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"Unleashing the Power of the Quill: A Journey Through Art, Literature, and History" Step into a world where words come alive, guided by the delicate strokes of a quill

Background imageQuill Collection: Unknown Man Seated with Parish Church in Background, 1844 (oil on canvas)

Unknown Man Seated with Parish Church in Background, 1844 (oil on canvas)
1128149 Unknown Man Seated with Parish Church in Background, 1844 (oil on canvas) by Bird, Isaac Faulkner (1803-84); 206.5x145 cm; Bradford Art Galleries and Museums, West Yorkshire

Background imageQuill Collection: Two men falling off their horses after showing off

Two men falling off their horses after showing off. Showing Off. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed and etched by Thomas Rowlandson to accompany Reverend James Beresfords Miseries of Human

Background imageQuill Collection: Quill moss or false fern moss, Cyathophorum bulbosum

Quill moss or false fern moss, Cyathophorum bulbosum, native to Australia. Leskea pennata, Hookeria pennata. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario

Background imageQuill Collection: Skeletons of extinct dinosaurs Ichthyosaurus

Skeletons of extinct dinosaurs Ichthyosaurus communis 1 and Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus 2. Ittiosauro comune, Plesiosauro dolicodeiro

Background imageQuill Collection: A Trompe l Oeil of an Open Cupboard, 1665 (oil on canvas)

A Trompe l Oeil of an Open Cupboard, 1665 (oil on canvas)
489042 A Trompe l Oeil of an Open Cupboard, 1665 (oil on canvas) by Gysbrechts, Cornelis Norbertus (fl.1659-72); 85.1x74.9 cm; Private Collection; Photo eRafael Valls Gallery, London, UK; Flemish

Background imageQuill Collection: A Physician with a Urine Sample (oil on canvas)

A Physician with a Urine Sample (oil on canvas)
1163624 A Physician with a Urine Sample (oil on canvas) by Bigot, Trophime (c.1595-p.1650); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Candlelight Master); eAshmolean Museum; French

Background imageQuill Collection: Chief Financial Officer and Scribe at their desk in the Biccherna (revenue office

Chief Financial Officer and Scribe at their desk in the Biccherna (revenue office
ALG365041 Chief Financial Officer and Scribe at their desk in the Biccherna (revenue office) (tempera on panel) by Paolo di Giovanni Fei (fl.1372-1411); Archivio di Stato, Siena

Background imageQuill Collection: Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a young woman praying

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a young woman praying
Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a young woman kneeling in prayer before bed. Death and Juvenile Piety. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joshua Gleadah after an illustration by Benedictus

Background imageQuill Collection: Architects and surveyors tools, a trompe l oeuil (engraving)

Architects and surveyors tools, a trompe l oeuil (engraving)
STC255693 Architects and surveyors tools, a trompe l oeuil (engraving) by Gucht, Michael van der (1660-1725); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageQuill Collection: Warden John W. Oglander (oil on canvas)

Warden John W. Oglander (oil on canvas)
NCO292160 Warden John W. Oglander (oil on canvas) by Romney, George (1734-1802); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford; (add.info.: John W)

Background imageQuill Collection: An Olive Merchant at Market and in his Shop (vellum)

An Olive Merchant at Market and in his Shop (vellum)
ALI264701 An Olive Merchant at Market and in his Shop (vellum) by Master of the Biadaiolo Codex (fl.1325-50); Biblioteca Medicea-Laurenziana, Florence, Italy; Alinari

Background imageQuill Collection: The man of letters

The man of letters
LLM338588 The man of letters by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The man of letters. Paynes Universum (1847).); © Look and Learn

Background imageQuill Collection: St. Thomas Aquinas writing before the crucifix (oil on canvas)

St. Thomas Aquinas writing before the crucifix (oil on canvas)
REV346179 St. Thomas Aquinas writing before the crucifix (oil on canvas) by Rodriguez, Antonio (1636-91); Museo Nacional de Arte, Mexico City

Background imageQuill Collection: Frontispiece, illustration from Cryptographia, oder geheime Schrifften

Frontispiece, illustration from Cryptographia, oder geheime Schrifften
CHT345927 Frontispiece, illustration from Cryptographia, oder geheime Schrifften by Johann Balthasar Friderici, engraved by Johan Friedlein (17th century) published in Hamburg

