All That"

Electric Tattooer
Max O Reilly, of New York, invents an electric tattooing pen which is not only faster than the manual method, but also less painful

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