The Cossacks Reply to the Sultan (Zaporozhtsy), c1890, (1939). Creator: Il ya RepinThe Cossacks Reply to the Sultan (Zaporozhtsy), c1890, (1939). Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmed IV of Turkey, also known as Cossacks of Saporog Are Drafting a Manifesto
The Letter, 20th century. Artist: Rex WhistlerThe Letter, 20th century. From The Studio Volume 120 [The Studio Ltd. London & New York, 1940]
Letter from John Hampden to Colonel Bulstrode after the Battle of Edgehill, 31st October 1642. Artist: John HampdenLetter from John Hampden to Colonel Bulstrode after the Battle of Edgehill, 31st October 1642. Letter written from Northampton by John Hampden to Colonel Bulstrode
Letter from Sir Issac Newton to William Briggs, 20th June 1682. Artist: Isaac NewtonLetter from Sir Issac Newton to William Briggs, 20th June 1682. Letter written from Trinity College, Cambridge by Newton to William Briggs, MD
The Old Violin, 1886. Creator: William Michael HarnettThe Old Violin, 1886
Letter from William Cecil to Sir Christopher Hatton, 12th September 1586. Artist: Sir William Cecil, 1st Baron BurghleyLetter from William Cecil to Sir Christopher Hatton, Vice Chamberlain, 12th September 1586. Letter from Sir William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
Woman! Learn your letters!, 1923. Artist: Elizaveta Sergeevna KruglikovaWoman! Learn your letters!, 1923
The Tax Collectors, 1520s. Artist: Massys, Quentin (1466?1530)The Tax Collectors, 1520s. Found in the collection of the Liechtenstein Museum
Letter from Queen Mary (1542-1587) to the Abbot of Dunfermline, 1889. Artist: James StillieLetter from Queen Mary to the Abbot of Dunfermline. A letter from Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587) to George Durie (died 1577) Abbot of Dumfermling
Letter by Arabella Stuart to the Countess of Shrewsbury, late 16th - early 17th century (1865)Letter by Arabella Stuart to her aunt, the Countess of Shrewsbury, late 16th - early 17th century (1865). A direct descendant of Henry VII, Arabella Stuart, Duchess of Somerset
Detail of the Zaporozhets writing a letter to the Turkish Sultan, 1880-1890, (1965). Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmed IV of Turkey
Whitsun, illuminated capital letter in the Episcopal Sacramentary of Elna, manuscript on parchment made, probably in the scriptorium of the Cathedral of Elna (Roussillon), c. 1275-1300
Greetings from Worthing, postcard, c1913. Artist: MiltonGreetings from Worthing, postcard, c1913. Large letter postcard posted in 1913, with scenes from the Sussex seaside town
Letter by Oliver Cromwell to General Fairfax, 1646 (1865). Artist: Frederick George NethercliftLetter 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
Chatterton (The Death of Chatterton), 1856. Creator: Henry WallisChatterton (The Death of Chatterton), 1856. Thomas Chatterton (1752-1770) was an unsuccessful poet whose suicide became a symbol of blighted artistic genius
Portrait of James Fern Webster, 1862. Creator: EH BoltPortrait of James Fern Webster, 1862. James Fern Webster was an engineer and prolific inventor who lived and worked in Solihull Lodge (West Midlands) in 1870-80
The Love Letter, 1750. Creator: Francois BoucherThe Love Letter, 1750
Folkestone: Arrival of the Indian Mail - Express Omnibus proceeding to receive it, 1844. Postal service between Britain and India - crowds watching the mail being transferred from a steamship to a
First Leaf of the Shunga; The Delightful Love Adventures of Maneyemon, ca. 1769. caFirst Leaf of the Shunga; The Delightful Love Adventures of Maneyemon, ca. 1769
A Woman Sweeping up Her Love Letters, 1725-1770. 1725-1770. Creator: Suzuki HarunobuA Woman Sweeping up Her Love Letters, 1725-1770
Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Konoshita Tokichi, Nakamura Daikichi as His Wife, and Iwai Hanshiro V as Masago in the Play Yakko Yakko Edo no Hanayari, ca. 1819
The Artists Letter Rack, 1879. Creator: William Michael HarnettThe Artists Letter Rack, 1879
Marie Louise... Imperatrice des Francais, c1810, (1921). ADD info from plate 74 CreatorMarie Louise Archiduchesse d Autriche Imperatrice des Francais, c1810, (1921). Portrait of Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma (1791-1847), Archduchess of Austria, Empress of the French
The Letter, c1885-1947. Artist: Pelle SwedlundThe Letter, 1865-1947. Private Collection