Background imageQuill Collection: St. Katharine, c. 1400 (tempera on poplar wood)

St. Katharine, c. 1400 (tempera on poplar wood)
BFM286719 St. Katharine, c.1400 (tempera on poplar wood) by Bartolo, Andrea di (1389-1428); 59.4x20.8 cm; Lindenau Museum, Altenburg

Background imageQuill Collection: Charles Gravier (1719-87) Count of Vergennes (oil on canvas) (detail of 257923)

Charles Gravier (1719-87) Count of Vergennes (oil on canvas) (detail of 257923)
CHT257924 Charles Gravier (1719-87) Count of Vergennes (oil on canvas) (detail of 257923) by Callet, Antoine Francois (1741-1823); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageQuill Collection: John Hancock (1737-93) signs the American Declaration of Independence

John Hancock (1737-93) signs the American Declaration of Independence
PNP253866 John Hancock (1737-93) signs the American Declaration of Independence, 4th July 1776 (colour litho) by American School

Background imageQuill Collection: The Ottoman Scribe (w / c on paper)

The Ottoman Scribe (w / c on paper)
BON131980 The Ottoman Scribe (w/c on paper) by Dominici, Antonio de (c.1730-c.1800); 36.2x25.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eBonhams, London, UK; Italian, out of copyright

Background imageQuill Collection: St. Gregory and St. Augustine, c. 1510 (tempera and gold on panel)

St. Gregory and St. Augustine, c. 1510 (tempera and gold on panel)
BWM150046 St. Gregory and St. Augustine, c.1510 (tempera and gold on panel) by Borgona, Juan de (fl.1495-1533); 86x118 cm; The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham

Background imageQuill Collection: Michel Richard Delalande (1657-1726) engraved by Simon Thomassin (1655-1733) (engraving)

Michel Richard Delalande (1657-1726) engraved by Simon Thomassin (1655-1733) (engraving)
CBF152355 Michel Richard Delalande (1657-1726) engraved by Simon Thomassin (1655-1733) (engraving) by Santerre, Jean Baptiste (1651-1717) (after); The Cobbe Collection Trust, UK; French

Background imageQuill Collection: St. Jerome and St. Ambrose, c. 1510 (tempera and gold on panel)

St. Jerome and St. Ambrose, c. 1510 (tempera and gold on panel)
BWM150045 St. Jerome and St. Ambrose, c.1510 (tempera and gold on panel) by Borgona, Juan de (fl.1495-1533); 87.6x120.7 cm; The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham

Background imageQuill Collection: Eternity, one of two allegorical figures surrounding St. Peter

Eternity, one of two allegorical figures surrounding St. Peter, Raphael Rooms (fresco) (detail) (b / w photo)
ALI252791 Eternity, one of two allegorical figures surrounding St. Peter, Raphael Rooms (fresco) (detail) (b/w photo) (see also 252790) by Romano, Giulio (1492-1546); Vatican Museums and Galleries

Background imageQuill Collection: A woman writing on a sun lounger (b / w photo)

A woman writing on a sun lounger (b / w photo)
LSH240007 A woman writing on a sun lounger (b/w photo) by Sambourne, Edward Linley (1844-1910); Private Collection; eLinley Sambourne House; English, out of copyright

Background imageQuill Collection: Abraham Lincoln, from Harpers Pictorial History of the Civil War

Abraham Lincoln, from Harpers Pictorial History of the Civil War
DHS242195 Abraham Lincoln, from Harpers Pictorial History of the Civil War (engraving) (b/w photo) by American School, (19th century); Dallas Historical Society, Texas

Background imageQuill Collection: Dick Swiveller and the Marchioness, illustration for

Dick Swiveller and the Marchioness, illustration for
IL193485 Dick Swiveller and the Marchioness, illustration for Character Sketches from Dickens compiled by B.W. Matz, 1924 (colour litho) by Copping, Harold (1863-1932); Private Collection; English

Background imageQuill Collection: A Tax Collector, 1745 (oil on panel)

A Tax Collector, 1745 (oil on panel)
LST204169 A Tax Collector, 1745 (oil on panel) by Regters, Tibout (1710-68); 35x48.2 cm; Private Collection; eLawrence Steigrad Fine Arts, New York; Dutch, out of copyright

