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Background imageLetters Collection: Chatterton (The Death of Chatterton), 1856. Creator: Henry Wallis

Chatterton (The Death of Chatterton), 1856. Creator: Henry Wallis
Chatterton (The Death of Chatterton), 1856. Thomas Chatterton (1752-1770) was an unsuccessful poet whose suicide became a symbol of blighted artistic genius

Background imageLetters Collection: Decorated Initial S, late 15th or early 16th century. Creators: Unknown, Antonio da Monza

Decorated Initial S, late 15th or early 16th century. Creators: Unknown, Antonio da Monza
Decorated Initial S, late 15th or early 16th century

Background imageLetters Collection: Decorated Initial from an antiphonal, about 1260-1270. Creator: Unknown

Decorated Initial from an antiphonal, about 1260-1270. Creator: Unknown
Decorated Initial from an antiphonal, about 1260-1270. Additional Info:Cistercian antiphonal

Background imageLetters Collection: Initial S: The Presentation in the Temple, about 1475-1500. Creator: Unknown

Initial S: The Presentation in the Temple, about 1475-1500. Creator: Unknown
Initial S: The Presentation in the Temple, about 1475-1500. Additional Info:The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple is an event from the Christian Bible's Book of Luke

Background imageLetters Collection: Initial S: The Last Judgment, about 1567-1572. Creator: Unknown

Initial S: The Last Judgment, about 1567-1572. Creator: Unknown
Initial S: The Last Judgment, about 1567-1572

Background imageLetters Collection: Initial S: Pentecost (leaf from a gradual), about 1330-1340. Creator: Vanni di Baldolo

Initial S: Pentecost (leaf from a gradual), about 1330-1340. Creator: Vanni di Baldolo
Initial S: Pentecost (leaf from a gradual), about 1330-1340

Background imageLetters Collection: Saint Christopher; Prayer Book of Charles the Bold, 1469. Creator: Lieven van Lathem

Saint Christopher; Prayer Book of Charles the Bold, 1469. Creator: Lieven van Lathem
Saint Christopher; Prayer Book of Charles the Bold, 1469

Background imageLetters Collection: Initial S: Saint Urban; Missal

Initial S: Saint Urban; Missal, between about 1389 and 1400

Background imageLetters Collection: Initial S: The Crucifixion with the Virgin's Heart Pierced by a Sword; Hours of Simon de Varie

Initial S: The Crucifixion with the Virgin's Heart Pierced by a Sword; Hours of Simon de Varie, 1455

Background imageLetters Collection: Saint Mary Magdalene and the Virgin; Poncher Hours

Saint Mary Magdalene and the Virgin; Poncher Hours, about 1500

Background imageLetters Collection: The Birth of the Virgin: Initial S: The Virgin Reading; The Nativity

The Birth of the Virgin: Initial S: The Virgin Reading; The Nativity of the Virgin: Initial S: The Virgin Reading; Missal, between about 1389 and 1400

Background imageLetters Collection: Initial I: Saint Valentinus: Initial S: Saint Peter; Missal

Initial I: Saint Valentinus: Initial S: Saint Peter; Missal, between about 1389 and 1400

Background imageLetters 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 imageLetters Collection: Initial S: Pentecost; Missal, between about 1389 and 1400

Initial S: Pentecost; Missal, between about 1389 and 1400

Background imageLetters Collection: King Charles VI of France in Flanders

King Charles VI of France in Flanders
King Charles VIof France in Flanders, c1380s; Chroniques (Book Three), about 1480-1483

Background imageLetters Collection: The Dukes of Berry and Burgundy Departing from Paris to Meet with the Duke of Bretagne; c1390ss

The Dukes of Berry and Burgundy Departing from Paris to Meet with the Duke of Bretagne; c1390ss
The Dukes of Berry and Burgundy Departing from Paris to Meet with the Duke of Bretagne, c1390s; Chroniques (Book Three), about 1480-1483

Background imageLetters Collection: Decorated Text Page; Prayer Book of Charles the Bold

Decorated Text Page; Prayer Book of Charles the Bold, about 1471

Background imageLetters Collection: Decorated Text Page; Prayer Book of Charles the Bold

