Pens Collection (page 4)

Writing Table, Late Louis XV (coloured engraving)
7159272 Writing Table, Late Louis XV (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Writing Table, Late Louis XV)

St Mark the Evangelist (engraving)
7149623 St Mark the Evangelist (engraving) by English School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Mark the Evangelist)

St Luke the Evangelist (engraving)
7149620 St Luke the Evangelist (engraving) by English School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Luke the Evangelist)

Merchant with her account book, 19th century (Engraving)
7211563 Merchant with her account book, 19th century (Engraving) by Lami, Eugene-Louis (1800-90); (add.info.: Nineteenth-century trader at her counter with her account book - Engraving by Eugene)

The Schoolgirl, 1900 (w / c on paper)
7063413 The Schoolgirl, 1900 (w/c on paper) by Anker, Albert (1831-1910); 19x25.3 cm; Private Collection

St Mark the Evangelist (engraving)
7149625 St Mark the Evangelist (engraving) by English School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Mark the Evangelist)

John the Evangelist (engraving)
7172431 John the Evangelist (engraving) by European School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: One of an unidentified series of 17th century Bible prints)

Poet writing (colour litho)
7172623 Poet writing (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Poet writing. Illustration from Fragemaulchen, ein Bilderbuch)

Elephant house at the Zoological Gardens, Ghent, Belgium (litho)
7154178 Elephant house at the Zoological Gardens, Ghent, Belgium (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Elephant house at the Zoological Gardens, Ghent, Belgium)

Potted adonis with writing implements, 1800. Creator: Hishikawa Sori
Potted adonis with writing implements, 1800

Portrait of a Seated Gentleman, possibly William Hunter (oil on canvas)
7076603 Portrait of a Seated Gentleman, possibly William Hunter (oil on canvas) by Zoffany, Johann (1733-1810); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Esther and Mordecai Writing the first letter of Purim, c. 1675 (oil on canvas)
7073284 Esther and Mordecai Writing the first letter of Purim, c.1675 (oil on canvas) by Gelder, Aert de (1645-1727); 111x132 cm; Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires

Portrait of an Artist, 1655 (oil on canvas)
6620743 Portrait of an Artist, 1655 (oil on canvas) by Honthorst, Gerrit van (1590-1656); 116A--93.5 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Dutch, out of copyright

Research, 1880-90 (oil on board)
5310463 Research, 1880-90 (oil on board) by Peto, John Frederick (1854-1907); 22.9x29.2 cm; Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Quill Pens, c. 1936. Creator: Erwin Schwabe
Quill Pens, c. 1936

Pen used by Michele A. Roberts to sign NBPAs 2017 agreement with the NBA, January 19
Michele A. Roberts (born 1956) is an African-American woman, and is the executive director of the National Basketball Players Association

The Four Evangelists and their symbols (oil on canvas)
BAL14108 The Four Evangelists and their symbols (oil on canvas) by Lastman, Pieter (1583-1633); Alan Jacobs Gallery, London

Portrait of a young man with a book (oil on poplar panel)
4473198 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

The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword (engraving)
3621162 The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword)

Self Portrait, c. 1580 (pen and brown ink on paper)
FIA5387491 Self Portrait, c.1580 (pen and brown ink on paper) by Carracci, Annibale (1560-1609); 13.5 x 10.8 cm; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA; Italian, out of copyright

Black letter text (litho)
6002064 Black letter text (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Black letter text. Illustration for Lettering for Schools and Colleges for the Office)

Portrait of Joseph Henry of Straffan, Co. Kildare, full-length
5892709 Portrait of Joseph Henry of Straffan, Co. Kildare, full-length, seated at a table writing a letter, in a blue coat, yellow waistcoat and red breeches

Ink pot and pens (bronze & bone)
614907 Ink pot and pens (bronze & bone) by Roman; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Siena, Tuscany, Italy; Photo eNicol Orsi Battaglini; out of copyright

Titus Livius Patavinus (engraving)
816593 Titus Livius Patavinus (engraving) by Thevet, Andre (1504-92) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Titus Livius Patavinus, Roman historian popularly known as Livy)

Portrait of Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux (engraving)
819922 Portrait of Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux (engraving) by Rigaud, Hyacinthe (1659-1743) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux, French poet and critic)

Portrait of Felix van Sambix (engraving)
820490 Portrait of Felix van Sambix (engraving) by Miereveld, Michiel Jansz. van (1567-1641) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Felix van Sambix, Dutch writer. After Michiel Jansz)

So why don; t you write (colour litho)
732314 So why don; t you write (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Don t be alarmed there are not bayonets but things you can write with)

Comic postcard, Used up writing pad Date: 20th century

Kings Library Table, Queens Dolls House (colour litho)
3093976 Kings Library Table, Queens Dolls House (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Comic postcard, Writing materials. I haven t heard from you for a long time - see what you can do with this lot! Date: 20th century

Advertisement or advertorial for Onoto safety pens in Printers Pie magazine, featuring an illustration of the many contributors to the magazine reading a copy

Trades in Regency Ireland and England: Cork, Dublin and London Docks. Irish beef cattle bring driven to the port of Cork 79

Page of Advertisements (engraving)
1107189 Page of Advertisements (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page of Advertisements)

Trades in Regency England: Covent Garden, Smithfield Market and gaslights on Carlton House
6340326 Trades in Regency England: Covent Garden, Smithfield Market and gaslights on Carlton House by Taylor, Isaac (1730-1807); (add.info.: Trades in Regency England: Covent Garden)

Farmers with their sheep on an Australian sheep station (colour litho)
6015518 Farmers with their sheep on an Australian sheep station (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Buy a new Almanac! Fine writing ink!, illustration of street sellers around
STC229783 Buy a new Almanac! Fine writing ink!, illustration of street sellers around 1675 (engraving) by English School, (17th century) (after)

Libanius (engraving)
816586 Libanius (engraving) by Thevet, Andre (1504-92) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Libanius, Greek-speaking teacher of rhetoric of the Sophist school)

Portrait of Samuel Wesley (woodcut)
819881 Portrait of Samuel Wesley (woodcut) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Samuel Wesley, English poet and clergyman of the Church of England)

Salvator Rosa (engraving)
812544 Salvator Rosa (engraving) by Rosa, Salvator (1615-73) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Salvator Rosa, Italian painter, poet and printmaker. Painted by Salvator Rosa. Engraved by J)

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (engraving)
812502 Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, German writer, philosopher, dramatist)

Bull for sale at Newton Abbot Livestock Market, Devon. Date: circa 1960s

Girl writing on a wall (colour litho)
3095020 Girl writing on a wall (colour litho) by Kirchner, Raphael (1876-1917); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girl writing on a wall)

Baby spilling ink over a desk (colour litho)
3093849 Baby spilling ink over a desk (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Baby spilling ink over a desk)

Quill pen with comic verse on a birthday card. Date: circa 1890s

Advert, Swan Fountain Pen, in colours exquisite as Nature s. circa 1930

Stationers, James Adams, trade card (engraving)
983999 Stationers, James Adams, trade card (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stationers, James Adams)

Lavater in his study (engraving)
979830 Lavater in his study (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Johann Kaspar Lavater, Swiss poet and physiognomist, writing at his desk in his study)

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