Autograph letter signed from James E. Doyle to John Doyle [manuscript], 1842 July 30.

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Autograph letter signed from James E. Doyle to John Doyle [manuscript], 1842 July 30.

The letter to his father contains one small pen and ink sketch of a knight on horseback to illustrate his description of an entertainment at Elizabeth's court.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7091315

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Doyle, James E. (James Edmund), 1822-1892

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Doyle, John, 1797-1868

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Irish born lithographer, portraitist and caricaturist, Doyle worked in London as a portrait lithographer and eventually turned to political caricature. His plates were issued by the publisher, Thomas M. McLean, in volume form both in 1841 and 1844. Doyle used the pseudonym H.B. to sign most of his works. He was considered to be the first political caricaturist of the 19th century. From the description of Political sketches : lithographic caricatures, 1834-1849. (Unknown). WorldCat re...