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Background imageCorrespondence Collection: The Letter, 20th century. Artist: Rex Whistler

The Letter, 20th century. Artist: Rex Whistler
The Letter, 20th century. From The Studio Volume 120 [The Studio Ltd. London & New York, 1940]

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Letter from John Hampden to Colonel Bulstrode after the Battle of Edgehill

Letter from John Hampden to Colonel Bulstrode after the Battle of Edgehill, 31st October 1642

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Letter from Sir Issac Newton to William Briggs, 20th June 1682. Artist: Isaac Newton

Letter from Sir Issac Newton to William Briggs, 20th June 1682. Artist: Isaac Newton
Letter from Sir Issac Newton to William Briggs, 20th June 1682

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Woman Reading a Letter, c.1663. Creator: Jan Vermeer

Woman Reading a Letter, c.1663. Creator: Jan Vermeer
Woman Reading a Letter, c.1663. Other Title(s): Woman in Blue Reading a Letter. In a quiet, private moment, a young woman stands, engrossed in reading a letter

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Letter from Mary Queen of Scots to Queen Elizabeth I

Letter from Mary Queen of Scots to Queen Elizabeth I, Sheffield, 29 October 1571

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Letter from Shelley to Amelia Curran, 5th August 1819. Artist: Shelley

Letter from Shelley to Amelia Curran, 5th August 1819. Artist: Shelley
Letter from Shelley to Amelia Curran, 5th August 1819

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Letter from William Cecil to Sir Christopher Hatton

Letter from William Cecil to Sir Christopher Hatton, Vice Chamberlain, 12th September 1586

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Letter from James Edward Stuart to Simon Fraser

Letter from James Edward Stuart to Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat, St Germains, 3rd May 1703

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: The Writing Desk, 1915. Creator: Frederick Childe Hassam

The Writing Desk, 1915. Creator: Frederick Childe Hassam
The Writing Desk, 1915

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Mr Sandow Attending To His Days Correspondence, c1898

Mr Sandow Attending To His Days Correspondence, c1898. Eugen Sandow (1867-1925) was a German pioneering bodybuilder known as the father of modern bodybuilding

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Letter by Arabella Stuart to the Countess of Shrewsbury

Letter by Arabella Stuart to the Countess of Shrewsbury
Letter by Arabella Stuart to her aunt, the Countess of Shrewsbury, late 16th - early 17th century (1865)

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Letter by Oliver Cromwell to General Fairfax

Letter by Oliver Cromwell to General Fairfax, 1646 (1865). Cromwell and Thomas Fairfax were the two senior generals on the Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Portrait of a Seated Woman with Ringlets, about 1857. Creator: William Hardy Kent

Portrait of a Seated Woman with Ringlets, about 1857. Creator: William Hardy Kent
Portrait of a Seated Woman with Ringlets, about 1857

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Dr. Sutherland, Sanitary Commissioner;Crimea Series, 1855. Creator: Roger Fenton

Dr. Sutherland, Sanitary Commissioner;Crimea Series, 1855. Creator: Roger Fenton
Dr. Sutherland, Sanitary Commissioner;Crimea Series, 1855. Additional Info: Portrait of a man seated in a fur covered chair at a table writing on an envelope with a quill pen

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Writing a Letter, 1904-1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting

Writing a Letter, 1904-1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
Writing a Letter, 1904-1910. Portrait of a Japanese woman, writing a letter on a scroll. She is seated on the ground behind a tea kettle and beside a tray with teacups

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Desperate, late 19th century? Creator: Alfred Stevens

Desperate, late 19th century? Creator: Alfred Stevens
Desperate, late 19th century? A young woman dressed for a party, or possibly for her wedding, holds a letter bearing bad news

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Joan of Flanders, Daughter of Baldwin of Constantinople

Joan of Flanders, Daughter of Baldwin of Constantinople, 1889

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Portrait of a Young Man, 1st half of 16th century. Creator: Anon

Portrait of a Young Man, 1st half of 16th century. Creator: Anon
Portrait of a Young Man, 1st half of 16th century

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: The Notary Barthel van den Berghe, 1625. Creator: Cornelis de Vos

The Notary Barthel van den Berghe, 1625. Creator: Cornelis de Vos
The Notary Barthel van den Berghe, 1625

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Lord Kitchener, Commander-In-Chief In India, c1929. Creators: Howard Davie, Harry Payne

Lord Kitchener, Commander-In-Chief In India, c1929. Creators: Howard Davie, Harry Payne
Lord Kitchener, Commander-In-Chief In India, c1929. British rule: Horatio Herbert Kitchener was Commander-In-Chief of India from 1902 to 1909. From "Heroic Deeds of Great Men", by C

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: A Messenger Delivering a Letter, about 1460-1470. Creator: Unknown

A Messenger Delivering a Letter, about 1460-1470. Creator: Unknown
A Messenger Delivering a Letter, about 1460-1470

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: John of Gaunt Giving a Letter from the Duke of Berry to a Messenger

John of Gaunt Giving a Letter from the Duke of Berry to a Messenger, c1390s; Chroniques (Book Three), about 1480-1483

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: John of Gaunt Receiving the Messenger of the Duke of Berry

John of Gaunt Receiving the Messenger of the Duke of Berry, c1390s; Chroniques (Book Three), about 1480-1483

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: The Death of Parmenion; Livre des fais d'Alexandre le grant

The Death of Parmenion; Livre des fais d'Alexandre le grant, about 1470-1475. Additional Info: An agent of Alexander the Great stabs the general Parmenion to death as he reads a letter

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Froissart Kneeling before Gaston Phebus

Froissart Kneeling before Gaston Phebus
Froissart Kneeling before Gaston Phébus, Count of Foix, c1360s; Chroniques (Book Three), about 1480-1483

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Initial F: Delivery of a Letter to Jews in Egypt; Marquette Bible

Initial F: Delivery of a Letter to Jews in Egypt; Marquette Bible, about 1270

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Initial F: Delivery of a Letter; Concluding Volume of a Bible

Initial F: Delivery of a Letter; Concluding Volume of a Bible, about 1260-1270

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: The Personification of Nature Giving Genius a Letter to the God of Love

The Personification of Nature Giving Genius a Letter to the God of Love; Roman de la Rose, about 1405

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Two Messengers from the God of Love Delivering a Letter to Venus; Roman de la Rose

Two Messengers from the God of Love Delivering a Letter to Venus; Roman de la Rose, about 1405

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Portrait of a Man, about 1544-1548. Creator: Francesco Salviati

Portrait of a Man, about 1544-1548. Creator: Francesco Salviati
Portrait of a Man, about 1544-1548

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Fromont de Lens Receiving News of the Devastation of his Land

Fromont de Lens Receiving News of the Devastation of his Land, written 1463-1465; illuminated 1467-1472

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Outside the prison of La Roquette

Outside the prison of La Roquette, Paris: letters for the prisoners, 1871

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Que lui dirai-je? - What shall I write to him? - Was schreib ich ihm?

Que lui dirai-je? - What shall I write to him? - Was schreib ich ihm?, about 1860

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Portrait of the Sisters Zenaide and Charlotte Bonaparte

Portrait of the Sisters Zenaide and Charlotte Bonaparte
Portrait of the Sisters Zénaïde and Charlotte Bonaparte, 1821

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: News from the War. about 1860. Creator: Joseph John Elliott

News from the War. about 1860. Creator: Joseph John Elliott
News from the War. about 1860

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: 'The Fourteenth of February, ' by G. B. O'Niel, 1871. Creator: Unknown

"The Fourteenth of February, " by G. B. O'Niel, 1871. Creator: Unknown
"The Fourteenth of February, " by G. B. O'Niel, 1871. Engraving of a painting. We are close upon St

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Portrait of Ellen Bennett, undated

Portrait of Ellen Bennett, undated, (late 19th-early 20th century)

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Portrait of Joseph Sturge (1793-1859), 1855. Creator: Jerry Barratt

Portrait of Joseph Sturge (1793-1859), 1855. Creator: Jerry Barratt
Portrait of Joseph Sturge (1793-1859), 1855. British Quaker and abolitionist

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: A Girl Writing, 1872. Creator: Adolf von Becker

A Girl Writing, 1872. Creator: Adolf von Becker
A Girl Writing, 1872

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Parisienne Reading, 1880. Creator: Albert Edelfelt

Parisienne Reading, 1880. Creator: Albert Edelfelt
Parisienne Reading, 1880

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: The Artist's Wife and Emilia von Etter on a Balcony in Cannes

