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Campbell, Thomas, 1777-1844. Thomas Campbell letters, poem and portrait, 1817-1843.

Title: Thomas Campbell letters, poem and portrait, 1817-1843.

The collection contains five letters. Campbell writes to Messrs. Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 19 Feb. 1817, in the third person, saying he is unable to attend a reception; to C. [Charles] Heath, undated [ca. 1820], in the third person, asking for engravings for the forthcoming edition of Gertrude of Wyoming; to My dear Sir, 26 May 1829, introducing a French actor and author of a very respectable tragedy; to My dear [William] Jerdan, editor of the Literary gazette, 9 Jan. 1830, regretting the death of [Sir Thomas] Lawrence and recommending [Henry William] Pickersgill as his successor as president of the Royal Academy; and to Lord Brougham, undated [1843], explaining why he is publishing his own poems. Four of the letters are on integral envelopes, some with wax seals. The collection also contains a manuscript poem of Adelgitha, dated 12 Mar. 1832, and a portrait of Campbell engraved by H.W. Smith, Sc., undated.

ArchivalResource: 7 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61215771 View

Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851. Autograph letter signed : Rome, to C. Heath, [1828] Nov. 28.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Rome, to C. Heath, [1828] Nov. 28.

Telling him not to send any more prints as he is leaving the city.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; (8vo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270573565 View

Lady Blessington manuscript material : 92 items, 1820-1849

Title: Lady Blessington manuscript material : 92 items 1820-1849

Marguerite Gardiner, countess of Blessington, Irish-born British writer. Best remembered for her Journal of Conversations with Lord Byron, she was active in British literary circles of the first half of the 19th century. The Lady Blessington manuscript material in the Pforzheimer Collection is comprised of writings and correspondence. The writings consist mainly of poems, including odes to the British writers L.E.L. and Mrs. S. C. Hall. Also held are notebooks of Lady Blessington's "aphorisms," essays, and story pieces, as well as a biographical account of Captain Charles Hesse, "amatory correspondent" of Princess Charlotte. The bulk of the correspondence dates from 1835 to 1840 and discusses her work on the literary magazines and publishing, and friend and family matters. Correspondents include: William Beattie, physician and poet; William Jerdan, journalist; Richard Robert Madden, her biographer; Anne Jackson Mathews, wife of comedian Charles Mathews; and over two dozen others.

ArchivalResource: 92 items

http://archives.nypl.org/cps/19425 View

Damer, Anne Seymour, 1748 or 9-1828. Scrapbooks, [not after 1830].

Title: Scrapbooks, [not after 1830].

Two scrapbooks containing a collection of mostly 18th century engravings and etchings, some of which are purported to have belonged to Horace Walpole, organized thematically. In addition there are four original drawings, including a watercolor and wash drawing of the Neapolitan painter Luca Jordano signed by J.B. Catenaro, an unsigned portrait in red crayon of Cornelius Jansen, a pencil portrait of an unknown woman, and another small pencil drawing of a landscape. The first volume contains etchings and engravings of English villages and rural scenes including the farm house and printing house at Strawberry Hill and two vignettes of Strawberry Hill; scenes in Surrey and Twickenham; etchings of Roman scenes; portraits of eminent historical and contemporary political figures. The second volume begins with a series of 192 small French engravings of women, which document the hair styles and hat fashions in the 17th and 18th centuries, all engraved by Dupin or Desrais. A second series of the 48 engravings from Wenceslaus Hollar's Theatrum mulierum depict the costumes of 17th century women (mostly) in Europe. These prints are followed by 29 of C. Heath's small engravings of prominent British politicians and writers of the 18th century. The final pages include several other miscellaneous portraits of contemporary British and French figures as well as the plates drawn and engraved by Henry Moses for A series of twenty-nine designs of modern costume published in London by E. and C. M'Lean in 1823.