The Payment of the Tithes (known as Village Lawyer), between 1617 and 1622. Artist: BrueghelThe Payment of the Tithes (known as Village Lawyer), between 1617 and 1622. From a private collection
Cromwell at the Blue Boar, Holborn, London, 1640, (c1883), (c1902). Creator: UnknownCromwell at the Blue Boar, Holborn, London, 1640, (c1883), (c1902). After a painting in the Dudley Museums Service collection
Christopher Columbus autograph letter written to his son Diego on 5th February 1505, it was given by Vespucci to the son of Columbus
The Frog Footman delivers the invitation, c1910. Artist: John TennielThe Frog Footman delivers the invitation, c1910. From Alice in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll. [W. Butcher & Sons, London, c1910]
Hawkins Presenting King Jamess Letter to the Great Mogul, 1608 (c1912). In 1607, William Hawkins commanded the ship (Hector)
Letter from King James VI (1566-1625) to his Mother, Queen Mary (1542-1587), 1584-5. Artist: King James IA Letter from King James VI to his Mother, Queen Mary, 1584-5. A letter from King James VI and I (1566-1625) to his mother Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587) written during his mother?s imprisonment
Letter from Queen Catherine of Aragon to her husband Henry VIII, 16th September 1513. Artist: Catherine of AragonLetter from Queen Catherine of Aragon to her husband Henry VIII, Woburn, 16th September 1513. Facsimile of a letter from Catherine of Aragon to Henry, then in France
Letter from Benjamin Franklin to David Hartley MP, 14th April 1782. Artist: Benjamin FranklinLetter from Benjamin Franklin to David Hartley MP, 14th April 1782. Letter written from Passy when Franklin was Minister from the United States to France suggesting that
Letter from George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, to James I, 25th April 1623Letter from George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, to James I, 25th April 1623. Letter signed Steenie and written while Villiers was with Charles, Prince of Wales at Madrid
Letter from John Keats to his sister, Fanny Keats, 14th August 1820. Artist: John KeatsLetter from John Keats to his sister, Fanny Keats, 14th August 1820. Letter from the poet John Keats to his sister, Fanny Keats, afterwards Senora Llanos, at the beginning of his last illness
Letter from Desiderius Erasmus to Nicholas Everaerts, 24th December 1525. Artist: ErasmusLetter from Desiderius Erasmus to Nicholas Everaerts, 24th December 1525. Letter written in Latin from Basle by Erasmus to Dr Nicholas Everaerts, President of Holland
Letter from Emperor Charles V of Spain to Queen Mary of England, 1555. Artist: Emperor Charles VLetter from Emperor Charles V of Spain to Queen Mary of England, 1555. Letter in French from Charles V to Mary I, his daughter-in-law, expressing the desire to see his son King Philip, her husband
Girl with a Candle, late 17th or early 18th century. Artist: Jean-Baptiste SanterreGirl with a Candle, late 17th or early 18th century. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
Scene from The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1927. Artist: Edmund Joseph SullivanScene from The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1927. I lay down the pen, and proceed to seal up my confession
Decorated Roman alphabet, 1755. Creator: Johann David NessenthalerDecorated Roman alphabet, 1755
Orthographia pl. 5, late 17th-mid-18th century. Creator: Johann Daniel PreisslerOrthographia pl.5, late 17th-mid-18th century
The Oiran Hanagiku Reading a Love Letter While Standing, ca. 1769. Creator: Ippitsusai BunchoThe Oiran Hanagiku Reading a Love Letter While Standing, ca. 1769
The letter T standing on a pier holding a tree trunk, 18th century. 18th century. Creator: AnonThe letter T standing on a pier holding a tree trunk, 18th century
The letter R, constructed from a court pack of playing cards, stands on a riva (ri... 18th century. Creator: Anon)The letter R, constructed from a court pack of playing cards, stands on a riva (river bank), 18th century
Sand Shaker, c. 1940. Creator: Jessie M YoungsSand Shaker, c. 1940
Initial letter I on patterned background, 1520. 1520. Creator: AnonInitial letter I on patterned background, 1520
Initial letter T on patterned background, 1520. 1520. Creator: AnonInitial letter T on patterned background, 1520
Initial letters on patterned background, 1520. 1520. Creator: AnonInitial letters on patterned background, 1520
Initial letter P on patterned background, 1520. 1520. Creator: AnonInitial letter P on patterned background, 1520
