Manuscripts
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Royal Academy reproductions and miscellaneous
Manuscripts
This folder chiefly contains reproductions of paintings exhibited at the Royal Academy and miscellaneous items. Includes photocopies, photograph reproductions, clippings, etc. Contents consist of: a. 1772 - Rinaldo and Armida, from Tasso, copy of painting and two typewritten pages of notes b. V. Green. Duchess of Cumberland, photograph of painting c. Cosway. Sigisminda, photograph of painting d. Wisdom Directing Beauty and Virtue to Sacrifice, photograph of painting and copy of page showing painting and another painting e. Cosway. Gen. P. Paoli, photograph of painting f. Cosway. Wm. Shipley, copy of painting g. Cosway. H.R.H. Duchess of Cumberland and Strathern, copy of painting h. Cosway. Vanity, copy of painting i. Hodges, Cosway and Birch. View from Cosway's Breakfast Room with Mrs. Cosway, together with commentary j. An Armenian, copy of painting k. Cosway. Venus and Cupid l. 2 copies of page 724: Country Life, April 9, 1948 (copies) m. Photographic Order Card, British Library, Dept. of Mss. n. Prince Hoare by unknown artist, photograph, and accompanying letter from the Thomas Coram Foundation o. Lely. Diana Kirke, Countess of Oxford, National Portrait Gallery program cover p. Handwritten DGW note beginning "Zoffany: The Tribune of the Uffizi. . . " q. Powderham Castle: catalogue, printed card and envelope with 3 photographs and 6 negatives. r. Page showing 7 items to be auctioned by Christie's on Wednesday, March 19 s. Page showing 9 items to be auctioned by Sotheby's on Monday 24th March, 1980, with 3 more items on the reverse t. Copy of Cosway. Lancelot 'Capability' Brown u. Copy of self-portrait of Cosway in fancy dress with accompanying letter of 08/04/86 from the Courtauld v. Copy of Cosway painting of Lady Almeira Carpenter and page of description w. Copy of two paintings of Susanna and the Elders and page of DGW handwritten notes regarding the paintings x. Copy of Delilah Cutting Sampson's Hair with letter from U. Minn and description of painting y. 4 pages of DGW handwritten notes z. List: Books of Emblems aa. Copy of West's Madonna di S. Girolamo and page of description bb. Six items clipped together, one reads "Preface to National Gallery Catalogue of 1836 ... " being typewritten and handwritten DGW notes cc. Copy of page 17 of "Biographical Index" dd. Copy of Van Dyck Children of Charles I
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Letters from Osborn Collection at Beinecke Library at Yale and the Musio Civico at Lodi [photocopies]
Manuscripts
This folder contains: a. 07/11/1779 copy of letter in Italian to Prince Hoare from? - Five pages b. 01/17/1780 copy of letter in Italian to Prince Hoare from [G. Bastiznelli?] - Four pages plus two pages of handwritten transcription also in Italian c. 02/24/1781 copy of letter in English to "Dear Sir" [Prince Hoare?] modern handwritten note indicates letter is four pages [4th page not found] d. 02/08/1788 copy of letter in English to "Dear Prince" [Prince Hoare] from J. Cavello - Four pages e. 03/02/1788 copy of letter in English from Dr. Burney to Mrs. Cosway - One page f. 01/07/1799 copy of letter in English to Richard Cosway from Benjamin West - One page g. 11/23/1800 copy of letter in English from Mr. Murphy to Richard Cosway - Two pages h. 07/24/1806 copy of letter in English to Prince Hoare from Joseph Bonomi - Two pages i. 01/13/1807 copy of letter in English to "Sir" from Richard Cosway regarding naval prize money - Six pages j. 01/12/1810 copy of letter in English to Richard Cosway from Caleb Whitefoord regarding the Prince of Wales becoming a Patron of the Society of Arts. Also a two page typescript of the handwritten letters - Six pages k. Undated copy of letter from Lady Ailesberg(?) to Mrs. Cosway l. Undated – modern handwritten draft of a letter to Katherine Gordon from DGW regarding assistance on Cosway correspondence
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Sales catalogues of Cosway property, 1791-1896 [photocopies]
Manuscripts
This folder contains photocopies of: "A Catalogue of the Entire Collection of Pictures of Richard Cosway…1791" "A Catalogue of all the Reserved And Valuable Part of the Capital Collection of Pictures, the Property of Richard Cosway…1792" [One copy and one partial copy] "A Catalogue of the Pictures of Richard Cosway…1821" "The Cosway Collection A Catalogue…[1822?]" "A Catalogue of the Last Portion of the Very Numerous Collection of Pictures…Richard Cosway…1822" "Catalogue of a Collection of Drawings & Miniatures by Richard Cosway…1896" Handwritten notes of DGW on envelope originally containing the above catalogues
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Notes and examples of Richard Cosway's writing and signature
Manuscripts
Consists of a photocopy of three pages of a book in French showing Richard Cosway's and Charles I's collector's marks, photocopies of two letters written by Richard Cosway with his signature plus a 5x8 index card and a portion of the envelope the copies were stored in with DGW notes regarding ordering the copies and the content of the letters.
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Handwritten lists of dated oils; drawings, engravings, patrons; list of oils "seen by DGW"
Manuscripts
This folder contains 11 pages of handwritten notes of oil canvases seen by DGW; 16 pages of handwritten notes on dated art work; and one page of handwritten notes on patrons.
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Various prints
Manuscripts
Consists of: 3 black-and-white prints identified as from proof sheets (drawing of Horace Beckford; drawing of 2nd Lord Gwydye; painting of Mrs. Fitzwilliam) 13 black-and-white prints from the Ashmolean Museum 9 black-and-white prints from the British Museum 4 color prints of painting of woman with harp labeled on back "from #14 HEH"; painting of seated woman labeled on back "from #2 HEH"; painting of person labeled on back "from #24 HEH"; and photo of miniature of unidentified person 1 black-and-white print of "Poetry and Painting" from the Nottingham Castle Museum 2 black-and-white prints of Judgment on Korah, Dathan and Abiram copy of 05/15/81 letter from DGW to the Courtauld Institute of Art requesting a photograph of the Cosway portrait of Robert, 4th Duke of Ancaster and his sister Lady Georgiana Bertie; copies of pages 128 and 129 of "Complete Peerage Ancaster" and a page of handwritten notes; a 5x8 index card with notes on the painting; and the requested photograph with a card from the Courtauld 1 black-and-white print and color enlargement of a Cosway miniature (possibly a portrait of Thomas Cosway) with a 1982 letter to DGW from Jane Bainbridge of Sotheby's Black-and-white photograph (2 copies) of Cosway portrait of Countess of Albany with 1985 letter from Sotheby's
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