Letters, 1837-ca. 1839.

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Letters, 1837-ca. 1839.

Comprises two notes sent by Richard Dadd along with works he was offering "for the ensuing exhibition." One note lists a "Portrait of the infant daughter of Henry Josi Esq.," and the "Study of a Jew" (1837 Apr. 11). The other accompanied the "Study of a head" (1839?). Both give his family's London address: 15 Suffolk St., Pall Mall East.

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Dadd, Richard, 1817-1886

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English genre painter. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Bethlehem Hospital, London, to "Gentlemen" (presumably the editors of a magazine), 1863 Feb. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270515658 The English painter and draftsman Richard Dadd was accepted at the Royal Academy in London in 1837. In 1838 he started exhibiting regularly at the British Institute, the Society of British Artists and the Academy shows. A grave mental illness led him to Bedlam Hospital...