Manuscripts
Correspondence with Joseph Foladare (1976-1977); catalogues [photocopies]
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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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Royal Academy reproductions and miscellaneous
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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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Miscellaneous notes
Manuscripts
This folder contains miscellaneous notes by Wilson consisting of: a. Thirteen pages of handwritten notes b. Five pages of handwritten notes on Visuals c. Seven pages of handwritten notes and copy of a 1981 letter to John R. Freeman and Company requesting a photographic print d. Nine pages of handwritten notes e. Twelve pages of small notes and notes on index cards f. Information on Cosway sitter chair g. 4 notebook pages of information on DGW film and photos h. Copy of Shipley's School list (Cosway) i. Sotheby's 1982 photos of Cosway miniature sold in 1981 [Not located] j. Copy of Italian exhibition catalogue, "Autoritratti e ritratti di artisti 1725-1800" k. Copy of Cosway work "The Harvey Children" offered for sales in 1980 by Charles Young, Fine Paintings Limited l. Page of typescript and handwritten notes on books about British art and theater
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5 x 8 cards
Manuscripts
Contains: 1. Cosway drawings 2. Elements of Cosway's life 3. Details of DGW-photographed R. Cosway drawings 4. Miniatures; drawings not used for writing
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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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Robert Udny sale catalogue; Witt's Marquis of Stafford catalogue; Witt's Wellesley Collection catalogue [photocopies]
Manuscripts
This folder contains photocopies of three printed items: Catalogue of the Entire Collection of Pictures of Robert Udny, Esq. Deceased (1804), with handwritten notes; Catalogue with handwritten note "Wellesley Collection Catalogue" "Copy at DeWitt" "Miniatures – prints – letters" (20 pages + handwritten notes on 5x8 index card); and a list of plates with handwritten note "Marquis of Stafford Catalogue of Collection" (8 pages).
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