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Painters--Great Britain

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

David Cox Letters

 Collection
Identifier: SC 01074
Scope and Contents

Letters, 22 January 1838 written by David Cox, the English painter, to an unidentified addressee stating he is behind in his work and will visit as soon as possible and sending regards to "dear pupil"; and letter, n.d., [?] Waley, sending regards from Mr. and Mrs. Cox.

2 items.

Dates: 1838 January 22, undated

Chester Harding Letter

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00520
Scope and Contents

Chester Harding, Chelsea [London, England] to an unknown person where he requests that the painting he sent be entered in the catalog as "Wash-water Cumberland." Circa 1824.

Dates: circa 1824

Charles R. Leslie Letter

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00542
Scope and Contents

Letter from Charles R. Leslie, Edgware Road [London, England] to an unknown person in which he requests the return of Sir John Soane's card, as an American friend has arrived who would like to see the Soane Gallery.  Undated.

Dates: undated

Sir David Wilkie Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00361
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of fourteen letters of outgoing correspondence penned by Scottish painter Sir David Wilkie (1785-1841) between 1820 and 1840. These letters were written while Wilkie was residing in London and discuss his work as an artist and are addressed to various correspondents.

15 items.

Dates: 1820-1840

Sir John Soane to Watson Letter

 Collection
Identifier: SC 01241
Scope and Contents

Letter from Sir John Soane, Lincoln's Inn Fields [London, England] to [?] Watson.  Requests Mr. Watson to send his cart to the Royal Academy for three drawings "sent there previous to the exhibition." Includes an engraving, printed by Fisher, Son & Co., of Soane by James Thomson, after the painting of Soane by Sir Thomas Lawrence and a pamphlet on Sir John Soane's Museum.

Dates: 1836 July 20