ArchivalResource: 2 v. : ill. ; 43 cm. or smaller.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702193030 View

Heath, Charles, 1785-1848. Autograph letter signed : Euston Sq., London, to Sir Richard Westmacott, 1836 Nov. 11.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Euston Sq., London, to Sir Richard Westmacott, 1836 Nov. 11.

Concerning the purchase of Norbiton Park.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; (8vo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270467864 View

Heath, Charles, 1785-1848. Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to an unidentified correspondent, [n.d.].

Title: Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to an unidentified correspondent, [n.d.].

Sending him a proof.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; (12mo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270470304 View

Blessington, Marguerite, Countess of, 1789-1849. Lady Blessington manuscript material : 87 items, 1820-1849.

Title: Lady Blessington manuscript material : 87 items, 1820-1849.

The Lady Blessington manuscript material in the Pforzheimer Collection is comprised of literary manuscripts and correspondence. The literary manuscripts consist mainly of poems in English and French, including odes to British writers L.E.L. and Mrs. S.C. Hall. Also held are notebooks of Lady Blessington's "aphorisms," and essay and story pieces -- including a biographical account of Captain Charles Hesse, the lover of Princess Charlotte. The bulk of the correspondence dates from 1835-1840 and discusses her work on the literary magazines, publishing, and friend and family matters. Correspondents include: William Beattie, physician and poet ; William Jerdan, journalist ; Richard Robert Madden, her biographer ; Anne Jackson Mathews, wife of comedian Charles Mathews ; and over two dozen others.

ArchivalResource: 87 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/76805713 View

Alfred, Count D'Orsay mansucript material : 33 items, 1824-1852

Title: Alfred, Count D'Orsay mansucript material : 33 items 1824-1852

Alfred D'Orsay, styled Count D'Orsay, French artist and man of fashion. The Alfred, Count D'Orsay manuscript material in the Pforzheimer Collection consists of writings, correspondence, and artwork. The writings include a holograph essay discussing a journal article on Lord Byron, and an autograph attestation for a snuff box belonging to Henry IV. The correspondence dates from between 1824 and 1852; correspondents include: Dr. Paul Curie, the physician; Abraham Hayward, the essayist and translator; James Smith, the writer and humorist; and over a dozen others. The artwork consists of a quick pencil and crayon caricature sketch of Teresa Guiccioli.

ArchivalResource: 33 items

http://archives.nypl.org/cps/22210 View

Heath, Charles, 1785-1848. Autograph letter signed : London, to Robert Balmanno, 1815 Jan. 12.

Title: Autograph letter signed : London, to Robert Balmanno, 1815 Jan. 12.

Concerning sets of Shakespearean prints.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; (8vo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270469437 View

John Frederick Lewis collection of autographs of engravers, Bulk, 1775-1850, 1721-1914

Title: John Frederick Lewis collection of autographs of engravers Bulk, 1775-1850 1721-1914

John Frederick Lewis was a Philadelphia lawyer, philanthropist, and collector of writing samples. This collection contains letters, receipts, and other documents by British engravers. Most of the material was written in England between 1775 and 1850. Many of the letters discuss artistic matters and contain references to well-known engravings.

ArchivalResource: 3.43 Linear feet

http://dla.library.upenn.edu/dla/pacscl/ead.html?id=PACSCL_FLP_FLPRBDENGRAVERS View

Bickerton, Spencer,. Letters from unidentified senders to Charles Heath and others, 1819-1891.

Title: Letters from unidentified senders to Charles Heath and others, 1819-1891.

ArchivalResource: 6 sheets.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/750153635 View

Charles Heath letter to W. Watt

Title: Charles Heath letter to W. Watt

An invitation to play cards.

ArchivalResource:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw98f2f85d5-b02a-4497-93d7-63ef1d8d6fd8 View

Orsay, Alfred Guillaume Gabriel, Comte d', 1801-1852. Autograph letter signed : London, to Charles Heath, 1833 Oct. 26.

Title: Autograph letter signed : London, to Charles Heath, 1833 Oct. 26.

Concerning the alterations to be made in the engraving of Lady Blessington's portrait.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; (8vo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270610504 View