The Artist's Wife and Emilia von Etter on a Balcony in Cannes, 1891

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Lady sitting at the table writing, c1790. Creator: Unknown

Lady sitting at the table writing, c1790. Creator: Unknown
Lady sitting at the table writing, c1790

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Portrait of a Lady, c1780s. Creator: Jonas Forsslund

Portrait of a Lady, c1780s. Creator: Jonas Forsslund
Portrait of a Lady, c1780s

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Young woman with a glass of wine

Young woman with a glass of wine, holding a letter in her hand, c1665

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Wm. Reynolds & wife, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Wm. Reynolds & wife, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Wm. Reynolds & wife, between c1915 and c1920. Shows William H. Reynolds, real estate developer and one-term New York State senator and wife Elise (or Elsie) Guerrier, a former opera singer in Boston

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Kath. McGirr, Deaf, Dumb & Blind. between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Kath. McGirr, Deaf, Dumb & Blind. between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Kath. McGirr, Deaf, Dumb & Blind. between c1910 and c1915. Shows Katherine "Katie" McGirr using a typewriter to transcribe letters written in Braille

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: The Guards Institute, Vauxhall-Bridge-Road: the Reading-Room, 1869. Creator: Unknown

The Guards Institute, Vauxhall-Bridge-Road: the Reading-Room, 1869. Creator: Unknown
The Guards Institute, Vauxhall-Bridge-Road [in south London]: the Reading-Room, 1869

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: 'The Letter, ' by H. P

"The Letter, " by H. P. Riviere, in the Exhibition of the Society of Painters in Water Colours, 1869. Engraving of a painting

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Andres de Segurola, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Andres de Segurola, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Andres de Segurola, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Andre´s Perello´ de Segurola (1874-1953), a Spanish operatic bass who performed with the Metropolitan Opera

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Santa Claus Association, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Santa Claus Association, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Santa Claus Association, between c1915 and c1920. Shows women seated for a portrait in the offices of the Santa Claus Association, New York City

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Reinald Werrenrath, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Reinald Werrenrath, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Reinald Werrenrath, between c1915 and c1920. Shows opera singer Reinald Werrenrath (1883-1953)

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: W.M. Ingraham, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

W.M. Ingraham, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
W.M. Ingraham, between c1915 and c1920

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: In the Room, 1904. Artist: Edouard Vuillard

In the Room, 1904. Artist: Edouard Vuillard
In the Room, 1904. Vuillard, Edouard-Jean (1868-1940). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: St. Valentine's Day, 1868. Creator: W Thomas

St. Valentine's Day, 1868. Creator: W Thomas
St. Valentine's Day, 1868. Scene showing the delivery of...those epistolary compliments which the custom of St

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Vernon Dalhart, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Vernon Dalhart, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Vernon Dalhart, between c1915 and c1920. Shows singer and songwriter Vernon Dalhart (1883-1948)

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: 'The Guardian, ' by A

"The Guardian, " by A. Elmore, R.A. in the Winter Exhibition at the French Gallery, Pall-Mall, 1865. Engraving of a painting. It is the old, old story. Love is stronger than fate

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: The Love Letter, 1570. Creator: Francois Clouet

The Love Letter, 1570. Creator: Francois Clouet
The Love Letter, 1570

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Young Woman Reading, 1875. Creator: Lucius Rossi

Young Woman Reading, 1875. Creator: Lucius Rossi
Young Woman Reading, 1875

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Letter for Santa Claus, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Letter for Santa Claus, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Letter for Santa Claus, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: J.D. Archbold, seated holding paper, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

J.D. Archbold, seated holding paper, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
J.D. Archbold, seated holding paper, 1911

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Memories And Regrets, c1874. Creator: Alfred Stevens

Memories And Regrets, c1874. Creator: Alfred Stevens
Memories And Regrets, c1874. The woman in Stevens's painting appears in her undergarments, with her gown, parasol, and fan piled nearby

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: A Duchess (The Blue Dress), c1866. Creator: Alfred Stevens

A Duchess (The Blue Dress), c1866. Creator: Alfred Stevens
A Duchess (The Blue Dress), c1866. A young woman, still wearing her cape and one glove, reflects on the contents of a hastily opened letter

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Various Objects, c1785. Creator: Louis Leopold Boilly

