Books Collection

The Bookworm, 1850. Found in the collection of Museum Georg Schafer, Schweinfurt

Wet Winter Evening and a Book Lover in Bloomsbury, c1935. Creator: Fincham
Wet Winter Evening and a Book Lover in Bloomsbury, c1935. Shelves of books outside a shop in central London. From " Wonderful London, Volume 2", edited by Arthur St John Adcock

Reading Room of the Great Library at the British Museum seen from the Entrance, c1935. The circular Reading Room of the British Museum in central London was designed by Sydney Smirke (1798-1877)

The Tax Collectors, 1520s. Artist: Massys, Quentin (1466?1530)
The Tax Collectors, 1520s. Found in the collection of the Liechtenstein Museum

Young Man Writing. Artist: Meissonier, Ernest Jean Louis (1815-1891)
Young Man Writing. Found in the collection of Louvre, Paris

Christmas Story-telling - drawn by J. E. Millais, 1862. Creator: Dalziel Brothers
Christmas Story-telling - drawn by J. E. Millais, 1862. Victorian family entertainment. From "Illustrated London News", 1862.

The moneylenders, c.1520. Creator: Massys, Quentin
The moneylenders, c.1520. Found in the Collection of the Palazzo Doria Pamphilj, Rom.

Farmers pay tithes, Early 18th century. Creator: Bossche, Balthasar van den (1681-1715)
Farmers pay tithes, Early 18th century. Private Collection

Views of Merton College, Oxford: the Library, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Views of Merton College, Oxford: the Library, 1864. 'Two sides of [the Mob Quadrangle] are occupied by the Library, built by William Rede, Fellow of the college in 1319

The Bishops of the Five Dioceses of the United Church of England and Ireland in Canada, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Bishops of the Five Dioceses of the United Church of England and Ireland in Canada, 1862. 'We have just received excellent photographs, taken by Mr

A Pictorial: the Word, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
A Pictorial: the Word, 1864. Christmas entertainment. From "Illustrated London News", 1864.

The geography lesson, c.1750-1752. Creator: Longhi, Pietro (1701-1785)
The geography lesson, c.1750-1752. Found in the Collection of the Fondazione Querini Stampalia.

The Four Evangelists, from c.1616 until 1624. Creator: Pieter Soutman
The Four Evangelists, from c.1616 until 1624. The Evangelists are seated together at a table, each engaged in the writing of his Gospel. Matthew's attribute is an angel, Mark's a lion

A Boys School, 1597-1658. Creator: Francis Cleyn
A Boys School, 1597-1658

Calliope, 1592. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius
Calliope, 1592. From The Nine Muses, pl. 1

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Aldous Huxley, 1950s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Aldous Huxley, 1950s, (2023). English writer and philosopher Huxley (1894-1963) wrote novels and non-fiction works, as well as essays, narratives, and poems

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Aldous Huxley, 1950s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Aldous Huxley, 1950s, (2023). English writer and philosopher Huxley (1894-1963) wrote novels and non-fiction works, as well as essays, narratives, and poems

"Going to School" by Mdlle. J. Bole, from a photograph by Messrs. Goupil and Co. 1876. Creator: Unknown
"Going to School" by Mdlle. J. Bole, from a photograph by Messrs. Goupil and Co. 1876. The young village maiden of France or Belgium who is demurely walking to the seminary of daily tuition

King Charles XI's upbringing. Allegory, 1668. Creator: David Klocker Ehrenstrahl
King Charles XI's upbringing. Allegory, 1668

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Christopher Columbus, 1490s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Christopher Columbus, 1490s, (2023). Columbus (1451-1506) was an Italian explorer, navigator and colonist who was sponsored by the Catholic Monarchs of Spain

AI IMAGE - Bram Stoker reading in a Victorian library, 1890s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Bram Stoker reading in a Victorian library, 1890s, (2023). Irish author Abraham Stoker (1847-1912) wrote the Gothic horror novel Dracula which was published in 1897

St Jerome. Creators: Cesare da Sesto, Cesare Bernazzano
St Jerome, Unknown date

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Friedrich Engels studying, late 19th century, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Friedrich Engels studying, late 19th century, (2023). Engels (1820-1895) was a German socialist, and collaborator and supporter of Karl Marx

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Karl Marx studying, 1870s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Karl Marx studying, 1870s, (2023). German-born philosopher, economist, political theorist, historian, sociologist, journalist

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Karl Marx studying, 1870s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Karl Marx studying, 1870s, (2023). German-born philosopher, economist, political theorist, historian, sociologist, journalist

