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Pen Collection (page 8)

Background imagePen Collection: Robert Lowe 1874

Robert Lowe 1874
ROBERT LOWE Viscount Sherbrooke English politician: a satirical view Date: 1811 - 1892

Background imagePen Collection: Charles Hutton / Hodgson

Charles Hutton / Hodgson
CHARLES HUTTON Scientist Date: 1737 - 1823

Background imagePen Collection: George of Trebizond / Thev

George of Trebizond / Thev
GEORGE OF TREBIZOND Byzantine scholar writing in a book Date: 1396 - 1485

Background imagePen Collection: George Crabbe / Pickersgil

George Crabbe / Pickersgil
GEORGE CRABBE English poet Date: 1754 - 1832

Background imagePen Collection: Alain Chartier / Chasselat

Alain Chartier / Chasselat
ALAIN CHARTIER French writer and diplomat Date: 1392 - 1430

Background imagePen Collection: Joseph Haydn / Guttenbrunn

Joseph Haydn / Guttenbrunn
JOSEPH HAYDN Austrian musician and composer writing at the keyboard with a quill pen Date: 1732 - 1809

Background imagePen Collection: Goldsmith / Statue / Foley

Goldsmith / Statue / Foley
OLIVER GOLDSMITH Statue to the Irish writer Date: 1730 - 1774

Background imagePen Collection: Ja Froude / Sambourne

Ja Froude / Sambourne
JAMES ANTHONY FROUDE British historian and writer, satirised for his warts-and-all biography of Thomas Carlyle Date: 1818 - 1894

Background imagePen Collection: Cowper / Hicks

Cowper / Hicks
WILLIAM COWPER English poet - a moment of religious inspiration Date: 1731 - 1800

Background imagePen Collection: Beatus Rhenanus

Beatus Rhenanus
BILD AUS RHEINAU Alsatian humanist and printers editor - he superintended the printing of Erasmuss works Date: 1485 - 1547

Background imagePen Collection: Abelard Writing / Edwards

Abelard Writing / Edwards
ABELARD Writing to his beloved Heloise, his book of philosophy discarded on the ground Date: 1079 - 1142

Background imagePen Collection: Advert for Swan pens 1929

Advert for Swan pens 1929
A selection of colourful pens for a Christmas gift. 1929

Background imagePen Collection: Giovanni Cassini Statue

Giovanni Cassini Statue
GIOVANNI DOMENICO CASSINI later Jean-Dominique, French astronomer and first Director of the Paris Observatory, who discovered four of Saturns moons Date: 1625 - 1712

Background imagePen Collection: Voltaire Bosselman

Voltaire Bosselman
Francois-Marie Arouet (1694 - 1778) the French writer and philosopher at his desk

Background imagePen Collection: Denis Diderot / Deveria

Denis Diderot / Deveria
DENIS DIDEROT French encyclopedist and philosopher who worked as a teacher and a translator. Sitting at his desk writing with a quill pen. Date: 1713 - 1784

Background imagePen Collection: Alexander Carlyle / Roffe

Alexander Carlyle / Roffe
REVD DOCTOR ALEXANDER CARLYLE Scottish divine and writer, writing with a quill pen at his desk. Date: 1722 - 1805

Background imagePen Collection: Cartoon, The Interview, WW1

Cartoon, The Interview, WW1
Cartoon, The Interview. A professor on another planet gives a journalist his views on life on Earth. On the subject of the First World War, the journalist asks: Who will be the winner, people or fire

Background imagePen Collection: Ainsworth / Sambourne

Ainsworth / Sambourne
WILLIAM HARRISON AINSWORTH English novelist satirised for his popular historical novels such as Rookwood (1834) and Jack Sheppard (1839) Date: 1805 - 1882

Background imagePen Collection: Wolseley / Garnet / Pen&p

Wolseley / Garnet / Pen&p
GARNET, 1ST VISCOUNT WOLSELEY General whose early successes in India and Africa were followed by appalling incompetence during the Boer War Date: 1833 - 1913

Background imagePen Collection: St Mark / Evangelist / Bulla

St Mark / Evangelist / Bulla
SAINT MARK THE EVANGELIST In his study, with the obligatory lion Date: 1ST CENTURY

Background imagePen Collection: John Playfair / Thomson

John Playfair / Thomson
JOHN PLAYFAIR Scottish mathematician and geologist, at his desk with quill pen in hand Date: 1748 - 1819

Background imagePen Collection: FONTENELLE (1657 - 1757)

FONTENELLE (1657 - 1757)
BERNARD LE BOVIER DE FONTENELLE - French writer and librettist. Date: 1657 - 1757

Background imagePen Collection: We Gladstone / Stodart

We Gladstone / Stodart
WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE English politician MP sitting at his desk Date: 1809 - 1898

