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Autographs Collection (#4)

"Preserving History Through Ink: A Glimpse into the World of Autographs" In a world where digital signatures dominate

Background imageAutographs Collection: Lucien Bonaparte (engraving)

Lucien Bonaparte (engraving)
725988 Lucien Bonaparte (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lucien Bonaparte, Prince of Canino. From a portrait by an unknown artist, engraved by T)

Background imageAutographs Collection: Martin Van Buren, 1840 (litho)

Martin Van Buren, 1840 (litho)
2563352 Martin Van Buren, 1840 (litho) by Newsam, Albert (1809-1864); 9.25x8 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: Martin Van Buren (December 5, 1782 - July 24, 1862)

Background imageAutographs Collection: A royal programme signed by performers and management at the London Hippodromes Warriors

A royal programme signed by performers and management at the London Hippodromes Warriors Day charity performance attended by the Prince of Wales

Background imageAutographs Collection: Autograph letter signed to his nephew, Jacob Cool (Jacobus Colius), Antwerp

Autograph letter signed to his nephew, Jacob Cool (Jacobus Colius), Antwerp
2634796 Autograph letter signed to his nephew, Jacob Cool (Jacobus Colius), Antwerp, 2 February 1595 (pen & ink on paper) by Ortelius

Background imageAutographs Collection: Autographs of famous people: composers, musicians and English, French and German writers (engraving)

Autographs of famous people: composers, musicians and English, French and German writers (engraving)
5216893 Autographs of famous people: composers, musicians and English, French and German writers (engraving) by German School

Background imageAutographs Collection: Autographs of famous people: German writers and scientists (engraving)

Autographs of famous people: German writers and scientists (engraving)
5216889 Autographs of famous people: German writers and scientists (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Autographs of famous people)

Background imageAutographs Collection: Document signed by Ulysses S. Grant, 1843 (engraving & pen and ink on parchment

Document signed by Ulysses S. Grant, 1843 (engraving & pen and ink on parchment
872501 Document signed by Ulysses S. Grant, 1843 (engraving & pen and ink on parchment) (see also 2636875) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Signed by Ulysses S)

Background imageAutographs Collection: Muster Roll for Captain William Pierces Company of Artillery under the command of

Muster Roll for Captain William Pierces Company of Artillery under the command of
2561291 Muster Roll for Captain William Pierces Company of Artillery under the command of Colonel John Crane, January 1779 (pen & ink on paper) (see also 2561290-93) by American School

Background imageAutographs Collection: Autograph letter to Mrs. Ann Penn, London, 20th November 1766 (pen & ink on paper)

Autograph letter to Mrs. Ann Penn, London, 20th November 1766 (pen & ink on paper)
2561289 Autograph letter to Mrs. Ann Penn, London, 20th November 1766 (pen & ink on paper) by Franklin, Benjamin (1706-90); 32.2x20 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; American

Background imageAutographs Collection: Portrait of Hans Christian Andersen (engraving)

Portrait of Hans Christian Andersen (engraving)
820022 Portrait of Hans Christian Andersen (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hans Christian Andersen)

Background imageAutographs Collection: Portrait of Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Baron Lytton (engraving)

Portrait of Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Baron Lytton (engraving)
819842 Portrait of Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Baron Lytton (engraving) by Say, Frederick Richard (fl.1825-54) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Baron Lytton)

Background imageAutographs Collection: Portrait of Sir Charles Mansfield Clarke (engraving)

Portrait of Sir Charles Mansfield Clarke (engraving)
819677 Portrait of Sir Charles Mansfield Clarke (engraving) by Lane, Samuel (1780-1859) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Charles Mansfield Clarke, British surgeon and physician)

Background imageAutographs Collection: Portrait of Henry John Temple (engraving)

Portrait of Henry John Temple (engraving)
819487 Portrait of Henry John Temple (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry John Temple, Viscount Palmerston)

Background imageAutographs Collection: Sheet depicting coins, seals and tokens, with fasimilies of signatures (engraving)

Sheet depicting coins, seals and tokens, with fasimilies of signatures (engraving)
819374 Sheet depicting coins, seals and tokens, with fasimilies of signatures (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sheet depicting coins, seals and tokens)

Background imageAutographs Collection: Portrait of Thomas Campbell (engraving)

Portrait of Thomas Campbell (engraving)
819326 Portrait of Thomas Campbell (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Campbell, Scottish poet)

Background imageAutographs Collection: Portrait of Charles MacKay (engraving)

Portrait of Charles MacKay (engraving)
820045 Portrait of Charles MacKay (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles MacKay, Scottish songwriter, author and journalist)

Background imageAutographs Collection: Portrait of Martin Farquhar Tupper (engraving)

Portrait of Martin Farquhar Tupper (engraving)
820012 Portrait of Martin Farquhar Tupper (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Martin Farquhar Tupper, English writer and poet)

Background imageAutographs Collection: Portrait of Francis Bacon (engraving)

Portrait of Francis Bacon (engraving)
819895 Portrait of Francis Bacon (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Francis Bacon, Viscount St Alban, English philosopher, statesman and author)

Background imageAutographs Collection: Portrait of Cuthbert Collingwood (engraving)

Portrait of Cuthbert Collingwood (engraving)
819485 Portrait of Cuthbert Collingwood (engraving) by Howard, Henry (1769-1847) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vice Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood, Baron Collingwood)

Background imageAutographs Collection: Portrait of Charles James Fox (engraving)

Portrait of Charles James Fox (engraving)
819475 Portrait of Charles James Fox (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles James Fox, British Whig statesman. After H Richter, engraved bys Freeman)

Background imageAutographs Collection: Portrait of William Shakespeare (engraving)

Portrait of William Shakespeare (engraving)
819385 Portrait of William Shakespeare (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Shakespeare, English poet and playwright)

Background imageAutographs Collection: Portrait of William Hunter (engraving)

Portrait of William Hunter (engraving)
819314 Portrait of William Hunter (engraving) by Pyne, James Baker (1800-70) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Hunter, Scottish anatomist and physician)

Background imageAutographs Collection: Portrait of George Friedrich Handel (engraving)

Portrait of George Friedrich Handel (engraving)
815217 Portrait of George Friedrich Handel (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of George Friedrich Handel, German-born British composer)

Background imageAutographs Collection: Facsimile of the Convention for the purchase of Louisiana by the United States, April 30

Facsimile of the Convention for the purchase of Louisiana by the United States, April 30
829295 Facsimile of the Convention for the purchase of Louisiana by the United States, April 30, 1803 (litho) by American School

Background imageAutographs Collection: Mrs Fletcher (engraving)

Mrs Fletcher (engraving)
725839 Mrs Fletcher (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mrs Fletcher, late Maria Jane Jewsbury. Illustration for The Gallery of Engravings (circa 1880)

Background imageAutographs Collection: William Wordsworth (engraving)

William Wordsworth (engraving)
812628 William Wordsworth (engraving) by Boxall, William (1800-1879) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Wordsworth, English poet. Painted by William Boxall. Engraved by J. Cochran)

Background imageAutographs Collection: Duchess of Kent (engraving)

Duchess of Kent (engraving)
812622 Duchess of Kent (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Her Royal Highness Mary Louise Victoria, Duchess of Kent. Painted by H. Collen. Engraved by J)

Background imageAutographs Collection: John Thomas Erskine (engraving)

John Thomas Erskine (engraving)
812413 John Thomas Erskine (engraving) by Hoppner, John (1758-1810) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas, Lord Erskine. From a portrait by J. Hoppner, R.A. engraved by J. B. Bird)

Background imageAutographs Collection: Lord Byron (engraving)

Lord Byron (engraving)
812354 Lord Byron (engraving) by Sanders, George (1774-1846); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Byron - Byron sometimes Biron. From a painting by George Sanders. Engraved by William Holl)

Background imageAutographs Collection: Sir Henry Bessemer (engraving)

Sir Henry Bessemer (engraving)
812353 Sir Henry Bessemer (engraving) by Lehmann, Henri (Karl Ernest Rudolf) (1814-82) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Henry Bessemer. From a painting by Rudolf Lehmann)

Background imageAutographs Collection: John Barry (engraving)

John Barry (engraving)
812352 John Barry (engraving) by Chappel, Alonzo (1828-87) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Barry, from an original painting by Chappel in the possession of the publishers, Johnson)

Background imageAutographs Collection: The end of the European air circuit, Vidart forced by the pavers of Paris... (colour litho)

The end of the European air circuit, Vidart forced by the pavers of Paris... (colour litho)
2815456 The end of the European air circuit, Vidart forced by the pavers of Paris... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageAutographs Collection: The Temple of Dermotherapy, Paris (litho)

The Temple of Dermotherapy, Paris (litho)
2795655 The Temple of Dermotherapy, Paris (litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Temple of Dermotherapy, Paris)

Background imageAutographs Collection: Abraham Lincoln, signature (engraving)

Abraham Lincoln, signature (engraving)
3641957 Abraham Lincoln, signature (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Abraham Lincoln, signature. Illustration for The Autographic Mirror (c 1864)

Background imageAutographs Collection: Giacomo Meyerbeer, signature (engraving)

Giacomo Meyerbeer, signature (engraving)
3641947 Giacomo Meyerbeer, signature (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Giacomo Meyerbeer, signature. Illustration for The Autographic Mirror (c 1864)

Background imageAutographs Collection: Alfred, Lord Tennyson (engraving)