Various Objects, c1785. Creator: Louis Leopold Boilly
Various Objects, c1785

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Reverie—The Letter, 1870s. Creator: Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta

Reverie—The Letter, 1870s. Creator: Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta
Reverie--The Letter, 1870s. In an elegant salon, a fashionably dressed young woman has received a splendid bouquet of flowers

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: 52nd Brigade, 25th [i.e. 26th] Div. between 1917 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

52nd Brigade, 25th [i.e. 26th] Div. between 1917 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
52nd Brigade, 25th [i.e. 26th] Div. between 1917 and c1920. The warehouse of the Army Quartermaster's Effects Bureau which managed the personal effects of soldiers who died in World War I

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: The late Earl Canning, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The late Earl Canning, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The late Earl Canning, 1862. Engraving from a photograph

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: The War in Schleswig: chapel at Gravenstein used as a Prussian barrack

The War in Schleswig: chapel at Gravenstein used as a Prussian barrack
The War in Schleswig: chapel at Gravenstein [in Denmark] used as a Prussian barrack - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: 'The Challenge: A Puritan's Struggle between Honour and Conscience'

"The Challenge: A Puritan's Struggle between Honour and Conscience", by W. G. Orchardson, in the Winter Exhibition of Cabinet Pictures, 1864. Engraving of a painting

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Tommy writing home after battle, 11 Jun 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Tommy writing home after battle, 11 Jun 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Tommy writing home after battle, 11 Jun 1917

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: 'Squire Mayduke's Daughter' - drawn by John Gilbert

"Squire Mayduke's Daughter" - drawn by John Gilbert, 1862. Illustration to a short story by Augustus Mayhew. From "Illustrated London News", 1862

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: 'The Note and the Nosegay'

"The Note and the Nosegay", by W. F. Yeames, in the Winter Exhibition, Pall-Mall, 1864

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Letter-writers and dealers in cigar-ends at Rome, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Letter-writers and dealers in cigar-ends at Rome, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Letter-writers and dealers in cigar-ends at Rome, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by M

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: The Post Office of Auckland, New Zealand: arrival of the 'Home' Mails

The Post Office of Auckland, New Zealand: arrival of the "Home" Mails, 1864. "The mail-steamer from Sydney comes here once a month, bringing letters and papers from England

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Self portrait, 18th century. Creator: Martin van Meytens

Self portrait, 18th century. Creator: Martin van Meytens
Self portrait, 18th century

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Recueil des modes de la cour de France

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Dame de Qualite en Habit dEste, between c1678 and c1693

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: A Journey into the Herzegovina: Fate of a Turkish Spy

A Journey into the Herzegovina: Fate of a Turkish Spy, from a sketch by our special artist

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Letter Rack. Trompe l'oeil. Creator: Hindric Sebastian Sommar

Letter Rack. Trompe l'oeil. Creator: Hindric Sebastian Sommar
Letter Rack. Trompe l'oeil, Unknown date

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Letter-Writing, 1912. Creator: Carl Larsson

Letter-Writing, 1912. Creator: Carl Larsson
Letter-Writing, 1912

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Trompe l'oeil, late 17th-early 18th century. Creator: Johan Klopper

Trompe l'oeil, late 17th-early 18th century. Creator: Johan Klopper
Trompe l'oeil, late 17th-early 18th century

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Lady Writing a Letter, 1887. Creator: Albert Edelfelt

Lady Writing a Letter, 1887. Creator: Albert Edelfelt
Lady Writing a Letter, 1887

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Portrait of a Lady, c1830. Creator: Thomas Sully

Portrait of a Lady, c1830. Creator: Thomas Sully
Portrait of a Lady, c1830

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Queen Christina of Sweden (1626 - 1689), 1650. Creator: David Beck

Queen Christina of Sweden (1626 - 1689), 1650. Creator: David Beck
Queen Christina of Sweden (1626 - 1689), 1650

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: The Royal Visit to India: private tent of the Prince of Wales at the camp of Delhi

The Royal Visit to India: private tent of the Prince of Wales at the camp of Delhi, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876.'The Prince [future King Edward VII]

Background imageCorrespondence Collection: Life in the trenches in Champagne; Calm: 'correspondence and cigarettes

Life in the trenches in Champagne; Calm: "correspondence and cigarettes", 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]



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