Background imageQuill Collection: William Pitt (1759-1806) 1780 (engraving)

William Pitt (1759-1806) 1780 (engraving)
NCO189773 William Pitt (1759-1806) 1780 (engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford; (add.info.: youngest Prime Minister)

Background imageQuill Collection: Uriah Heep, from Charles Dickens: A Gossip about his Life, by Thomas Archer

Uriah Heep, from Charles Dickens: A Gossip about his Life, by Thomas Archer
STC219913 Uriah Heep, from Charles Dickens: A Gossip about his Life, by Thomas Archer, published c.1894 (litho) by Barnard

Background imageQuill Collection: Family Group, 1781 (oil on canvas)

Family Group, 1781 (oil on canvas)
BWM155772 Family Group, 1781 (oil on canvas) by Pinson, Isabelle (18th century); 71x90 cm; The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham, UK; eBowes Museum; French, out of copyright

Background imageQuill Collection: Trompe l oeil letter rack with a print of a woman and a Parliamentary speech of 1704

Trompe l oeil letter rack with a print of a woman and a Parliamentary speech of 1704
RAF86398 Trompe l oeil letter rack with a print of a woman and a Parliamentary speech of 1704 by Colyer or Collier, Edwaert (c.1640-c.1707)

Background imageQuill Collection: St. Jerome Writing, c. 1605 (oil on canvas)

St. Jerome Writing, c. 1605 (oil on canvas)
KAB64912 St. Jerome Writing, c.1605 (oil on canvas) by Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da (1571-1610); Galleria Borghese, Rome, Lazio, Italy; eDario Grimaldi; Italian, out of copyright

Background imageQuill Collection: Princess Elizabeth in Prison. 1879 (oil on canvas)

Princess Elizabeth in Prison. 1879 (oil on canvas)
RHC9690 Princess Elizabeth in Prison. 1879 (oil on canvas) by Millais, John Everett (1829-96); 144.7x101.5 cm; Royal Holloway

Background imageQuill Collection: The Poet

The Poet
BON40309 The Poet by Balsgaard, Carl (1812-93); Private Collection; Photo eBonhams, London, UK; Danish, out of copyright

Background imageQuill Collection: A Petty Professor of Modern History brought to Light, 1810 (etching with aquatint)

A Petty Professor of Modern History brought to Light, 1810 (etching with aquatint)
BAL42766 A Petty Professor of Modern History brought to Light, 1810 (etching with aquatint) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); O Shea Gallery, London

Background imageQuill Collection: Portrait of a Scholar, 1631 (oil on canvas)

Portrait of a Scholar, 1631 (oil on canvas)
1272608 Portrait of a Scholar, 1631 (oil on canvas) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 104.4x91.8 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St

Background imageQuill Collection: A Boy Writing; Schreibender Knabe Mit Schwesterchen, 1875 (oil on canvas)

A Boy Writing; Schreibender Knabe Mit Schwesterchen, 1875 (oil on canvas)
1765188 A Boy Writing; Schreibender Knabe Mit Schwesterchen, 1875 (oil on canvas) by Anker, Albert (1831-1910); 45x58 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageQuill Collection: In the Cafe, c. 1900-1901 (pastel on paper laid down on canvas)

In the Cafe, c. 1900-1901 (pastel on paper laid down on canvas)
989253 In the Cafe, c.1900-1901 (pastel on paper laid down on canvas) by Carrier-Belleuse, Pierre (1851-1933); 65x54 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: In the Cafe)

Background imageQuill Collection: A Bailiff and and Attorney - a Match for the Devil (pencil & w / c on paper)

A Bailiff and and Attorney - a Match for the Devil (pencil & w / c on paper)
CH401385 A Bailiff and and Attorney - a Match for the Devil (pencil & w/c on paper) by Dighton, Robert (1752-1814); 34.8x25.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Background imageQuill Collection: Portrait of Robert Bennett, c. 1830 (oil on canvas)

Portrait of Robert Bennett, c. 1830 (oil on canvas)
872304 Portrait of Robert Bennett, c.1830 (oil on canvas) by English School, (19th century); 91.4x71.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Robert Bennett (1792-1893) of Gorton Hall

Background imageQuill Collection: The Primrose and the Quill; le Printemps et la Plume, 1899 (colour lithograph

