Washington Irving letter, 1829.

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Washington Irving letter, 1829.

Letter from Washington Irving, London, to English artist Henry Sandham, Newhurts, Sussex, about drawings, apparently of Spanish subjects, by Sandham.

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Irving, Washington, 1783-1859

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Washington Irving (b. April 3, 1783, New York City-d. November 28, 1859, Sunnyside, Tarrytown, New York), American author, wrote his first popular work, A History of New York, under the pseudonym Diedrich Knickerbocker. He continued to write stories and essays which made him the outstanding figure in American literature of his time and established his reputation abroad. In 1826 Irving went to Spain to work at the American embassy in Madrid, then at the American legation in London, before returni...

Sandham, Henry, 1842-1910

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Henry Sandham was a painter who worked in Canada until 1880; moved to England; and later established a studio in Boston. He signed works Hy Sandham. From the description of Fragments of sculpture brought from ruins of Copan, undated. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64038324 ...