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175 works by 51 artists

175 works featuring “Letter” by 51 artists, from the 15th to the 20th century, held in 55 museums.

Saudade, Almeida Júnior

Saudade, 1899.

Saudade (museum title)

Almeida Júnior (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Pinacoteca de São Paulo, Brazil

The Victorian Dress, Helen McNicoll

The Victorian Dress, 1914.

The Victorian Dress (museum title)

Helen McNicoll (Canadian), oil on canvas

Musée des beaux-arts de Hamilton, Canada

The Opening of the Will, Ignacio Merino

The Opening of the Will, 1864.

La apertura del testamento (museum title)

Ignacio Merino (Peruvian), oil

Ignacio Merino Municipal Art Gallery, Peru

Hoffmann handing over a letter, Adolph Tidemand

Hoffmann handing over a letter, c. 1875.

Hoffmann som overrekker et brev (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), charcoal on paper

National Museum of Norway

Evening, Interior, Harriet Backer

Evening, Interior, 1890.

Aften, interiør (museum title)

Harriet Backer (Norwegian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Norway

Le Sourire, Paul Gauguin

Le Sourire, 1899.

Le Sourire (museum title)

Paul Gauguin (French), woodcut on China paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Saint Paul, Le Greco

Saint Paul, c. 1608–1614.

San Pablo (El Greco) (museum title)

Le Greco (Spanish), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Portrait of Duke Charles-Antoine de Gontaut Biron (1708-1798), Alexandre Roslin

Portrait of Duke Charles-Antoine de Gontaut Biron (1708-1798), 1767.

Porträtt av Hertig Charles-Antoine de Gontaut-Biron… (museum title)

Alexandre Roslin (Swedish), oil on canvas

Malmö Art Museum, Sweden

An Old Man with a Cap. Bust (before letters), Carl Bloch

An Old Man with a Cap. Bust (before letters), 1885.

En gammel mand med hue. Brystbillede (museum title)

Carl Bloch (Danish), etching

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

César Gabriel, Comte de Choiseul, Duc de Praslin, Alexandre Roslin

César Gabriel, Comte de Choiseul, Duc de Praslin, 1762.

César Gabriel, greve af Choiseul, hertig av Praslin (museum title)

Alexandre Roslin (Swedish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, Prime Minister, William Orpen

David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, Prime Minister, 1927.

David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, Prime… (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), oil on canvas

Government Art Collection, United Kingdom

Portrait of Cardinal Bibbiena, Raphaël

Portrait of Cardinal Bibbiena, c. 1516.

Ritratto del cardinale Bibbiena (museum title)

Raphaël (Italian), oil on wood

Palatine Gallery, Pitti Palace, Italy

The Ladies' Man, Georges Seurat

The Ladies' Man, 1889.

L'Homme à femmes (museum title)

Georges Seurat (French), oil on canvas

Barnes Foundation, United States

Brieflezende vrouw in het blauw, Johannes Vermeer

Brieflezende vrouw in het blauw, 1663.

Brieflezende vrouw in het blauw (museum title)

Johannes Vermeer (Dutch), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

The Intercepted Billet, William Mulready

The Intercepted Billet, 1844.

The Intercepted Billet (museum title)

William Mulready (Irish), oil on panel

Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom

Briefleserin am offenen Fenster, Johannes Vermeer

Briefleserin am offenen Fenster, c. 1657–1659.

Briefleserin am offenen Fenster (museum title)

Johannes Vermeer (Dutch), oil on canvas

Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden, Germany

An Interior, William Mulready

An Interior, c. 1835–1842.

An Interior (museum title)

William Mulready (Irish), oil on panel

Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom

A Young Couple Reading a Letter, Wilhelm Marstrand

A Young Couple Reading a Letter, after 1865.

Et ungt par læser et brev (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), pencil, pen and Indian ink

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Cardinal Fernando Niño de Guevara (1541–1609), Le Greco

Cardinal Fernando Niño de Guevara (1541–1609), c. 1600.

Cardinal Fernando Niño de Guevara (1541–1609) (museum title)

Le Greco (Spanish), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Frederik V grants the theologian's application (C. D. Biehl's Letters, ed. 1865), Wilhelm Marstrand

Frederik V grants the theologian's application (C. D. Biehl's Letters, ed. 1865), 1865.

Frederik V bevilger teologens ansøgning, (C. D. Biehls… (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Stańczyk, Jan Matejko

Stańczyk, 1862.

Stańczyk (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Woman Writing a Letter, with her Maid, Johannes Vermeer

Woman Writing a Letter, with her Maid, c. 1670.

Woman Writing a Letter, with her Maid (museum title)

Johannes Vermeer (Dutch), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Ireland

The Artist's Mother -in-Law, Ane Hedvig Brøndum, Reading a Letter, Michael Ancher

The Artist's Mother -in-Law, Ane Hedvig Brøndum, Reading a Letter, 1907.

En gammel kone, der læser et brev. Ane hedvig Brøndum… (museum title)

Michael Ancher (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Apostle Saint Paul, Le Greco

Apostle Saint Paul, 1610–1614.

San Pablo Apóstol (museum title)

Le Greco (Spanish), oil on canvas

El Greco Museum, Spain

The Letter, Henri de Braekeleer

The Letter, 1876–1877.

De brief (museum title)

Henri de Braekeleer (Belgian), graphite on paper

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA), Belgium

Title Page for "Le Sourire" (Titre du Sourire), Paul Gauguin

Title Page for "Le Sourire" (Titre du Sourire), 1899.

