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Quill Pen Collection

Background imageQuill Pen Collection: Francis White, English bishop, c.1564-1638

Francis White, English bishop, c.1564-1638
Francis White, Bishop of Ely, controversialist, c.1564-1638. In skull cap, ruff collar, doublet and mantle, writing with quill pen in a book. Fran. White T

Background imageQuill Pen Collection: Samuel Wesley, English divine and poet, 1662-1735

Samuel Wesley, English divine and poet, 1662-1735
Samuel Wesley, English clergyman, divine and poet, 1662-1735. Writer of controversial prose, and book of poetry, Maggots. In laurel wreath, cravatte, doublet, with quill pen and books

Background imageQuill Pen Collection: John Strype, English historian and biographer, 1643-1737

John Strype, English historian and biographer, 1643-1737
John Strype, English clergyman, historian and biographer, 1643-1737

Background imageQuill Pen Collection: Portrait of Saint Thomas Aquinas, with halo, quill pen and Bible

Portrait of Saint Thomas Aquinas, with halo, quill pen and Bible, in a decorative border of foliage and gilt

Background imageQuill Pen Collection: King Henry II with his notaries and secretaries, 14 April 1540

King Henry II with his notaries and secretaries, 14 April 1540
King Henry II of France in the Chamber of College of Notaries and Secretaries to the King, 14 April 1540. The king holds a quill pen at the table surrounded by officials

Background imageQuill Pen Collection: Briseis writing a love letter to Achilles

Briseis writing a love letter to Achilles
Briseis wipes her tears with a handkerchief while writing a love letter to Achilles

Background imageQuill Pen Collection: Edward I forming an alliance with Guy, Earl of Flanders, 1294

Edward I forming an alliance with Guy, Earl of Flanders, 1294
King Edward I of England forming an alliance with Guy de Dampierre, Earl of Flanders, 1294

Background imageQuill Pen Collection: Wulstan II (or Wulfstan), Archbishop of York

Wulstan II (or Wulfstan), Archbishop of York, died 1023.. He is shown seated in his study, writing in a book open before him. From Cotton MS Claudius A iii, f.30r

Background imageQuill Pen Collection: Wulstan II (or Wulfstan), Archbishop of York

Wulstan II (or Wulfstan), Archbishop of York. The portrait of Wulfstan, the second archbishop of York of that name, is extracted from a manuscript from the 11th century

Background imageQuill Pen Collection: The skeleton of Death with the author and artist, 18th century

The skeleton of Death with the author and artist, 18th century
The skeleton of Death, Freund Hans, embracing the author Musaus and the artist Schellenberg. They stand in a library and shake hands while holding a print of the Grim Reaper, a skeleton with scythe

Background imageQuill Pen Collection: A letter writer with customers in Padua, Italy, 19th century

A letter writer with customers in Padua, Italy, 19th century. He sits at a desk with quill pen, and a crowd of women customers dictate love letters to him. A printseller shows prints beside him

Background imageQuill Pen Collection: Lieven Mehus, Flemish painter, 1630-1691

Lieven Mehus, Flemish painter, 1630-1691
Lieven Mehus, Flemish painter, draughtsman and engraver 1630-1691. Baroque artist who trained in Milan, and worked in Florence. Holding quill pen, paint brush and palette before a canvas and easel

Background imageQuill Pen Collection: Salvator Rosa, Italian Baroque painter, 1615-1673

Salvator Rosa, Italian Baroque painter, 1615-1673
Salvator Rosa, Italian Baroque painter and poet, 1615-1673. Painted romanticized landscapes and history paintings. With paint brush and quill pen. Pittore, Poeta

Background imageQuill Pen Collection: Reading lectern with landscape and ink stand with inkwell with q

Reading lectern with landscape and ink stand with inkwell with quill pens

Background imageQuill Pen Collection: Louise, Duchess of Savoy, 1500

Louise, Duchess of Savoy, 1500. French noble and regent, mother of King Francis I, 1476-1531. Taken from a miniature in the Livre d'heures of Catherine de Médicis

Background imageQuill Pen Collection: Ceremonial uniform of a member of the Tribunat, 1803

Ceremonial uniform of a member of the Tribunat, 1803. Bicorne with cockade, silver-embroidered blue coat, cravat, blue breeches, calf-length boots. With documents and quill pens on a table

Background imageQuill Pen Collection: Napoleon Bonaparte in the uniform of the First Consul, 1799

Napoleon Bonaparte in the uniform of the First Consul, 1799. He wears a gold-embroidered red coat, gilet, white breeches, calf-length boots. A bicorne, quill pen and paper lie on a table

Background imageQuill Pen Collection: Ceremonial dress of the president of the French Directory, 1796

Ceremonial dress of the president of the French Directory, 1796
Ceremonial dress with gold embroidered cape of the president of the French Directory, 1796

