Papers of Sir Edwin Landseer and family, ca. 1809-1885.

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Papers of Sir Edwin Landseer and family, ca. 1809-1885.

The collection consists primarily of letters sent by members of the Landseer family concerning professional and social matters (six illustrated). It includes a journal/sketchbook by John Landseer which covers a tour of Essex and five sketches by Thomas and Charles Landseer.

ca. 175 items.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6854479

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Landseer, Thomas, 1795-1880

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British engraver. From the description of Letter : London, 1853 Dec. 20. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 316043530 English engraver. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to J.H. Robinson, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270596710 ...

Landseer, Charles, 1799 or 1800-1879

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Epithet: painter British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000862.0x00014a English historical painter. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to A[chille] Vogue, 1865 Feb. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270596607 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to C.W. Cope, [no year] Dec. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270595890 Epithet: RA 1845 ...

Landseer, Edwin Henry, Sir, 1802-1873

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English artist noted for his depictions of animals and as a sculptor for the lions in Trafalgar Square, London.Thomas Boys was a English engraver and artist. From the description of [Letter] 1817 Apr., St. Johns Wood [to] Thos. Boys / E. Landseer. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 244252355 English painter. From the description of Autograph letter signed : "St. John's Wood" [London], to Catherine Dickens, 1856 June 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270597964 ...

Chalon, Alfred Edward, 1780-1860

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Miniature painter. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to an unidentified recipient, 1813 Mar. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270876661 Alfred Edward Chalon was an English artist, known as one of the best watercolor portrait artists of his day. Born in Geneva, Switzerland, his family settled in London where Chalon and his brother, John James, enrolled in the Royal Academy. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1801-1860, and his reputation was enhan...

Chantrey, Francis, Sir, 1781-1841

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English sculptor. From the description of Autograph letter in third person not signed : Belgrave Place [London], to an unidentified lady, n.d. [before 1835]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270621807 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Belgrave Place [London], to John William Vaughan, 1821 July 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270622047 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to Edwin Landseer, 1836 Feb. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat reco...

Eastlake, Elizabeth, 1809-1893

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English author and art critic. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to Lady Rawlinson, 1864 Apr. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270742854 Lady Elizabeth Rigby Eastlake was an English essayist and translator, who published "Five Great Painters" (1883) and other works. Her husband was Sir Charles Lock Eastlake (1793-1865), director of the National Gallery, 1855-1865. From the description of Letters, 1866-1869 [manuscript]. WorldCat record...

Landseer, John, 1769-1852

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English engraver, painter and writer on art. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Burgh Castle [Suffolk], to Dawson Turner, 1847 Sept. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270595573 English artist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to John Newington Hughes, 1829 May 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270846445 ...

Landseer, Jessica, 1810-1880

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Callcott, Augustus Wall, 1779-1844

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Born in Kensington, 1779; student of the Royal Academy, and began to paint portraits under John Hoppner, successfully exhibiting a portrait of Miss Roberts at the Royal Academy, 1799; his preference at this time was for landscapes, and after 1804 exhibited only these for a number of years; elected an associate member of the Royal Academy, 1806; elected a full member of the Royal Academy, 1810; married Maria Graham, a well-known author of the day, and visited Europe (including Italy for the first...