Letters received by Samuel John Hodson, Secretary, ca. 1884-1899.

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Letters received by Samuel John Hodson, Secretary, ca. 1884-1899.

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Letters received from British artists, including Sir Oswald Walters Brierly (1886), Myles Birket Foster (1892, 1897), and Alfred William Hunt (1892). The letters relate to contributions of drawings and photographs for paintings to the Society's catalogs of its summer exhibitions. Also included are two contracts (1887) in which John Parker and Herbert Menzies Marshall agree to submit drawings for that year's catalog; and five items of miscellaneous correspondence relating to the the Society (ca. 1889-1890).

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Hodson, Samuel John, 1836-1908.

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Hunt, Alfred, 1830-1896

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British painter. From the description of Letters, ca. 1887-1896. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 77992690 English landscape painter. From the description of Autograph letters signed (3) : London and Durham, to W.A. Knight, 1872 Dec. 30-[1873] May 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269544553 ...

Foster, Myles Birket, 1825-1899

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Myles Birket Foster was a popular Victorian-era illustrator and watercolor painter, noted for his technical proficiency and rustic scenes. First apprenticed to a wood engraver, he later worked as an illustrator for books and periodicals before successfully publishing books of his own illustrations. He was perhaps best known for his watercolor paintings, employing a singular stippled technique to great effect. From the description of Myles Birket Foster letters, announcement, and book...

Brierly, Oswald Walters, Sir, 1817-1894

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Marine painter. From the description of Autograph letter signed : 8 Livingston Place, to Mrs. Duncan. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270132812 ...

Royal Society of Painters in Water-Colours (Great Britain)

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Founded in 1804; known as the Old Watercolour Society. From the description of Letters received, ca. 1862, by Henry Warren, President. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 78617238 Founded in 1804; known as The Old Watercolour Society. From the description of Letters received by Samuel John Hodson, Secretary, ca. 1884-1899. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 84548091 ...