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Karl Marx studying, 1870s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Karl Marx studying, 1870s, (2023). German-born philosopher, economist, political theorist, historian, sociologist, journalist

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Charles Darwin, 1870s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Charles Darwin, 1870s, (2023). English naturalist, geologist and biologist, is best known for his contributions to the science of evolution

The Scholars, 1798. Creator: Abraham Delfos
The Scholars, 1798

The Empress Eugenie in Sir Walter Scott's study at Abbotsford, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Empress Eugenie in Sir Walter Scott's study at Abbotsford, 1860. Whilst the Empress was in Scotland she visited Abbotsford

"Don Quixote in his Study" - from a painting by Schrödter, 1860. Creator: W Thomas
"Don Quixote in his Study" - from a painting by Schrodter, 1860. M. Schrodter's...influence upon the arts of his country will, doubtless, be considerable

Eleanor Rigby, Printed c.1910. Creators: David Octavius Hill, Robert Adamson
Eleanor Rigby, Printed c.1910

Monsieur, pardon si je vous gêne un peu... 1844. Creator: Honore Daumier
Monsieur, pardon si je vous gene un peu... 1844. - Monsieur, pardon si je vous gene un peu...mais vous comprenez qu'ecrivant en ce moment un roman nouveau

The Sleeping Student, 1663. Creator: Constantyn Verhout
The Sleeping Student, 1663

Portrait of young student ('The Student'), mid-17th century. Creator: Samuel van Hoogstraten
Portrait of young student ('The Student'), mid-17th century. Attributed to Samuel van Hoogstraten

Polyhymia, 1592. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius
Polyhymia, 1592. From The Nine Muses, pl. 8

Clio, 1592. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius
Clio, 1592. From The Nine Muses, pl. 4

L'Art moderne ou la lecture du grimoire, 1879. Creator: Félicien Rops
L'Art moderne ou la lecture du grimoire, 1879. From Rimes de Joie

Literary reunion in Mr. Mudie's new hall, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Literary reunion in Mr. Mudie's new hall, 1860. On the evening of Monday week Mr. and Mrs. C. E Mudie received a vast number of literary and artistic friends

The Scholar at the Lectern (The Father of the Jewish Bride), 1641. Creator: Rembrandt van Rhijn (1606-1669)
The Scholar at the Lectern (The Father of the Jewish Bride), 1641. Found in the Collection of the Royal Castle, Warsaw

Christmas Boxes in Camp - Christmas, 1861, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Christmas Boxes in Camp - Christmas, 1861, 1862. From periodical: Harper's Weekly, 4 January 1862

The Irish Schoolmaster - drawn by E. Fitzpatrick, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Irish Schoolmaster - drawn by E. Fitzpatrick, 1857....as human nature is never perfect, even in the wisest of mankind

Man shows two children toys on the pavement outside a print shop, c.1875-c.1925. Creator: Pedro de Weyer
Man shows two children toys on the pavement outside a print shop, c.1875-c.1925. A man shows a toy horse to a boy holding a dog and a girl with a doll. Behind them three men look at a display of books

Boy secretly takes a puff of a cigar held by a man looking at sheet music, c.1900-c.1950. Creator: Mat
Boy secretly takes a puff of a cigar held by a man looking at sheet music, c.1900-c.1950. A Quiet Draw - barefoot street urchin on an accordion and bowler-hatted man

Portrait of Ott van Bronckhorst, 1606. Creator: Cornelia toe Boecop
Portrait of Ott van Bronckhorst, 1606. Bearded man wearing ruff and holding gloves, aged 52 according the the book in front of him

Daniël Franken Dzn (1838-98), banker and art collector, 1888. Creator: Willy Martens
Daniel Franken Dzn (1838-98), banker and art collector, 1888. Founder of the Royal Antiquarian Society and the Rembrandt Association

Diederik Baron van Leyden van Vlaardingen...with his Wife...and their Sons... 1728. Creator: Willem van Mieris
Diederik Baron van Leyden van Vlaardingen (1695-1764). Burgomaster of Leiden, with his Wife Sophia Dina de Rovere and their Sons Pieter, Jan and Adriaan Pompejus, 1728

Portrait of Dr. P.J.H. Cuypers (1827-1921), 1885-1918. Creator: Thérèse Schwartze
Portrait of Dr. P.J.H. Cuypers (1827-1921), 1885-1918. Dutch architect

Gerhard Douw's Portrait of Himself, 1857. Creator: M. Jackson
Gerhard Douw's Portrait of Himself, 1857. Engraving of "An Interior with a Young Viola Player", a painting by Dutch artist Gerrit Dou (1613-1675)

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