Papers concerning the Sir Joshua Reynolds estate, 1791-1906 (inclusive), 1791-1799 (bulk).

Samuel Johnson

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Bennet Langton

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Burke, Edmund

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Epithet: of Add MS 12099 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001030.0x0000a2 Epithet: of Wimbledon; of Add MS 38323 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001030.0x0000a8 Title: Baronet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001030.0x0000dc Epithet: of Wimbled...

Boydell, John

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Epithet: engraver British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000473.0x000123 ...

Chambers, William, Sir, 1723-1796

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Trained under J.F. Blondel at the Ecole des Arts in Paris, Sir William Chambers served as the Architect of the King's Works and Surveyor-General and Comptroller under King George III. His works included the remodeling at Buckingham Palace, and his principal work Somerset House, among others. Influential through his publications, most notably Treatise on Civil Architecture of 1759-91, Chambers additionally was a founding member of the Royal Academy of Art, serving as its first treasurer. ...

Ellen Barton Metcalfe, 1733-1775

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Edmund Burke

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Sir Joshua Reynolds

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Martin, Mr., recipient.

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Inchiquin, Morrough O'Brien, Earl of, -1808

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St Paul's Cathedral

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Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723-1792

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Epithet: of Add MS 38728 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001129.0x000076 Sir Joshua Reynolds was the leading portrait painter of late 18th-century England. He was a friend of Samuel Johnson and a founding member of the Literary Club, and was knighted in 1769. He also delivered a series of influential discourses on painting to the Royal Academy from 1769 to 1790. From the description of Papers, 1767-...

Philip Metcalfe et al.

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Martin, James

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Epithet: of Add MS 35789 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001301.0x0000ce Epithet: of Vaterard, county Galway British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001301.0x0000d0 Epithet: Paston's Regt British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001301.0x0000d1 Epithet: steam...

Bartolozzi, Francesco, 1727-1815

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Bartolozzi, an Italian engraver, came to England in 1764, appointed engraver to the English king and was one of the original members of the British Royal Academy. From the description of I.Russell Ld., Privy Seal : with one ey[e] / From the original drawing by Hans Holbein : engraving. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754863350 Italian painter and engraver. From the description of Letter : to his son, n.d. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 81666694 ...

Literary Club

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John Stuart, Earl of Bute

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Henry Beaufort.

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Wright, Adam.

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Henry George Price Metcalfe.

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John, King

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Richards, John, d. 1810

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Metcalfe family.

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West, Benjamin, 1738-1820

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American-born artist who was a charter member of the Royal Academy. From the description of ADS, 1819 November 12 : Kings Warehouse Customs, London. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 16853753 American historical painter. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to "Sir", a gentleman with whose family his "friend and Relation Joshua Gilpin" is forming a connection in marriage, 1800 Jun. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 2705...

William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck Duke of Portland

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West, Benjamin

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Expatriate painter Benjamin West (1738-1829) was born in Springfield, Pennsylvania and worked in Pennsylvania and New York before settling in London as a portrait painter and historical painter to King George III. West initially studied with local artist William Williams in Pennsylvania and began painting portraits in Pennsylvania and New York in the 1750s. Around 1760 he traveled to Italy to study art and then settled in London as a portrait painter and remained in Europe for the r...

James Boswell.

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Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)

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Organization founded in 1768. In 1870 it took over the annual Old Masters exhibitions from the British Institution. From the description of Papers, 1827-1907. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 79626129 ...

Mr. (James) Christie

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Robins, Henry (Auctioneer)

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Metcalfe, Gilbert.

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Palmer, Mary, 1750-1820

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Sir William Chambers.

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Palmer, Mary (Mary J.)

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Royal Academy of Art

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Cadell, T. (Thomas), 1742-1802

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Thomas Cadell (1742-1802) entered the London book trade in 1758 as an apprentice to Andrew Millar. He entered into partnership with Millar in 1765, and became the sole proprietor in 1767. He was perhaps the leading bookseller in London until his retirement in 1793. He was succeeded by the firm of Cadell & Davies, consisting of his son Thomas Cadell (1773-1836) and William Davies (d. 1820). Cadell Jr. acted as sole proprietor after the death of Davies, and the firm came to a conclusion with h...

Burke, Richard, 1733-1794

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Brother of Edmund Burke. From the description of Autograph letter in third person : [London], to the Misses Francis, [no year] Apr. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270513212 ...

Thomas Wise

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Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797

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Private secretary to the British prime minister Rockingham who opposed British policies in America. From the description of ALS, 1775 January 12 : Westminister, to the Marquis of Rockingham. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 14283720 English statesman and orator. From the description of Autograph letter in the third person : [n.p.], to Sir Peter Burrell, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270858706 From the description of Autogr...

Anna Charlotte Neave Mure

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Fox, Charles-James, 1749-1806

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Charles James Fox was born in London on January 24, 1749. After attending Eton and Oxford, his first political success came with his election to Parliament in 1768. Though he initially supported the government's efforts against the populist machinations of John Wilkes, Fox's political views began to shift after receiving and resigning a number of political appointments, leading him to increasingly ally himself with the Rockingham Whigs. During the early 1770s, Fox opposed the British economic po...

Fox, Charles James, 1798?-1874

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Epithet: of Add MS 12099 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001345.0x00037f ...

Metcalfe, Philip.

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Epithet: Secretary of the Society of Dilettanti British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000391.0x0000f4 ...

Beaumont, George Howland, Sir, 1753-1827

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English painter and patron. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Dunmow, to W.L. Bowles, 1808 Feb. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270622246 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Coleorton, to Robert Southey, 1809 Aug. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270622189 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Haverhill, to W.L. Bowles, 1803 June 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270622356 From the description of Autograph lett...

Coutts, Thomas, 1735-1822

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Epithet: of Add MS 33107 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000680.0x000101 English banker. From the description of Receipt signed : [London], to the Marquis of Camden, 1818 Jul. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270538677 From the description of Letter signed "James & Thomas Coutts" in a secretary's hand : London, to the Earl Temple, 1774 June 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270537783 ...

Edmond Malone

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Malone, Edmond, 1741-1812

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Edmond Malone, Irish literary scholar and biographer. From the description of Edmond Malone manuscript material : 5 items, 1789-1801 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 727069871 From the guide to the Edmond Malone manuscript material : 5 items, 1789-1801, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Irish-born English scholar, editor, and pioneer in efforts to establish an authentic text and chronology of Shake...

Boswell, James Griffin

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Epithet: Representative of Dysart at the Convention of Scottish Boroughs British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000302.0x000355 Epithet: of Add MS 38226 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000302.0x000353 ...

John Hanson

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Morrough O'Brien, Earl of Inchiquin

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James Duff, Earl Fife.

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Roger Metcalfe, b. ca. 1700

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Coutts & Co.

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Francesco Bartolozzi

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Metcalfe, Philip, 1735-1818.

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Philip Metcalfe was a distiller and a Minister of Parliament for London. He served as an executor of the estate of painter Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), along with Edmund Burke and Edmond Malone. From the guide to the Papers concerning the Sir Joshua Reynolds estate, 1791-1906 (inclusive), 1791-1799 (bulk)., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Philip Metcalfe was a distiller and a Minister of Parliament for London. He served as an executor for ...

Mary Palmer

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W. Drewe.

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