Collection of papers and correspondence of William Westall and Richard Westall, 1805-1836.

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Collection of papers and correspondence of William Westall and Richard Westall, 1805-1836.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/82277228

The collection of correspondence, documents, engravings, and ephemera of the Westall brothers assembled at the Huntington Library. Included are the correspondence of William and Richard Westall, a bound volume of Richard Westall's illustrations, and printed pieces and photograph reproductions of various and paintings and illustrations. The incoming correspondence of William Westall includes letters from Sir John Carr, William Bernard Cooke, and others. 18 letters are signed "W. Stevens, Sedbergh, Westmoreland, England." There are six letters by Richard Westwall, written between 1811 and 1836, including two letters addressed to his brother. Also included is a statement of account for Richard Westall (1829). Also included is a letter by James William Inman to a "M. Parrington." (1811). Also included is the bound manuscript volume titled "Westall's illustration of Byron's Works, with Suitable Extras, and a Brief Memoir." 31 printed illustrative plates were drawn by Richard Westall and engraved by various artists. The brief memoir of Byron and suitable extras (short extracts from various poems by Byron), were written in an unknown hand and signed with the initials: MM, 1834. The volume bears the bookplate of Henry Ecroyd Smith, on inside front cover.

39 letters and one manuscript volume, also a folder of ephemera.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Westall, William, 1781-1850

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William Westall, a British illustrator of topographical works; younger brother of Richard Westall, painter and book illustrator; instructor of painting and drawing to the Princess Victoria. From the description of Collection of papers and correspondence of William Westall and Richard Westall, 1805-1836. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 82277228 ...

Byron, George Gordon Byron, baron, 1788-1824

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British poet. From the description of George Gordon Byron, Baron Byron papers, 1812-1819. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452083 English Romantic poet and satirist. From the description of George Gordon Byron Collection, 1642-1968 (bulk 1798-1830). (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 145405980 Major George Gordon de Luna Byron, alias de Gibler, Spanish-born forger of British Romantic litera...

Westall, Richard, 1765-1836

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Epithet: of Add MS 37880 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001295.0x00007d Historical painter, book illustrator, and instructor in painting and drawing. From the description of Letters, 1793-1825, n.d. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78472289 English painter. From the description of Signature only from an autograph letter : [n.p.], to the President and Council of the Royal Academy,...

Cooke, William Bernard, 1778-1855

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English line-engraver. From the description of Receipt signed : [London], 1799 Dec. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270538670 Epithet: engraver British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000297.0x000315 ...

Inman, James Williams, 1776-1859.

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Carr, John, Sir, 1772-1832

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