John Bowring letter to Mr. Coppinger, portraits, and remembrance card, 1841-1872.

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John Bowring letter to Mr. Coppinger, portraits, and remembrance card, 1841-1872.

The collection consists of four items: a letter to Mr. Coppinger, 18 June 1841, agreeing to follow Lady Granville's wishes; studio carte-de-visite photograph of Bowring, undated but late in life, credited to W. & D. Downey; engraved portrait of Sir John Bowring, undated but after 1854, signed W.B.S.; remembrance card from Bowring's funeral, 27 Nov. 1872.

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Scott, William Bell, 1811-1890

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British painter and poet. From the description of William Bell Scott sketchbook and letters, 1862-1889. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 146001036 Scott was a poet, painter, and art critic. He was a friend of Dante Gabriel Rossetti and was accepted by the Pre-Raphaelites. From the description of William Bell Scott collection, 1837-1891. (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 436108757 British poet of the Victorian era. ...

Bowring, John, 1792-1872

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John Bowring was an English statesman and author, renowned as a polyglot. Born in Exeter and raised as a Unitarian, he began working at the age of thirteen, and actively sought to learn languages from travellers. He established a mercantile firm, and travelled extensively, meeting Jeremy Bentham; a controversy over some Greek loans affected his reputation and financial status, but Bentham helped by appointing him political editor of Westminster Review. Bowring published several volumes of verse,...

W. & D. Downey

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