Decorated Text Page; Prayer Book of Charles the Bold, about 1471

Background imageLetters Collection: Initial S: A Man with a Cross Chasing Away Two Devils; Ruskin Hours

Initial S: A Man with a Cross Chasing Away Two Devils; Ruskin Hours, about 1300

Background imageLetters Collection: Initial S: A Nimbed Woman Leading a Boy by the Hand; Ruskin Hours

Initial S: A Nimbed Woman Leading a Boy by the Hand; Ruskin Hours, about 1300

Background imageLetters Collection: Initial S: A Bishop before a Fire: Initial O: A Nimbed Monk and a Female Saint

Initial S: A Bishop before a Fire: Initial O: A Nimbed Monk and a Female Saint; Ruskin Hours, about 1300

Background imageLetters Collection: Initial S: A Young Saint Speaking with a Nimbed Female Saint; Ruskin Hours

Initial S: A Young Saint Speaking with a Nimbed Female Saint; Ruskin Hours, about 1300

Background imageLetters Collection: Initial S: The Virgin and Child with Two Men in Prayer; Ruskin Hours

Initial S: The Virgin and Child with Two Men in Prayer; Ruskin Hours, about 1300

Background imageLetters Collection: Initial S: The Virgin Mary and Christ Showing his Wounds; Ruskin Hours

Initial S: The Virgin Mary and Christ Showing his Wounds; Ruskin Hours, about 1300

Background imageLetters Collection: Initial S: The Virgin Mary Interceding for a Young Man before Christ Showing his Wounds

Initial S: The Virgin Mary Interceding for a Young Man before Christ Showing his Wounds; Ruskin Hours, about 1300

Background imageLetters Collection: Geronnet de Maudurant Returning to Montferrant

Geronnet de Maudurant Returning to Montferrant, c1380s; Chroniques (Book Three), about 1480-1483

Background imageLetters Collection: The Brabants Lay Seige Against the City of Grave

The Brabants Lay Seige Against the City of Grave, c1388; Chroniques (Book Three), about 1480-1483

Background imageLetters Collection: Initial S: Bust Portrait of a Bearded Man, early 15th century. Creator: Cristoforo Cortese

Initial S: Bust Portrait of a Bearded Man, early 15th century. Creator: Cristoforo Cortese
Initial S: Bust Portrait of a Bearded Man, early 15th century

Background imageLetters Collection: Cutting from a Gradual, about 1440-1450. Creator: Pisanello

Cutting from a Gradual, about 1440-1450. Creator: Pisanello
Cutting from a Gradual, about 1440-1450. Additional Info:In this closely trimmed historiated initial S from a gradual, the illuminator represented Saul's dramatic conversion to Christianity

Background imageLetters Collection: Outside the prison of La Roquette

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

Background imageLetters 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 imageLetters 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 imageLetters Collection: Die offene Schreib-Schule (The open writing school)

Die offene Schreib-Schule (The open writing school), 1738-1745. Found in the Collection of the Private Collection

Background imageLetters Collection: Die offene Schreib-Schule (The open writing school)

Die offene Schreib-Schule (The open writing school), 1738-1745. Found in the Collection of the Private Collection

Background imageLetters Collection: Die offene Schreib-Schule (The open writing school)

Die offene Schreib-Schule (The open writing school), 1738-1745. Found in the Collection of the Private Collection

Background imageLetters 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 imageLetters Collection: Folkestone: Arrival of the Indian Mail - Express Omnibus proceeding to receive it, 1844

Folkestone: Arrival of the Indian Mail - Express Omnibus proceeding to receive it, 1844

Background imageLetters Collection: Express train with the mail signals, 1844. Creator: Unknown

Express train with the mail signals, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Express train with the mail signals, 1844

Background imageLetters Collection: The Artists Letter Rack, 1879. Creator: William Michael Harnett

The Artists Letter Rack, 1879. Creator: William Michael Harnett
The Artists Letter Rack, 1879

Background imageLetters Collection: Still Life with Ham, 1870s. Creator: Philippe Rousseau

Still Life with Ham, 1870s. Creator: Philippe Rousseau
Still Life with Ham, 1870s