Background imagePen Collection: Brougham / Soult / Bishop

Brougham / Soult / Bishop
HENRY, 1ST BARON BROUGHAM British MP and lawyer, Attorney General to Queen Caroline Date: 1778 - 1868

Background imagePen Collection: Richardson / Darton

Richardson / Darton
SAMUEL RICHARDSON English novelist and printer Date: 1689 - 1761

Background imagePen Collection: Sarah Trimmer

Sarah Trimmer (1741 - 1810) writer

Background imagePen Collection: Jack Londons ranch, Sonoma County, California, USA

Jack Londons ranch, Sonoma County, California, USA
Model pig pen at Jack Londons ranch, near Sonoma, Sonoma County, California, USA. Date: circa 1920

Background imagePen Collection: We Gladstone / Pen&pencil

We Gladstone / Pen&pencil
WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE statesman, scholar &c Date: 1809 - 1898

Background imagePen Collection: Pen Small wearing needlecord trouser suit from Clobber

Pen Small wearing needlecord trouser suit from Clobber
Pen Small wearing a pink and brown printed trouser suit in needlecord from Clobber, the Blackheath boutique opened by designer Jeff Banks in 1964 (the same year Mary Evans Picture Library launched)

Background imagePen Collection: Puppy on a Christmas card

Puppy on a Christmas card, trying to write a letter, with an overturned inkpot at his side. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePen Collection: Elephant writing a greeting on a New Year card

Elephant writing a greeting on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePen Collection: Owl with quill pen on a New Year card

Owl with quill pen on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePen Collection: Clown writing on a slate on a Christmas card

Clown writing on a slate on a Christmas card
Clown writing on a childs slate on a Christmas card. Date: early 20th century

Background imagePen Collection: Musical monkey on a Christmas card

Musical monkey on a Christmas card. circa 1890s

Background imagePen Collection: Captain Augustus Hartmann

Captain Augustus Hartmann, 2nd Line Battalion, Kings German Legion, 1815.Oil on panel by Paul Dumortier, Tournai, 1815.Painted shortly before the Battle of Waterloo.Head and shoulders to right

Background imagePen Collection: Winston Churchill (Journalist)

Winston Churchill (Journalist)
Mr Winston Churchill (Journalist) gives the Hun another shock A cartoon by Leonard Raven Hill in Punchs Almanack for 1917, depicting Churchill in civilian dress in a trench

Background imagePen Collection: Toddler in a playpen in a garden

Toddler in a playpen in a garden. Date: circa 1960s

Background imagePen Collection: Phosphoric pennatula or sea-pen, Pennatula phosphorea

Phosphoric pennatula or sea-pen, Pennatula phosphorea.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1800

Background imagePen Collection: Finger-shaped sea-pen, Pennatula cynomorion

Finger-shaped sea-pen, Pennatula cynomorion.. Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1792

Background imagePen Collection: Sea pen, Renilla americana

Sea pen, Renilla americana.. Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1792

Background imagePen Collection: Silver sea-pen, Pennatula argentea

Silver sea-pen, Pennatula argentea.. Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1792

Background imagePen Collection: Pen-y-Gwryd Hotel, Nant Gwynant, Caernarvonshire

Pen-y-Gwryd Hotel, Nant Gwynant, Caernarvonshire
Pen-y-Gwryd Hotel, Nant Gwynant, Caernarfon, Caernarvonshire, Wales. Date: 1900s

Background imagePen Collection: The Dam, Pen-y-Carreg, Powys

The Dam, Pen-y-Carreg, Powys
The Dam, Pen-y-Carreg, Rhayader, near Builth Wells, Powys, Wales. Date: 1910s

Background imagePen Collection: America. Malaspina Expedition (1789-1794). Port

America. Malaspina Expedition (1789-1794). Port of Nutka. Pen and Chinese ink drawing by Jos頃 ardero. Drawing. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Americas Museum

Background imagePen Collection: Woman in negligee

Woman in negligee
Woman deep in thought, sitting crossed legged with just a negligee, slip and stockings, while a wired haired fox terrier looks fondly up at her. Date: 1935

Background imagePen Collection: Advert for Debenham & Freebody childrens summer wear 1939

Advert for Debenham & Freebody childrens summer wear 1939
Charming Design for Sunny Days. Attractive pin spot muslin frocks, with periwinkle or red spot, rouleaux to match. 1939

Background imagePen Collection: Finnish boy scout writing in a notebook

Finnish boy scout writing in a notebook
Finnish boy scout sitting on a pile of wood, writing in a notebook. He wears a khaki uniform with a pale blue scarf, and a skull cap of sky blue crossed with white

Background imagePen Collection: Swan Fountpen advert featuring WaC girl, WW1

Swan Fountpen advert featuring WaC girl, WW1
Advertisement for Swan fountpens featuring a member of the Womens Army Auxiliary Corps writing a letter. Date: 1918



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