Letters. Correspondence.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Pieces of correspondence that are somewhat more formal than memoranda or notes, usually on paper and delivered.
Found in 43 Collections and/or Records:
Letter of Samuel Prout to David Roberts.
Item
Identifier: Acc.12122
Scope and Contents
Prout requests the loan of a painting and discusses the production of Roberts` painting, "Holy Land".
Dates:
1840.
Letter of Sir Daniel Macnee to David Roberts.
Item
Identifier: Acc.11573
Scope and Contents
Concerns pictures submitted to the Royal Academy and picture dealers.
Dates:
1860.
Letter of Thomas Rickman, architect, to David Roberts enquiring whether he had been paid for a proposed design for the Scott Monument in Edinburgh.
Item
Identifier: Acc.12611
Dates:
1836.
Letter of William Henry Playfair to David Roberts asking him to colour two architectural drawings.
Item
Identifier: Acc.12612
Dates:
1838.
Letters, 1832-1855, of David Roberts to John Murray II and to John Murray III.Also included are : (i) a draft of a letter, 1839, of John Murray II to Roberts; and, (ii) photocopies of typescript transcriptions, late 20th century, of letters, 1840-1853, of John Murray III to Roberts., 1832-1855, late 20th century.
File
Identifier: MS.42530
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is of the correspondence and papers, including some manuscripts, of many of the most prominent authors published by John Murray, publishers. The papers represent the relationship between author and publisher. There are particularly significant holdings relating to Isabella Bishop (Isabella Bird), George Crabbe, Charles Darwin, Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Richard Ford, John Franklin, William Gladstone, Sir Francis Head, Sir Austen Henry Layard, David Livingstone, Thomas...
Dates:
1832-1855, late 20th century.
Letters and papers of, to and concerning David Roberts, including what is believed to be his last letter.
File
Identifier: Acc.13281
Dates:
1847-1864.
Letters to, and papers of and concerning, David Roberts.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12158
Scope and Contents
Included in the papers are many official, personal and artistic contacts in France and Spain.
Dates:
1832-1843.
Papers of and concerning David Roberts., 1832-1855.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42530-42531
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is of the correspondence and papers, including some manuscripts, of many of the most prominent authors published by John Murray, publishers. The papers represent the relationship between author and publisher. There are particularly significant holdings relating to Isabella Bishop (Isabella Bird), George Crabbe, Charles Darwin, Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Richard Ford, John Franklin, William Gladstone, Sir Francis Head, Sir Austen Henry Layard, David Livingstone, Thomas...
Dates:
1832-1855.
Sketch, 1831, by David Roberts of his design for a new drop scene for the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.
File
Identifier: Acc.10170
Scope and Contents
With a letter, 1863, of Roberts to a Mrs Jones.
Dates:
1831-1863.
Three letters of David Roberts.
File
Identifier: Acc.10171
Scope and Contents
Includes letter to Henry Bicknell concerning theatrical drawings.
With letter, 1853, of Solomon Hart to Roberts, mentioning Roberts` architectural paintings.
Dates:
1849-1861.
Three letters of David Roberts.
File
Identifier: Acc.10722
Scope and Contents
On artistic and social matters.
Dates:
1858 and undated.
Three letters of Thomas Cooper Vander Hurst to David Roberts.
File
Identifier: Acc.9619
Scope and Contents
Concerning Egypt and Turkey.
Dates:
1840.
Two letters, 1859 and undated, of David Roberts to Mr Bicknell and Sir Charles Eastlake.
File
Identifier: Acc.8195
Scope and Contents
With a letter, undated, of Sarah Otway-Cave to Roberts.
Dates:
1859 and undated.
Two letters of David Roberts to Richard Ford.
File
Identifier: Acc.11819
Scope and Contents
Roberts solicits Ford`s help to artists visiting Spain or working on pictures of Spanish subjects.
Dates:
1850-1853.
Two letters of David Roberts to William Bright and John Turmeau.
File
Identifier: Acc.7630
Scope and Contents
Concerning one of his own Spanish sketches and on social matters.
Dates:
1835-1836.
Typed transcript of a letter of David Roberts to Wentworth Dilke.
Item
Identifier: Acc.11710
Dates:
1851.