Letters of William Buchanan, the Edinburgh art dealer, to David Stewart, his associate in London, 1802-1805, with drafts of Stewart's replies, 1802-1804.
Scope and Contents
The letters discuss in detail the buying and selling of paintings and their importation, chiefly from Italy. Many of the transactions described are mentioned in ‘Memoirs of painting, with a chronological history of the importation of pictures by the great masters into England since the French Revolution’ by William Buchanan (London, 1824). Most of the letters are printed in Hugh Brigstocke, ‘William Buchanan and the 19th century art trade’ (Privately printed, 1982).
Dates
- Creation: 1802-1805.
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
236 Leaves ; Folio and under.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
236 folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Christie's, 11 December 1969, lot 139.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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