Correspondence Collection (page 4)

Letter to the Lord Mayor of London, 17th December 1653. Artist: Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester
Letter to the Lord Mayor of London, 17th December 1653. The Council of State, 1653. Letter written from Whitehall to the Lord Mayor of London desiring him and the Alderman to be present

Letter from Benjamin Franklin to David Hartley MP, 14th April 1782. Artist: Benjamin Franklin
Letter 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 Napoleon Bonaparte to his brother Joseph, 25th July 1798. Artist: Napoleon Bonaparte I
Letter from Napoleon Bonaparte to his brother in Paris, 7 Thermidor (25th July 1798). Letter written from Cairo when in command of the French expedition to Egypt

Letter from Desiderius Erasmus to Nicholas Everaerts, 24th December 1525. Artist: Erasmus
Letter from Desiderius Erasmus to Nicholas Everaerts, 24th December 1525. Letter written in Latin from Basle by Erasmus to Dr Nicholas Everaerts, President of Holland

Elegy, written in a Country Churchyard, 18th December 1750. Artist: Thomas Gray
Elegy, written in a Country Churchyard, 18th December 1750. Copy, in Grays own hand, of his Elegy, enclosed in a letter written from Cambridge to Dr Thomas Wharton

Letter from Emperor Charles V of Spain to Queen Mary of England, 1555. Artist: Emperor Charles V
Letter 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

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Girl reading a letter, 1898. Creator: Christjern Schobius
Girl reading a letter, 1898

WW2 Birthday Card, Blue Pencil
A series of illustrations from a WW2 birthday greetings card, showing a line of dogs dressed as wartime General post Office workers delivering mail

Desk, Home of Renoir, Essoyes, Aube, France
Desk with letters and notebooks, in the bedroom of Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1841-1919, in his family home, restored and opened to the public in 2017, in Essoyes, in Champagne

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, archive of Ismay letters
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. A fascinating archive of letters from Wilton Oldham to Mrs Bower Ismay relating to research for his book The Ismay Line

Shell Motor Spirit Silver Trophy, Samuel Cody Archive
EARLY AVIATION PIONEERS - THE SAMUEL CODY ARCHIVE: The Shell Motor Spirit Silver Trophy, 1912, by Mappin and Webb, hallmarked London 1912, with fine model of Cody?s Flyer, Type No

RMS Titanic - letter from Carl Zeidler of Toronto, Canada
RMS Titanic - letter dated 6 May 1912 relating to the loss of a cable on the Titanic, from Carl Zeidler, an explorer in Toronto, to Messrs Houston Bros, Vicksburg, Missouri, USA. Date: 1912

RMS Olympic - document regarding blades
RMS Olympic - Harland & Wolff document relating to the brazing of turbine blades and the chipping and dressing of propeller blades, dated 6 February 1913. Date: 1913

RMS Lusitania - Archibald correspondence
RMS Lusitania - archive of correspondence relating to the sinking of the Lusitania. The letters date from 18 May 1915 and relate to a painting by Rubens, The Holy Family

Sir George Alexander and Irene Vanbrugh in play scene
Actors Sir George Alexander and Irene Vanbrugh in the letters scene from Pinero's play, His House in Order Date: 1906

Percy Venner Bradshaw, artist and owner of Art School
Percy Venner Bradshaw, artist and owner of the Press Art School, a correspondence course for drawing. Date: 1904

Geisha of the West District (colour woodblock print; oban)
5859862 Geisha of the West District (colour woodblock print; oban) by Utamaro, Kitagawa (1753-1806); 39.0 x 26.1 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: by Kitagawa Utamaro)

18th century Italian costume (oil on canvas)
885787 18th century Italian costume (oil on canvas) by Massani, Pompeo (1850-1920); Museo Civico Revoltella, Trieste, Italy; (add.info.: by Pompeo Massani (1850-1920))

Letter to Man Ray, regarding the achievement of Facile, 1935 (pen & ink on paper)
474790 Letter to Man Ray, regarding the achievement of Facile, 1935 (pen & ink on paper) by Eluard, Paul (1895-1952); Private Collection; (add.info)

Letters, after 1916 (pen & ink on paper)
3576460 Letters, after 1916 (pen & ink on paper) by Eluard, Paul (1895-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: From a set of 27 signed letters)

Letter, after 1916 (pen & ink on paper)
3576461 Letter, after 1916 (pen & ink on paper) by Eluard, Paul (1895-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: From a set of 27 signed letters); Photo © Christie's Images

Souvenirs with Gala, 1913-18 (handwritten documents & b/w photos)
3576451 Souvenirs with Gala, 1913-18 (handwritten documents & b/w photos) by Eluard, Paul (1895-1952); Private Collection; Photo © Christie's Images

Signed letter to the poet's father, 1918 (pen & ink on paper, with post-marked envelope)
3576434 Signed letter to the poet's father, 1918 (pen & ink on paper, with post-marked envelope) by Eluard, Paul (1895-1952); Private Collection; (add.info)

Proclamation by Napoleon III of France
3778971 Proclamation by Napoleon III of France -; (add.info.: Proclamation by Napoleon III of France, addressing the French army on 28 July 1870)

Airmail: PTT van and airmail aircraft, around 1955 (b/w photo)
7312009 Airmail: PTT van and airmail aircraft, around 1955 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Citroen postal van (La Poste, PTT)

Two women wearing headsets, working on telephone switchboard. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Two women wearing headsets, working on telephone switchboard

Reading: detail, 18th century (oil on canvas)
7298999 Reading: detail, 18th century (oil on canvas) by Gamelin, Jacques (1738-1803); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Carcassonne, France; (add.info.: Reading)

Reading: detail, 18th century (oil on canvas)
7299001 Reading: detail, 18th century (oil on canvas) by Gamelin, Jacques (1738-1803); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Carcassonne, France; (add.info.: Reading)

people gambling at roulette or cards. c1884
3524161 people gambling at roulette or cards. c1884 by Caldecott, Randolph (1846-86); (add.info.: Illustrated travel correspondence from France, by Randolph Caldecott 1846-1886)

a local man with beret and umbrella c1882
3524157 a local man with beret and umbrella c1882 by Caldecott, Randolph (1846-86); (add.info.: Illustrated travel correspondence from Monaco, by Randolph Caldecott 1846-1886)

local French woman, in the south of France c1884
3524165 local French woman, in the south of France c1884 by Caldecott, Randolph (1846-86); (add.info.: Illustrated travel correspondence from Monaco, by Randolph Caldecott 1846-1886)

Illustration of French bathers in the sea off the coast in the South of France
3524155 Illustration of French bathers in the sea off the coast in the South of France. by Caldecott, Randolph (1846-86); (add.info)

gambler being urged to bet c. 1884 (drawing)
3524164 gambler being urged to bet c.1884 (drawing) by Caldecott, Randolph (1846-86); (add.info.: Illustrated travel correspondence from France, by Randolph Caldecott 1846-1886)

scenes of daily life in the south of France c1884
3524162 scenes of daily life in the south of France c1884 by Caldecott, Randolph (1846-86); (add.info.: Illustrated travel correspondence from Monaco, by Randolph Caldecott 1846-1886)

local French fishing village in the south of France c1884
3524159 local French fishing village in the south of France c1884 by Caldecott, Randolph (1846-86); (add.info.: Illustrated travel correspondence from France, by Randolph Caldecott 1846-1886)

Illustrated travel correspondence from Monaco
3524156 Illustrated travel correspondence from Monaco by Caldecott, Randolph (1846-86); (add.info.: Illustrated travel correspondence from Monaco, by Randolph Caldecott 1846-1886)

two peasant cottages on the French coast. c1884
3524163 two peasant cottages on the French coast. c1884 by Caldecott, Randolph (1846-86); (add.info.: Illustrated travel correspondence from France, by Randolph Caldecott 1846-1886)

gamblers placing cards and ready to bet c1884
3524160 gamblers placing cards and ready to bet c1884 by Caldecott, Randolph (1846-86); (add.info.: Illustrated travel correspondence from France, by Randolph Caldecott 1846-1886)

Letter Written by a French Soldier to his Family, 1st October 1914 (pen & ink on paper)
1721785 Letter Written by a French Soldier to his Family, 1st October 1914 (pen & ink on paper) by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: Letter written by a french soldier to his family)

Autograph letter signed ( Th. Fontane ) to Herr Doctor [Ernst Kossak], Berlin, 16 February 1864 (pen & ink on paper)
5942356 Autograph letter signed ( Th. Fontane ) to Herr Doctor [Ernst Kossak], Berlin, 16 February 1864 (pen & ink on paper) by Fontane

The Letter (oil on panel)
476650 The Letter (oil on panel) by Portielje, Edward (1861-1949); 46.4x36.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

The squirrel sprang here, there and everywhere, illustration from More About the Squirrels by Eleanor Tyrell, c
616494 The squirrel sprang here, there and everywhere, illustration from More About the Squirrels by Eleanor Tyrell, c.1915 (colour litho) by Appleton, Honor Charlotte (1879-1951); Private Collection

Writing a letter, c. 1919 (litho)
2646306 Writing a letter, c.1919 (litho) by Benda, Wladislaw Theodore (1873-1948); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

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"Capturing the Essence of Correspondence: A Journey Through Time" In a world where instant messaging dominates, let us take a moment to appreciate the beauty and significance of correspondence. From handwritten letters to heartfelt greetings cards, these artifacts hold stories that transcend time. "The Letter" by Rex Whistler transports us back to the 20th century, reminding us of an era when words were carefully crafted on paper. It speaks volumes about the emotions conveyed through ink strokes and delicate penmanship. The old mailbox at Lincoln post office in Lincoln, New Mexico stands as a testament to countless exchanges between loved ones separated by distance. Each letter dropped within its metal embrace carried hopes, dreams, and connections waiting to be rekindled. Page 2 of Abigail Adams' letter to John Adams from 1776 showcases her eloquence in expressing her thoughts during a pivotal period in history. This ink-stained piece holds glimpses into their intimate conversations amidst revolutionary times. A WW2 greetings card sent by Corporal Joan Pearson reminds us of the power of connection even during times of conflict. These small tokens held immense value for soldiers far away from home, offering solace and support amidst chaos. John Hampden's letter to Colonel Bulstrode after the Battle of Edgehill takes us back even further - all the way to 1642. The artist himself captures this historical moment with his own hand; it is both a personal account and an artistic masterpiece. Frederick Childe Hassam's "The Writing Desk" immerses us in 1915 America - an era marked by elegance and sophistication. This painting depicts not just a desk but also serves as a window into an entire culture built upon written communication. Arabella Stuart's letter to Countess Shrewsbury provides insight into aristocratic life during the late 16th-early 17th century. Frederick George Netherclift brings this exchange alive through his artistic interpretation, allowing us to glimpse into their world.