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Memoirs and recollections of the late Abraham Raimbach, esq., engraver ... : Including a Memoir of Sir David Wilkie, R.A
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Sir David Wilkie letters
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The collection contains a series of letters written by Wilkie to his friend and fellow artist, Abraham Raimbach. Raimbach was an engraver and produced several etchings of Wilkie's paintings. Some letters in the collection refer to the men's collaborative artistic endeavors while others discuss art of the period more generally. Subjects addressed within the letters include the work of Wilkie and Raimbach and the artistic scene of the period. Individuals mentioned in the letters include: John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford; Sir Francis Chantrey; Francis Engleheart; Benjamin Robert Haydon; Sir Thomas Lawrence; Francis Graham Moon; John Romney; George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland; Joseph Mallord William Turner; and Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.
mssHM 21042-21094
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Wilkie, David, Sir, 1785-1841. [Signature on engraved portrait], A.D.S. (1 p.), (1822, Nov. 9)
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