Alfred, Lord Tennyson (engraving)
964446 Alfred, Lord Tennyson (engraving) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alfred Tennyson, Baron Tennyson)

Background imageAutographs Collection: Joseph Wolff, Missionary, 1835 (litho)

Joseph Wolff, Missionary, 1835 (litho)
2563349 Joseph Wolff, Missionary, 1835 (litho) by Newsam, Albert (1809-1864); 6x6 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: Joseph Wolff (1795-1862)

Background imageAutographs Collection: Mary Anderson (colour litho)

Mary Anderson (colour litho)
1622414 Mary Anderson (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mary Anderson. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 1 March 1884)

Background imageAutographs Collection: Londons Roll of Fame (engraving)

Londons Roll of Fame (engraving)
1038017 Londons Roll of Fame (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Londons Roll of Fame)

Background imageAutographs Collection: HH the Duke of Teck, GCB (engraving)

HH the Duke of Teck, GCB (engraving)
1063368 HH the Duke of Teck, GCB (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: HH the Duke of Teck, GCB)

Background imageAutographs Collection: Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (litho)

Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (litho)
982352 Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, who later was crowned King Edward VII)

Background imageAutographs Collection: Celebrities of the Day, Sir R E Webster, QC, MP (engraving)

Celebrities of the Day, Sir R E Webster, QC, MP (engraving)
1055545 Celebrities of the Day, Sir R E Webster, QC, MP (engraving) by Wirgman, Theodore Blake (1848-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Celebrities of the Day, Sir R E Webster, QC, MP)

Background imageAutographs Collection: Celebrities of the Day, Right Honourable the Earl of Shaftesbury, KG (engraving)

Celebrities of the Day, Right Honourable the Earl of Shaftesbury, KG (engraving)
1044755 Celebrities of the Day, Right Honourable the Earl of Shaftesbury, KG (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Celebrities of the Day)

Background imageAutographs Collection: Celebrities of the Day, the Marquis of Salisbury, KG (engraving)

Celebrities of the Day, the Marquis of Salisbury, KG (engraving)
1045731 Celebrities of the Day, the Marquis of Salisbury, KG (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Celebrities of the Day, the Marquis of Salisbury, KG)

Background imageAutographs Collection: Celebrities of the Day, Sir John Lubbock, Baronet, MP, DCL, FRS, LLD (engraving)

Celebrities of the Day, Sir John Lubbock, Baronet, MP, DCL, FRS, LLD (engraving)
1045658 Celebrities of the Day, Sir John Lubbock, Baronet, MP, DCL, FRS, LLD (engraving) by Wirgman, Theodore Blake (1848-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Celebrities of the Day)

Background imageAutographs Collection: Celebrities of the Day, Professor T H Huxley, President of the Royal Society (litho)

Celebrities of the Day, Professor T H Huxley, President of the Royal Society (litho)
1044329 Celebrities of the Day, Professor T H Huxley, President of the Royal Society (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Celebrities of the Day)

Background imageAutographs Collection: Signature of Clara Schumann (engraving)

Signature of Clara Schumann (engraving)
1050377 Signature of Clara Schumann (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Signature of Clara Schumann)



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"Preserving History Through Ink: A Glimpse into the World of Autographs" In a world where digital signatures dominate, there is something magical about holding a piece of history in your hands. From the West Indies Cricket Team's 1957 Tour to Queen Elizabeth's elegant signature, they have become cherished treasures that transcend time. The stroke of a pen can capture the essence of an era. Take Cromwell's signature, for instance, which transports us back to a tumultuous period in British history. Or David Moorcroft's autograph, symbolizing determination and triumph as he blazed through tracks as a renowned British runner. It also commemorate significant milestones like the centennial celebration of France's Napoleonic Code. These inked imprints serve as reminders of how laws shape societies and endure throughout generations. But autographs aren't limited to historical figures alone; they extend their allure even into realms such as ballooning adventures. The signatures of three ballooning personalities take us soaring through skies filled with wonder and bravery. Artistic engravings further immortalize notable individuals like Sir Walter Scott and Charles Dickens. Their autographed portraits evoke literary brilliance that continues to captivate readers worldwide. Yet, it is not just famous names that make autographs special; everyday moments hold equal significance. Whether it be capturing athletes' dedication during signing sessions or commemorating thrilling Premier League matches between Brighton and Hove Albion v Southampton – these signatures etch memories onto paper forever. And let us not forget those unexpected discoveries tucked away within albums – like Harland ad Wolff's treasure trove brimming with autographs from shipbuilding legends who shaped maritime history and can more than mere scribbles on paper; they embody stories waiting to be unraveled by curious minds. They connect us across time and space, reminding us that our lives too can leave indelible marks worthy of preservation through ink.