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Society of Dilettanti drawings, prints, and letters, 1806-1880

Title: Society of Dilettanti drawings, prints, and letters 1806-1880

A collection reflecting the publishing work of the Society of Dilettanti, an English group that promoted the study of ancient sculpture and architecture, primarily that of Greece and the eastern Mediterranean. Drawings and printed proofs relate to three of the Society's major publications: ; ; and . Specimens of Antient [sic] Sculpture, Aegyptian, Etruscan, Greek, and Roman Antiquities of Ionia Unedited antiquities of Attica

ArchivalResource: 28.64 linear feet; (14 boxes)

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Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778. Autograph letter signed, illustrated : Rome, to Charles Townley, 1772 Aug. 3.

Title: Autograph letter signed, illustrated : Rome, to Charles Townley, 1772 Aug. 3.

Praising him as a collector; with a pen and ink study by Piranesi of the Warwick Vase drawn as a heading for the letter.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) : ill. ; (fol.)

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Eildesley, Cecil. Cecil Eildesley letter, 1916 December 16.

Title: Cecil Eildesley letter, 1916 December 16.

Handwritten manuscript letter written by Eildesley from Cedar Villa, Penkridge, Stafford to "Dear Sir." He is requesting information on a mezzotint engraving of Samuel Johnson by Charles Townley, after John Opie. Also cites several references regarding the piece. Also asks for a remedy for bookworms.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Extra-illustrated Life of Nollekens, 1708-1875, 1768-1836

Title: Extra-illustrated Life of Nollekens 1708-1875 1768-1836

This collection comprises an extra-illustrated copy--with many engravings and original manuscript letters--of the second edition of John Thomas Smith's (London : Henry Colburn, 1829). Nollekens and his times, comprehending a life of that celebrated sculptor: and memoirs of several contemporary artists, from the time of Roubillac, Hogarth, and Reynolds, to that of Fuseli, Flaxman, and Blake

ArchivalResource: 2 Linear feet (6 boxes)

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Society of Dilettanti (London, England). Society of Dilettanti drawings, prints, and letters, 1806-1880.

Title: Society of Dilettanti drawings, prints, and letters, 1806-1880.

A collection of drawings and prints reflecting the Society of Dilettanti's work in recording and publishing ancient sculpture and architecture, primarily of Greece. The main portion comprises drawings and printed proofs for three publications: Specimens of antient sculpture, Aegyptian, Etruscan, Greek, and Roman; Antiquities of Ionia; and The unedited antiquities of Attica. Also included are letters by the archaeologist, topographer, and member of the Society, William Gell, written mainly during his travels to Greece and Asia Minor. Series I comprises 253 drawings and prints executed in preparation for Specimens of antient sculpture, including 20 drawings for plates that are not part of the final publication. The objects came from the private collections of several members of the Society, mainly Richard Payne Knight and Charles Townley. The first volume was published in 1809, the second volume did not appear until 1835 when most of the sculpture previously in private collections was placed in the British Museum. The prints are proofs for plates in the second volume, with several proofs for a plate frequently present. The presence of multiple proofs with various annotations provides a glimpse into the process of selecting and captioning of plates. Most of the prints are stipple engravings; most of the drawings are wash drawings. The surviving drawings and proofs for the second volume show how much of the work was completed before Knight's death in 1824. Series II contains 14 drawings and two printed proofs for Antiquities of Ionia, including ten wash and ink drawings and two etchings for plates in part III, and two engravings for plates in part IV. The plates depict views of the ancient cities Knidos [Cnidus] and Patara, and sculpture fragments found at Priene. Series III consists of ten architectural drawings, including nine drawings for The unedited antiquities of Attica. Six of the drawings are for plates in chapter II on Eleusis: Propylaea, two are for plates in chapter III Eleusis: inner vestibules, and one is for a plate in chapter VI Rhamnus: Temple of Nemesis. Also present is an additional drawing of the floor-plan of the Temple of Jupiter Olympius at Agrigentum for an unknown publication. Series IV includes six letters by the English archaeologist, traveler and topographer Sir William Gell (1777-1836) addressed to Sir Henry Englefield, Secretary of the Society, written during the 1812-1813 expedition to Greece and Asia Minor. Gell writes about archaeological work at Eleusis and Corinth, mentions drawings he made at these sites, and comments on the newly discovered Aeginetan sculptures. The letters are illustrated with small sketches. An additional letter by Gell was written in 1834 from Naples to Lady Blessington in London about their common literary interests. Also present are five bank drafts by Gell, dated 1806-1809.