Background imageLetters Collection: Army post office, First World War, c1915, (c1920). Creator: Unknown

Army post office, First World War, c1915, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Army post office, First World War, c1915, (c1920). News from Home: the Arrival of the Mails for the Troops at the Front

Background imageLetters Collection: Personal exercises from England, c1890s. Creator: Albert Edelfelt

Personal exercises from England, c1890s. Creator: Albert Edelfelt
Personal exercises from England, c1890s

Background imageLetters 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 imageLetters 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 imageLetters 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 imageLetters 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 imageLetters 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 imageLetters 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 imageLetters 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 imageLetters Collection: Illuminated Frontispiece with an Artist Painting a River Scene for William T

Illuminated Frontispiece with an Artist Painting a River Scene for William T. Walters Drawings Album "Original Sketches", 1859

Background imageLetters Collection: President Reuterholm opens the Armfeltska letters

President Reuterholm opens the Armfeltska letters
President Gustaf Adolf Reuterholm opens the Armfeltska letters at Stockholm Palace in 1794, (late 18th-early 19th century)

Background imageLetters Collection: Sketches in India - Slinging Letter-bags across a Nullah in the Rainy Season

Sketches in India - Slinging Letter-bags across a Nullah in the Rainy Season

Background imageLetters Collection: Sketches in India - the Catamaran Postman, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Sketches in India - the Catamaran Postman, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Sketches in India - the Catamaran Postman, 1858

Background imageLetters Collection: Johann Georg III, Elector of Saxony, n.d. Creator: Johann Michael Püchler

Johann Georg III, Elector of Saxony, n.d. Creator: Johann Michael Püchler
Johann Georg III, Elector of Saxony, n.d

Background imageLetters Collection: Joseph I (August), Holy Roman Emperor, c. 1705. Creator: Johann Michael Püchler

Joseph I (August), Holy Roman Emperor, c. 1705. Creator: Johann Michael Püchler
Joseph I (August), Holy Roman Emperor, c. 1705

Background imageLetters Collection: Joseph I (August), Holy Roman Emperor, c. 1705. Creator: Johann Michael Püchler

Joseph I (August), Holy Roman Emperor, c. 1705. Creator: Johann Michael Püchler
Joseph I (August), Holy Roman Emperor, c. 1705

Background imageLetters Collection: Ecce Homo, n.d. Creator: Johann Michael Püchler

Ecce Homo, n.d. Creator: Johann Michael Püchler
Ecce Homo, n.d

Background imageLetters Collection: Man of Sorrows, n.d. Creator: Johann Michael Püchler

Man of Sorrows, n.d. Creator: Johann Michael Püchler
Man of Sorrows, n.d

Background imageLetters Collection: View of the Etna seen from the southwest, 1778. Creator: Willem Carel Dierkens

View of the Etna seen from the southwest, 1778. Creator: Willem Carel Dierkens
View of the Etna seen from the southwest, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Background imageLetters Collection: Menu card with flags, 27 April 1889. Creator: Theo van Hoytema

Menu card with flags, 27 April 1889. Creator: Theo van Hoytema
Menu card with flags, 27 April 1889. Flags spelling the word Dinner'. The auditorium, the hortus and the museum of natural history. Queue of people

Background imageLetters Collection: Richesse et misère ou rien qu'un, 1818. Creator: Louis Maloeuvre

Richesse et misère ou rien qu'un, 1818. Creator: Louis Maloeuvre
Richesse et misere ou rien qu'un, 1818. (Wealth and Misery or Nothing but One)

Background imageLetters Collection: The British Army Post-Office, Constantinople, 1856. Creator: Unknown

The British Army Post-Office, Constantinople, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The British Army Post-Office, Constantinople, 1856

Background imageLetters Collection: Vanitas with Minerva, 1709. Creator: Magnus Jørgensen

Vanitas with Minerva, 1709. Creator: Magnus Jørgensen
Vanitas with Minerva, 1709

Background imageLetters Collection: Family Group in an Interior, 1744. Creator: Frans van der Mijn

Family Group in an Interior, 1744. Creator: Frans van der Mijn
Family Group in an Interior, 1744