The Primrose and the Quill; le Printemps et la Plume, 1899 (colour lithograph
1195206 The Primrose and the Quill; le Printemps et la Plume, 1899 (colour lithograph, wooden frame) by Mucha, Alphonse Marie (1860-1939)

Background imageQuill Collection: St. Luke the Evangelist (oil on canvas)

St. Luke the Evangelist (oil on canvas)
780674 St. Luke the Evangelist (oil on canvas) by Bijlert or Bylert, Jan van (1603-71); 93.6x77.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Dutch, out of copyright

Background imageQuill Collection: Portrait of Charles Dickens holding his pen (b / w photo)

Portrait of Charles Dickens holding his pen (b / w photo)
5997937 Portrait of Charles Dickens holding his pen (b/w photo) by Eytinge, Solomon (1833-1905) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Charles Dickens holding his pen)

Background imageQuill Collection: Grand seigneur ecrivant des lettres attendues par les gens de service qui vont les porter

Grand seigneur ecrivant des lettres attendues par les gens de service qui vont les porter, apres 1500 (engraving)
6020705 Grand seigneur ecrivant des lettres attendues par les gens de service qui vont les porter, apres 1500 (engraving) by French School

Background imageQuill Collection: Woman Writing a Letter, c. 1655 (oil on panel)

Woman Writing a Letter, c. 1655 (oil on panel)
5672027 Woman Writing a Letter, c.1655 (oil on panel) by Borch or Terborch, Gerard ter (1617-81); 38.3x27.9 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague, The Netherlands; Dutch, out of copyright

Background imageQuill Collection: Scholar in His Study, 1634 (oil on canvas)

Scholar in His Study, 1634 (oil on canvas)
5614470 Scholar in His Study, 1634 (oil on canvas) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 141x135 cm; Narodni Galerie, Prague, Czech Republic; Dutch, out of copyright

Background imageQuill Collection: St. Gregory

St. Gregory
BH32374 St. Gregory by Sacchi, Andrea (1599-1661); Burghley House Collection, Lincolnshire, UK; Italian, out of copyright

Background imageQuill Collection: Still Life

Still Life
MFI32288 Still Life by Anonymous; Private Collection; eMark Fiennes Archive; out of copyright

Background imageQuill Collection: Portrait of the Artists Wife

Portrait of the Artists Wife
ATK43868 Portrait of the Artists Wife by La Thangue, Henry Herbert (1859-1929); Atkinson Art Gallery, Southport, Lancashire, UK; eThe Atkinson; English, out of copyright



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"Unleashing the Power of the Quill: A Journey Through Art, Literature, and History" Step into a world where words come alive, guided by the delicate strokes of a quill. From Shakespeare's Bees to Pauline Baynes' enchanting illustrations in "The Chronicles of Narnia, " this captivating tool has left its mark on countless masterpieces. In "Portrait of a Young Gentleman, " an oil on canvas masterpiece, we witness the elegance and refinement that can be achieved with just a flick of the quill. The intricate details bring forth an aura of sophistication and grace. Saint John of the Cross, immortalized through an exquisite colored engraving, reminds us that even spiritual enlightenment can be conveyed through ink and parchment. His profound teachings continue to inspire generations. A chilling scene unfolds in Jacques Louis David's oil painting depicting Jean-Paul Marat's tragic demise at the hands of Charlotte Corday. The quill becomes not only a symbol but also an instrument for change as it witnesses revolutionary fervor turning into tragedy. At High Post Aerodrome, Supermarine test pilots take flight amidst innovation and daring feats. Their pens scribble notes capturing exhilarating moments as they push boundaries in aviation history - their stories etched forever thanks to this timeless writing instrument. Duns Scotus' philosophical musings find expression within his scriptum q manuscript. With each stroke of his quill pen, he delves deep into complex ideas that shape our understanding of existence itself. Baudelaire's haunting poetry finds visual representation in Charles Baudelaire's illustration for "Les Fleurs du Mal. " The intertwining lines mirror the dark beauty hidden within these verses - all brought to life by a simple yet powerful quill pen. Mozart's silhouette dances across time as his genius is captured through music composed with nothing but ink-filled feathers gliding effortlessly across paper. The magic lies not only in the melodies but also in the instrument that gave them life.