ArchivalResource: 28.64 linear ft. (14 boxes)

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Sloane 1326Paper, in 4to, ff. 152, XVII century.Correspondence and papers of Dr Henry Power, chiefly upon chemical subjects; viz:-1. A letter from him to Mr John Milner concerning the antiquity of astronomy. Dat. 1. Jan 1655/56. ff. 2-8.2. Two letter...

Title: Sloane 1326Paper, in 4to, ff. 152, XVII century.Correspondence and papers of Dr Henry Power, chiefly upon chemical subjects; viz:-1. A letter from him to Mr John Milner concerning the antiquity of astronomy. Dat. 1. Jan 1655/56. ff. 2-8.2. Two letter... Unspecified

ArchivalResource: 1 item

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Charles Towneley, of Towneley Hall, county Lancashire: Exchequer acquittances to, for recusancy fines: 1609-1647.Exchequer: Acquittances to C. Towneley: 1609-1647.Roman Catholics: Exchequer acquittances to C. Towneley for recusancy fines: 1609-1647.

Title: Charles Towneley, of Towneley Hall, county Lancashire: Exchequer acquittances to, for recusancy fines: 1609-1647.Exchequer: Acquittances to C. Towneley: 1609-1647.Roman Catholics: Exchequer acquittances to C. Towneley for recusancy fines: 1609-1647. Unspecified

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Boswell's Life of Johnson : including Boswell's Journal of a tour to the Hebrides and Johnson's Diary of a journey into North Wales, edited by George Birkbeck Hill, extra-illustrated, 1464-1897 (inclusive), 1724-1874 (bulk).

Title: Boswell's Life of Johnson : including Boswell's Journal of a tour to the Hebrides and Johnson's Diary of a journey into North Wales, edited by George Birkbeck Hill, extra-illustrated, 1464-1897 (inclusive), 1724-1874 (bulk).

Printed books with hundreds of inserted manuscripts and prints relating to the text, compiled and bound by collector Robert Borthwick Adam.

ArchivalResource: 31 volumes (7.7 linear ft.)

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Charles Towneley, of Towneley Hall, county Lancashire: Exchequer acquittances to, for recusancy fines: 1609-1647.Exchequer: Acquittances to C. Towneley: 1609-1647.Roman Catholics: Exchequer acquittances to C. Towneley for recusancy fines: 1609-1647.

Title: Charles Towneley, of Towneley Hall, county Lancashire: Exchequer acquittances to, for recusancy fines: 1609-1647.Exchequer: Acquittances to C. Towneley: 1609-1647.Roman Catholics: Exchequer acquittances to C. Towneley for recusancy fines: 1609-1647. Unspecified

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Vol. CCXIV (ff. 341). 6 Jan.-12 Apr. 1854.includes:ff. 1-3b, 40, 112, 142 Samuel Wilberforce, Bishop of Oxford and (1869) of Winchester: Correspondence with Lord Aberdeen: 1853-1854.f. 5 Colonel Charles Kemeys Kemeys-Tynte, claimant to the barony...

Title: Vol. CCXIV (ff. 341). 6 Jan.-12 Apr. 1854.includes:ff. 1-3b, 40, 112, 142 Samuel Wilberforce, Bishop of Oxford and (1869) of Winchester: Correspondence with Lord Aberdeen: 1853-1854.f. 5 Colonel Charles Kemeys Kemeys-Tynte, claimant to the barony... 6 Jan 1854-12 Apr 1854

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Vol. CCXIII (ff. 340). Aug. 1853-5 Jan. 1854.includes:f. 1 Henry Richard Charles Wellesley, 1st Earl Cowley: Correspondence with Lord Aberdeen: 1842-1853.f. 3 Field-Marshal Sir Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge Governor-General of India: Corr...

Title: Vol. CCXIII (ff. 340). Aug. 1853-5 Jan. 1854.includes:f. 1 Henry Richard Charles Wellesley, 1st Earl Cowley: Correspondence with Lord Aberdeen: 1842-1853.f. 3 Field-Marshal Sir Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge Governor-General of India: Corr... Aug 1853-5 Jan 1854

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