Autograph letter signed from Phillips to Mr. Henry Wagner [manuscript], 19th century.

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Autograph letter signed from Phillips to Mr. Henry Wagner [manuscript], 19th century.

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Phillips writes that he is unable to send a letter of his father's, so he is sending the accompanying sketch by his father, the subject of which is Shakespeare in Stratford. The letter is pasted to another sheet of paper which includes the pencil sketch by Phillips, possibly Thomas Phillips. The identity of the correspondent and the artist are not certain.

2 leaves ; 24 x 11 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7482653

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Phillips, Thomas, 1770-1845

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Portrait painter. From the description of Letter, 1842. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 81797662 Dudley, Warwicks 1770-1845 London. From the description of Miniature of James Leigh Hunt (1784-1859) [painting]. [ca. 1810-1820] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270906526 The English portrait painter Thomas Phillips was born in 1770. He left school at age 13 to be apprenticed to a glass painter in Birmingham. In 1790 he moved to London to study...

Wagner, Henry, 19th cent.

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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

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William Shakespeare was likely born April, 23, 1564; he was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 26, 1564. He grew up, had a family, and bought property in Stratford while working in London, the center of English theater. As an actor, a playwright, and a partner in a leading acting company, he became both prosperous and well-known. His parents were John and Mary Shakespeare. John was a leatherworker and involved in local politics, first becoming an alderman and eventually a town bailiff. ...

Phillips, Henry Wyndham, 1820-1868

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