Background imageQuill Pen Collection: Henri François d'Aguesseau, 1668-1751

Henri François d'Aguesseau, 1668-1751, Chancellor of France three times between 1717 and 1750 during the Regency of Philippe II, Duke of Orleans, and later under King Louis XV

Background imageQuill Pen Collection: John Law, French Controller General of Finances

John Law, French Controller General of Finances
John Law, 1671-1729, Scottish economist and banker who served as Controller General of Finances under the French Regency, 1715-1723

Background imageQuill Pen Collection: Jean de La Fontaine, French fabulist, writer and poet

Jean de La Fontaine, French fabulist, writer and poet
Jean de La Fontaine, 1621-1695, French fabulist, writer and poet, seated at his writing desk, wearing brown jacket and breeches, a quill pen in his right hand. Lafontaine

Background imageQuill Pen Collection: French writer Pierre Corneille, 1606-1684

French writer Pierre Corneille, 1606-1684, tragedian and dramatist. In black cap, jacket, breeches, hose, seated at desk with quill pen and paper inscribed Le Cid

Background imageQuill Pen Collection: Cardinal Jules Mazarin, 1602-1661

Cardinal Jules Mazarin, 1602-1661, Italian cardinal, diplomat, and politician who served as the chief minister to the kings of France. In crimson cap and robe, with books and quill pen on table

Background imageQuill Pen Collection: Francois Malherbe, French poet, critic and translator

Francois Malherbe, French poet, critic and translator
Francois Malherbe, 1555-1628, French poet, critic and translator. In ruff collar, black doublet, breeches, holding a quill pen seated at a desk. Francois Malberbe, mort en 1628

Background imageQuill Pen Collection: Rector at the University of Paris, 1586

Rector at the University of Paris, 1586
Costume of a Rector at the University of Paris, 1586. In blue cap, ruff collar, blue robes with fur capelet over his shoulders. Recteur de l'Universite de Paris

Background imageQuill Pen Collection: Clement Marot, French Renaissance poet

Clement Marot, French Renaissance poet, 1496-1544. In black cap, black coat and robe, holding a quill pen and paper

Background imageQuill Pen Collection: Nicholas Borbonius, Latin poet and tutor

Nicholas Borbonius, Latin poet and tutor
Nicholas Borbonius or Bourbon, Latin poet of middling fame, tutor to Joan d'Albret, daughter of Margaret Queen of Navarre, 1503-c.1550. Nicholas Borbonius Poeta

Background imageQuill Pen Collection: Portrait of novelist Miguel Cervantes de Saavedra

Portrait of novelist Miguel Cervantes de Saavedra, 1547-1616. Man with Van Dyke beard in ruff collar, doublet, breeches, hose, sitting in a library, writing with quill pen on paper

Background imageQuill Pen Collection: 17th century monk reading a Bible at a desk in his cell

17th century monk reading a Bible at a desk in his cell. A quill pen and ink and hourglass on the table, a human skull on the window sill, crucifixion scene on the wall

Background imageQuill Pen Collection: 17th century rustic school scene

17th century rustic school scene. A man sits in a window seat writing with quill pen at a desk. Children and adults sit on the floor or on stools at tables. A man descends a ladder from the ceiling

Background imageQuill Pen Collection: European school scene from the 17th century

European school scene from the 17th century. Children sit at tables with horn books, while others listen to a tutor speaking from a pulpit at right

Background imageQuill Pen Collection: English gentleman writing poetry in a garret, Regency era

English gentleman writing poetry in a garret, Regency era. Tom Takeall sat at his desk with quill pen and paper, his elbow on a book. His pet cat eating his porridge. Taking Thought

Background imageQuill Pen Collection: The skeleton of Death and the lawyer

The skeleton of Death and the lawyer. The barrister in wig and gown sits at a table writing a document with a quill pen. Death enters his chambers with a brief

Background imageQuill Pen Collection: The poet and the skeleton of Death

The poet and the skeleton of Death

Background imageQuill Pen Collection: The skeleton of Death at the insurance office

The skeleton of Death at the insurance office. Death behind the counter with a quill pen gives out Life Assurance contracts to an old man and woman in an office

Background imageQuill Pen Collection: German ornithologist in his study, 18th century

German ornithologist in his study, 18th century. Writing in a book with a quill pen while looking at a stuffed specimen

Background imageQuill Pen Collection: Two young ornithologists studying bird prints, 18th century

Two young ornithologists studying bird prints, 18th century
Frontispiece with two young cherub ornithologists writing in a book while looking at prints of birds, 18th century

Background imageQuill Pen Collection: Metamorphic furniture, library reading chairs, 1810

Metamorphic furniture, library reading chairs, 1810
Metamorphic library chairs, 1810

Background imageQuill Pen Collection: Sir Anthony Mildmay, Elizabeth I's ambassador in Paris

Sir Anthony Mildmay, Elizabeth I's ambassador in Paris
Sir Anthony Mildmay, Queen Elizabeth I's ambassador to the court of Henry IV in Paris for two years, died 1617


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