Draft manuscript, ca. 1798, and letter, 1818.

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Draft manuscript, ca. 1798, and letter, 1818.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145988279

Included in the collection is a detailed 2 p. corrected draft manuscript (which can roughly be dated 1798), apparently intended as an addition to a longer work, comprising three discussions of poems by Thomas Gray in the context of art. With a humorous reply of Fuseli on the verso of a letter from Lady Guilford (dated 1818 Nov. 13) concerning the painter Benjamin West.

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Fuseli, Henry, 1741-1825

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Henry Fuseli was a Swiss painter who spent much of his life in Britain. Many of his works deal with supernatural subject matter. His style had a considerable influence on many younger British artists, including William Blake....

West, Benjamin, 1738-1820

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6w66kns (person)

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...

Gray, Thomas, 1716-1771

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British poet. From the description of Collection of notebooks containing Thomas Gray's notes on his reading, a catalog of his library, and a copy of his will : [England], 1740s-1770. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 612342648 From the description of Autograph notes on Lysias and Isocrates, 1747 Mar. 20-1748 Mar. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270508038 From the description of Autograph notes on Thucydides and Xenophon : [England], [174-?]. (Unknown). WorldCat recor...