Keys Collection (page 8)

Gold watch with key owned by Napoleon, c. 1815 (gold & other metal)
1268541 Gold watch with key owned by Napoleon, c.1815 (gold & other metal) by Breguet, Abraham Louis (1747-1823); National Army Museum

Early form of typewriter by Hall, USA 1885
An early form of inexpensive, portable typewriter by Hall, USA. Date: 1885

Victorian charades party - the second syllables. 19th century

Altar Vessels for St Pauls Cathedral (engraving)
1613590 Altar Vessels for St Pauls Cathedral (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Altar Vessels for St Pauls Cathedral)

Advert for Royal Bar-Lock Typewriter
Advertisement for the Royal Bar-Lock Typewriter, showing Old Father Time driving it like a car. 1903

Ornate scissors and keys

Ornate locks and keys

Philip Augustus rewarding the Knights Templar (chromolitho)
1094411 Philip Augustus rewarding the Knights Templar (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Philip Augustus rewarding the Knights Templar)

Bluebeard forbids his wife to enter his room (chromolitho)
1091557 Bluebeard forbids his wife to enter his room (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bluebeard forbids his wife to enter his room)

The Austrian prince who captured Belgrade (gravure)
979525 The Austrian prince who captured Belgrade (gravure) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Austrian prince who captured Belgrade)

Key to the painting of King William of Prussia proclaimed Emperor of Germany (litho)
961049 Key to the painting of King William of Prussia proclaimed Emperor of Germany (litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Window w101 depicting St Peter (stained glass)
722849 Window w101 depicting St Peter (stained glass) by French School, (13th century); Tours Cathedral, France; French, out of copyright

St Peter, 1862 (stained glass)
3474772 St Peter, 1862 (stained glass) by Bayne, Robert Turnill (1837-1915); Church of St Mary, Whittlesey, UK; (add.info.: Manufactured by Heaton, Butler & Bayne); eAlastair Carew-Cox; English

Opening of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, the Earl of Aberdeen, as Lord High Commissioner
1624407 Opening of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, the Earl of Aberdeen, as Lord High Commissioner, receiving the Keys of the City of Edinburgh at Holyrood Palace (engraving)

Keys (engraving)
2808374 Keys (engraving) by Doyle, Richard (1824-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: Keys. Illustration for The Foreign Tour of Messrs Brown, Jones and Robinson by Richard Doyle (Bradbury and Evans)

The International Exhibition (engraving)
1587943 The International Exhibition (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The International Exhibition)

Serrurier, 1580 (engraving)
3646133 Serrurier, 1580 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Serrurier, 1580. Illustration for Le Magasin Pittoresque (1882)

Window w1 depicting St Peter (stained glass)
720907 Window w1 depicting St Peter (stained glass) by French School, (16th century); Church of St. Martin, Montmorency, Val d Oise, France; French, out of copyright

Allegory of Divine Providence and Barberini Power, Ceiling of the Hall of the Palazzo
702380 Allegory of Divine Providence and Barberini Power, Ceiling of the Hall of the Palazzo Barberini, Rome, Italy, 1633-39 (fresco) by Cortona

Imprisonment and Death of Dukes Erik and Valdemar, 1318 (litho)
STC358002 Imprisonment and Death of Dukes Erik and Valdemar, 1318 (litho) by Valda, John Harris (d.1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Duke Erik (1282-1318); Duke Valdemar (c.1280-1318)

Enthroned Madonna and Child being crowned by two Angels, John the Baptist and the Apostle Peter, c
BFM286510 Enthroned Madonna and Child being crowned by two Angels, John the Baptist and the Apostle Peter, c.1410-20 (tempera on poplar wood) by Pseudo Baldese (fl)

Mary of Buttermere, sketched from life in July 1800, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1802
NCO191277 Mary of Buttermere, sketched from life in July 1800, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1802 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Historiated Initial M with Saints Peter and Paul
REV415704 Historiated Initial M with Saints Peter and Paul, from the Gradual of Friedrich Zollner of Langenzenn, 1439-42 (vellum) by German School, (15th century); Abbazia di Novacella (Neustift)

France, the Presidents Progress (engraving)
1618461 France, the Presidents Progress (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: France, the Presidents Progress)

The Exhibition of Spanish Art at the Guildhall (litho)
1593897 The Exhibition of Spanish Art at the Guildhall (litho) by Spanish School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Exhibition of Spanish Art at the Guildhall)

The Surrender of Breda, 1625, c. 1635 (oil on canvas) (detail of 30730)
BBC210791 The Surrender of Breda, 1625, c.1635 (oil on canvas) (detail of 30730) by Velazquez, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y (1599-1660); Prado, Madrid

