Clara Montalba letters, 1879-1885.

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Clara Montalba letters, 1879-1885.

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The collection consists of five letters, including: to Mr. Rawlinson, 2 Sept. 1879, explaining why she hasn't been in touch, with ink drawing of gondola in Venice lagoon; to Mrs. Rawlinson, 11 July 1880, apologizing for missing an invitation, but arranging to visit the following week, with ink drawing of a canal barge passing under a tunnel; two letters to Dear sir [E.A. Grattan], 1 and 22 March 1885, about exhibiting some of her paintings; to Miss Cole, undated, responding to her request for information about painters at a recent exhibition, supplying names to contact.

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Grattan, E. A.

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Montalba, Clara, 1842-1929

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Epithet: of Add MS 42576 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001197.0x000243 Clara Montalba was a painter, the best-known of the four artistically gifted Montalba sisters. Raised in England and educated in Paris and Venice, she exhibited paintings in London's Royal Academy and many other places in England, continental Europe, and America. She was best known for her watercolors, combining delicate tones with careful...