Title Page for "Le Sourire" (Titre du Sourire) (museum title)

Paul Gauguin (French), woodcut on China paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

The Artist’s Niece, Marianne Lavergne, Known as ‘La Liseuse’, Jean-Étienne Liotard

The Artist’s Niece, Marianne Lavergne, Known as ‘La Liseuse’, 1746.

The Artist’s Niece, Marianne Lavergne, Known as ‘La Liseuse’ (museum title)

Jean-Étienne Liotard (Swiss), pastel on parchment

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

The Municipal Clerk, Albert Anker

The Municipal Clerk, 1875.

Le secrétaire de commune (museum title)

Albert Anker (Swiss), oil on canvas

Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts de Lausanne, Switzerland

Ulrik Scheffer (1716–99), Alexandre Roslin

Ulrik Scheffer (1716–99), 1763.

Porträtt (museum title)

Alexandre Roslin (Swedish), oil on canvas

Skokloster Castle, Sweden

Portrait de Bernhart von Reesen, Albrecht Dürer

Portrait de Bernhart von Reesen, 1521.

Portrait de Bernhart von Reesen (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), oil on wood panel

Dresden State Art Collections, Germany

Portrait of the Viceroy, the Duke of Linares, Juan Rodríguez Juárez

Portrait of the Viceroy, the Duke of Linares, c. 1717.

Retrato del Virrey Duque de Linares (museum title)

Juan Rodríguez Juárez (Mexican), oil on canvas

National Museum of Art (MUNAL), Mexico City, Mexico

De liefdesbrief, Johannes Vermeer

De liefdesbrief, 1669.

De liefdesbrief (museum title)

Johannes Vermeer (Dutch), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

A Lady Writing, Johannes Vermeer

A Lady Writing, c. 1665.

A Lady Writing (museum title)

Johannes Vermeer (Dutch), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Letter-Writing, Carl Larsson

Letter-Writing, 1912.

Brevskrivning (museum title)

Carl Larsson (Swedish), watercolor on paper

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

The Sonnet, William Mulready

The Sonnet, c. 1839.

The Sonnet (museum title)

William Mulready (Irish), graphite, red and brown chalk with white highlights on paper

National Gallery of Ireland

The Founding of the Order of the Elephant, C.W. Eckersberg

The Founding of the Order of the Elephant, 1840.

Elefantordenens indstiftelse (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Te Atua (The Gods) Small Plate, Paul Gauguin

Te Atua (The Gods) Small Plate, 1898–1899.

Te Atua (The Gods) Small Plate (museum title)

Paul Gauguin (French), woodcut on Japan paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

Mr. Peregrine Touchwood Breaking in upon the Rev. Josiah Cargill, William Mulready

Mr. Peregrine Touchwood Breaking in upon the Rev. Josiah Cargill, 1831.

Mr. Peregrine Touchwood Breaking in upon the Rev. Josiah… (museum title)

William Mulready (Irish), oil on panel

Yale Center for British Art, United States

The Letter, Pierre Bonnard

The Letter, 1925.

La lettre (museum title)

Pierre Bonnard (French), lithograph

Bibliothèque nationale de France

Portrait of Don Diego de Corral y Arellano, Diego Velázquez

Portrait of Don Diego de Corral y Arellano, c. 1632.

Don Diego del Corral y Arellano (museum title)

Diego Velázquez (Spanish), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Portrait of Juan Bautista de Muguiro, Francisco de Goya

Portrait of Juan Bautista de Muguiro, 1827.

Portrait de Juan Bautista Muguiro (museum title)

Francisco de Goya (Spanish), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Portrait of Jacopo Strada, Titien

Portrait of Jacopo Strada, 1567–1568.

Portrait de Jacopo Strada (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

Portrait of Innocent X, Diego Velázquez

Portrait of Innocent X, 1650.

Innocent X (museum title)

Diego Velázquez (Spanish), oil on canvas

Galleria Doria Pamphilj, Italy

Army Post Office 3, Boulogne, 1919, John Lavery

Army Post Office 3, Boulogne, 1919, 1919.

Army Post Office 3, Boulogne, 1919 (museum title)

John Lavery (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Le Sourire;Taiti (Smile; Tahiti), Paul Gauguin

Le Sourire;Taiti (Smile; Tahiti), 1899.

Le Sourire;Taiti (Smile; Tahiti) (museum title)

Paul Gauguin (French), woodcut on tissue paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The letter, Frederick McCubbin

The letter, 1884.

The letter (museum title)

Frederick McCubbin (Australian), oil on canvas

Art Gallery of Ballarat, Australia

The Window, Pierre Bonnard

The Window, 1925.

La Fenêtre (museum title)

Pierre Bonnard (French), oil on canvas

Tate, United Kingdom

Composition Drawing; Young Woman Sealing a Letter, Maria Wiik

Composition Drawing; Young Woman Sealing a Letter

Sommittelupiirustus; kirjettä sinetöivä nuori nainen (museum title)

Maria Wiik (Finnish), charcoal on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

A Letter, Anders Zorn

A Letter, 1913.

Ett brev (museum title)

Anders Zorn (Swedish), etching

Thiel Gallery, Sweden

Interior with a Young Woman Reading a Letter, Henri de Braekeleer

Interior with a Young Woman Reading a Letter, 1870–1875.

Interieur met een jonge vrouw die een brief leest (museum title)

Henri de Braekeleer (Belgian), etching

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands