Desk Collection (#25)

Trompe-l oeil, 1698. Artist: Collier, Edwaert (1642-1708)
Trompe-l oeil, 1698. Private Collection

The Quill-cutter, 1627. Artist: Lievens, Jan (1607-1674)
The Quill-cutter, 1627. Found in the collection of Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, Cologne

Trompe-l??il. Artist: Hoogstraten, Samuel Dirksz, van (1627-1678)
Trompe-l??il. Found in the collection of Dordrechts Museum

The office of the tax collector (Biccherna) of Siena, 1451-1452. Artist: Anonymous
The office of the tax collector (Biccherna) of Siena, 1451-1452. Found in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Trompe-l??il with musical score, drawings and keys, c. 1800. Artist: Anonymous
Trompe-l??il with musical score, drawings and keys, c. 1800. From a private collection

Francis Place, 1836, (1904). Artist: Daniel Maclise
Francis Place, 1836, (1904). Francis Place (1771-1854), was an English social reformer. From Social England, Volume VI, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A

Sir Walter Scotts Study, Abbotsford, 1904. Artist: George Washington Wilson
Sir Walter Scotts Study, Abbotsford, 1904. Sir Walter Scott, (1771-1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright and poet

Edward VIII working in his office at St. Jamess Palace, London, 1936. From Our King & Queen and the Royal Princesses. [Odhams Press Ltd. London, 1937], (Colorised black and white print)

I the Industrious, 1903. Artist: John Hassall
I the Industrious, 1903. An initial letter I from a child alphabet. From An A.B.C. of Everyday People, by G. E. Farrow. [Dean & Son Limited, London, 1903]

Something Wrong Somewhere, c1850. Artist: Charles Green
Something Wrong Somewhere, c1850. From International Art: Past and Present by Alfred Yockney. [Virtue & Company, London, c1915]

Master with his Students. (Christoforo Landino), 1492, (1917)
Master with his Students. (Christoforo Landino. Formulario di lettere et di orationi volgari), 1492. This image introducing Landinos manual for secretarial writing is considered one of the finest

The Young Governess, c1735-1736. Artist: Jean-Simeon Chardin
The Young Governess, c1735-1736. The painting is part of the collection of the National Gallery, London. From Masterpieces of Painting, edited by Huntington Cairns and John Walker

Action here, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Action here, 1941. Two people study information to be plotted onto the map on the wall behind. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Keep Calm, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Keep Calm, 1941. Prime Minister Winston Churchill sits at his desk with his trademark cigar clamped between his teeth, and calmly carries on. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton

Mme Hessel, rue Rivoli (About 1902), c1902, (1946). Artist: Edouard Vuillard
Mme Hessel, rue Rivoli (About 1902), c1902, (1946). From Vuillard - His Life and Work, by Claude Roer Marx. [Paul Elek, London, 1946]

Mr. John Barrow, 1911. From British Sports and Sportsmen Part 1. [British Sports and Sportsmen, London, 1911]

Gerhart Hauptmann - Geb. 1862, 1934. Gerhart Johann Robert Hauptmann (1862-1946), German dramatist and novelist. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1912

Richard Strausz - Geb. 1864, 1934. Richard Georg Strauss (1864-1949), German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. From Die Groszen der Weltgelchichte. [Ecktein-Halpaus, Dresden, 1934]

Clemenceau 1841-1929, 1934. Georges Benjamin Clemenceau (1841-1929), French politician, physician, and journalist who served as Prime Minister of France during the First World War

Henrik Ibsen 1828-1906, 1934. Henrik Johan Ibsen (1828-1906), was a major 19th century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet

Charles Dickens 1812-1870. - Gemalde von Maclise, 1934
Charles Dickens 1812-1870, 1934. Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812-1870), English writer and social critic. He created some of the worlds best-known fictional characters

Hans Sachs 1494-1576. Kupferstich von Hans Weygel, 1934
Hans Sachs 1494-1576. 1934. Hans Sachs (1494-1576), German Meistersinger mastersinger, poet, playwright and shoemaker. From Die Groszen der Weltgelchichte. [Ecktein-Halpaus, Dresden, 1934]

Both Puzzled, 1868, (1912). Artist: Erskine Nicol
Both Puzzled, 1868, (1912). From Bibbys Annual 1912, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1912]

Charles Dickens (1812-1870), 1859, (1912). Artist: William Powell Frith
Charles Dickens (1812-1870), 1859, (1912). Painting held at the Victoria And Albert Museum, London. From Bibbys Annual 1912, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1912]

Camille Flammarion - The Distinguished Astronomer Among His Books, c1925. Nicolas Camille Flammarion, (1842-1925), French astronomer

Jean-Henri Fabre - The Humble Study of One of the Greatest of Naturalists, c1925. Jean-Henri Casimir Fabre, (1823-1915), French naturalist

General Whitelocke Was Tried By Court-Martial, 1902. Artist: Gordon Frederick Browne
General Whitelocke Was Tried By Court-Martial, 1902. The British invasions of the River Plate (1806-1807), in present-day Argentina and Uruguay. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. II

An Officers Room at Pretoria, 1902. The Second Boer War (1899-1902), South Africa. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. III

Mr. Churchills V. E. Day Broadcast, 1945 (1955)
Mr. Churchills V.E. Day Broadcast, 1945 (1955). Mr. Churchill broadcast end of hostilities of WWII, one minute after midnight, although ceasefire had been sounded along the front

In the Box Factory, 1919. Leicester Co-operative Printing Society Ltd.s establishment. From The British Printer Vol. XXXII. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1919]

Garratt & Atkinson, Blockmakers - advert, 1916. Artist: Cyrus Cuneo
Garratt & Atkinson, Blockmakers - advert, 1916. From The British Printer Vol. XXIX. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1916]

A View of the Largest Battery of Composing Machines in the World, 1916. The U.S.A. Government Printing Offices establishment, Washington D.C. From The British Printer Vol. XXIX

In the Composing Room, 1916. Charles Thurnam & Sons establishment. From The British Printer Vol. XXIX. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1916]

Machinery Hall, 1916. W. H. Smith & Sons establishment in Stamford Street, London. From The British Printer Vol. XXIX. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1916]

The Library, St. Pauls Cathedral, 1891. Artist: William Luker
The Library, St. Pauls Cathedral, 1891. From London City: Its History - Streets - Traffic - Buildings - People by W. J. Loftie. [The Leadenhall Prefs, London, 1891]

Dr. Belisario da Silva Tavora. Recently Chief of Police of Rio de Janeiro, 1914. From The Beautiful Rio De Janeiro by Alured Gray Bell. [William Heinemann, London, 1914]

St. Jerome in His Cell, 1511, (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
St. Jerome in His Cell, 1511, (1906). From The Engravings of Albert Durer, by Lionel Cust. [Seeley and Co. Limited, London, 1906]

In Lower School, 1926. Eton College is a boarding independent school for boys in Eton, Berkshire, near Windsor, founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. From Eton College by Christopher Hussey

Library and editorial room, The Evening News Building, Detroit, Michigan, 1924. From The Architectural Forum Volume XLI. [Rogers and Manson, New York, 1924]

Office of the President, American Press Association, New York City, 1924. From The Architectural Forum Volume XLI. [Rogers and Manson, New York, 1924]

Caroline of Litchfield, meditating on Waldsteins Picture, c1780s, (1910). Illustration from the novel, Caroline Litchfield by Montolieu Isabelle (1751-1832) a Swiss novelist and translator

Je M Occupais En Attendant, (I am busy waiting), c1770, (1913). Artist: Romain Girard
Je M Occupais En Attendant, (I am busy waiting), c1770s, (1913). After Jean-Baptiste Mallet (1759-1835). From French Colour-Prints of the XVIII Century. [William Heinemann, London, 1913]

F. M. Montgomery Receives the German Surrender, 1945 (1955)
F.M. Montgomery Receives the German Surrender, 1945 (1955). From left to right: Rear Admiral Wagner, General Admiral Von Friedeburg, Mr. Trumbull Warren jr. Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery

Rev. Sylvester Horne, B. A. In His Study, 1901
Rev. Sylvester Horne, B.A. In His Study, 1901. Charles Silvester Horne (1865-1914) was a member of the Congregational Church, a British politician and a well-known orator. From The Sunday Strand Vol

The Rt. Hon. Lord Hampton, c1870. Artist: Faustin
The Rt. Hon. Lord Hampton, c1870. John Somerset Pakington, 1st Baron Hampton (1799-1880), known as Sir John Pakington from 1846 to 1874, British Conservative politician

The Distrest Poet, 1740. Artist: William Hogarth
The Distrest Poet, 1740. A poor poet, at work in his garret, is interrupted by a milkmaid demanding payment. From William Hogarth, by Austin Dobson. [Hachette Et Cie, Paris, 1904]

The Crown Princess Margaret of Sweden, 1914. Artist: Anders Leonard Zorn
The Crown Princess Margaret of Sweden, 1914. Crown Princess Margaret of Sweden (1882-1920). From The Studio Volume 68. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1916]

A coroners inquest, London, c1901 (1901). From Living London, Vol. 1, edited by George R. Sims. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1901]

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