The Eggs Duly Hatch into Worms, they are Covered by Mulberry Leaves
STC97253 The Eggs Duly Hatch into Worms, they are Covered by Mulberry Leaves and then the Women Place them in Branches to Weave their Cocoons

Florentine Games, Le Chiavi (coloured engraving)
BAT97467 Florentine Games, Le Chiavi (coloured engraving) by Piattoli, Guiseppe (fl.1787-1807); Private Collection; Photo eNicol Orsi Battaglini; Italian, out of copyright

Madonna and Child with saints
AII78321 Madonna and Child with saints by Tintoretto, Jacopo Robusti (1518-94); Galleria e Museo Estense, Modena, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Madonna and Child with St. Anthony Abbot, St. John the Baptist, St. Lawrence and St
AII80543 Madonna and Child with St. Anthony Abbot, St. John the Baptist, St. Lawrence and St. Julian, 1404 (tempera on panel) by Gerini

Pius V, c. 1566 (engraving)
2962111 Pius V, c. 1566 (engraving) by Italian School, (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pope Saint Pius V (1504 - 1572)

Christ with St. Peter and St. Paul, detail from the Sant
BAT76652 Christ with St. Peter and St. Paul, detail from the Sant Emidio polyptych (tempera on panel) (detail of 76636) by Crivelli, Carlo (c.1430/35-1495); Sant Emidio, Ascoli Picena

Portrait of a Gentleman in his Study, 1528-30 (oil on canvas) (post restoration)
FTB161532 Portrait of a Gentleman in his Study, 1528-30 (oil on canvas) (post restoration) by Lotto, Lorenzo (c.1480-1556); 97x110 cm; Gallerie dell Accademia, Venice, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Portrait of Robert, Lord Napier of Magdala (1810-90) (oil on canvas)
XZL151827 Portrait of Robert, Lord Napier of Magdala (1810-90) (oil on canvas) by Dickinson, Lowes Cato (1819-1908); Private Collection; British, out of copyright

Page from metalwork catalogue: Keys and key blanks (litho)
6005869 Page from metalwork catalogue: Keys and key blanks (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Keys and key blanks)

Illustration of Hands Playing a Piano, 1937 (woodcut print)
2622289 Illustration of Hands Playing a Piano, 1937 (woodcut print) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vintage illustration of hands playing a piano; woodcut)

A Trompe l Oeil with Birds, Keys, Spectacles and Sheet Music (oil on canvas)
778357 A Trompe l Oeil with Birds, Keys, Spectacles and Sheet Music (oil on canvas) by Remps, Andrea Domenico (c.1620-99); 54x71 cm; Private Collection; Photo eRafael Valls Gallery, London

Portrait of Eslbeth Lochmann, wife of Jacob Schwytzer, 1564 (oil on wood)
3597278 Portrait of Eslbeth Lochmann, wife of Jacob Schwytzer, 1564 (oil on wood) by Stimmer, Tobias (1539-84); 193.6x67.9 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel

The Meeting, c. 1746 (oil on canvas)
3613961 The Meeting, c.1746 (oil on canvas) by Longhi, Pietro (c.1701-85); 61x49.5 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Keys of the Bastille (engraving)
3627786 The Keys of the Bastille (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Keys of the Bastille)

St Peter, c. 1611 (oil on canvas)
3481076 St Peter, c.1611 (oil on canvas) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); (add.info.: Rubens made a series of portraits of the apostles, in commission of the duke of Lerma)

The Catholic Kings receiving the Keys of Granada (wood)
3499641 The Catholic Kings receiving the Keys of Granada (wood) by Bigarny or Vigarny, Felipe (1475-1543); Capilla Real, Granada, Spain; (add.info.: The Catholic Kings receiving the Keys of Granada)

Woman with a snowball (oil on canvas)
3115288 Woman with a snowball (oil on canvas) by F. W. (19th century); 73.5x44.5 cm; Drum Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; eNational Trust for Scotland; Photo eNational Trust for Scotland; out of

Christ with St. Peter and St. Paul, from the predella of the San Martino polyptych
BAT76679 Christ with St. Peter and St. Paul, from the predella of the San Martino polyptych (tempera on panel) (see 76669) by Crivelli, Carlo (c.1430/35-1495); San Martino, Monte San Martino

La Tecnica - the Typewriter of Julio Antonio Mella, Mexico City, 1928 (b / w photo)
472872 La Tecnica - the Typewriter of Julio Antonio Mella, Mexico City, 1928 (b/w photo) by Modotti, Tina (1896-1942); (add.info.: Julio Antonio Mella (1903-29) born Nicanor McPartland

Cats Cradle Ball (oil on panel)
BAL98601 Cats Cradle Ball (oil on panel) by Caron-Langlois, Pauline (fl.1848-57); 36x26 cm; Private Collection; Gemalde Mensing

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