Background imageLetters Collection: Mrs. Parmlee Campbell, Woman Mail Carrier - Delivering Mail

Mrs. Parmlee Campbell, Woman Mail Carrier - Delivering Mail
Mrs. Parmlee Campbell, I.E.Permelia, Woman Mail Carrier - Delivering Mail To Mrs. Nellie McGrath, 1917

Background imageLetters Collection: Col. R.B. Lincoln, between 1910 and 1920

Col. R.B. Lincoln, between 1910 and 1920
Colonel R.B. Lincoln, between 1910 and 1920. US military officer at his desk

Background imageLetters Collection: Post Office Department - Sealing Machine

Post Office Department - Sealing Machine, 1917

Background imageLetters Collection: The Letter P (converted to an R), 1465/1470. Creator: Master with the Banderoles

The Letter P (converted to an R), 1465/1470. Creator: Master with the Banderoles
The Letter P (converted to an R), 1465/1470

Background imageLetters Collection: Application du Cercle Chromatique de Mr. Ch. Henry, 1889. Creator: Paul Signac

Application du Cercle Chromatique de Mr. Ch. Henry, 1889. Creator: Paul Signac
Application du Cercle Chromatique de Mr. Ch. Henry, 1889

Background imageLetters Collection: Post Office Department - Opening Machine

Post Office Department - Opening Machine, 1917

Background imageLetters Collection: Miss Leech with Miss Fleigleman

Miss Leech with Miss Fleigleman, between 1914 and 1917

Background imageLetters Collection: Esquisse pour le plafond de la bibliothèque de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : Génie des

Esquisse pour le plafond de la bibliothèque de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : Génie des
Esquisse pour le plafond de la bibliotheque de l'Hotel de Ville de Paris : Genie des lettres. between 1897 and 1898. Genius of letters

Background imageLetters Collection: Initials with King David as Scribe, 1430s. Creator: Master of the Cypresses

Initials with King David as Scribe, 1430s. Creator: Master of the Cypresses
Initials with King David as Scribe, 1430s

Background imageLetters Collection: Insignia Letter 'S', c

Insignia Letter "S", c. 1939

Background imageLetters Collection: Grammar. Creator: Georg Pencz

Grammar. Creator: Georg Pencz
Grammar

Background imageLetters Collection: Fireman's Belt, 1938. Creator: George Bobholz

Fireman's Belt, 1938. Creator: George Bobholz
Fireman's Belt, 1938

Background imageLetters Collection: Etui à tablettes, between 1776 and 1777. Creators: Ecole Francaise, Unknown

Etui à tablettes, between 1776 and 1777. Creators: Ecole Francaise, Unknown
Etui a tablettes, between 1776 and 1777

Background imageLetters Collection: Initials V and D, third quarter 12th century. Creator: Unknown

Initials V and D, third quarter 12th century. Creator: Unknown
Initials V and D, third quarter 12th century

Background imageLetters Collection: Alfabeto Di Lettere Iniziale, before 1760. Creators: Mauro Poggi, Lorenzo Lorenzi

Alfabeto Di Lettere Iniziale, before 1760. Creators: Mauro Poggi, Lorenzo Lorenzi
Alfabeto Di Lettere Iniziale, before 1760

Background imageLetters Collection: Alice Paul, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Alice Paul, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Alice Paul, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Alice Paul, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Alice Paul, 1913

Background imageLetters Collection: New Letter-Box, at Paris, 1850. Creator: Unknown

New Letter-Box, at Paris, 1850. Creator: Unknown
New Letter-Box, at Paris, 1850

Background imageLetters Collection: Letter S, 1630. Creator: Pierre Aubry

Letter S, 1630. Creator: Pierre Aubry
Letter S, 1630

Background imageLetters Collection: The International Exhibition: 'The Two Friends - Sebastopol

The International Exhibition: "The Two Friends - Sebastopol, 1855", by J. L. H. Bellange, in the French Gallery, 1862

Background imageLetters Collection: Initial letters on patterned background, 1520. 1520. Creator: Anon

Initial letters on patterned background, 1520. 1520. Creator: Anon
Initial letters on patterned background, 1520



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