ABBEY, Edwin Austin (1852-1911). Artist.
Autograph Letter Signed to Sir Henry Thompson, 1 page 8vo (corner missing, stained), Morgan Hall, Fairford, Gloucestershire, 14 November 1890. Declining an invitation with an apology for the delay in replying.
£32 / $50 / €37 [No: 7144]
AITCHISON, George (1825-1910). Architect.
Autograph Letter Signed to Messrs Routledge & Sons, asking for details about his decorations for Goldsmiths' Hall to be mentioned in his biography, 1 p. 8vo, Harley Street, 1894.
£32 / $50 / €37 [No: 2529]
ARCHITECTS
Menu of a dinner given for T.E. Collcutt as President of R.I.B.A., signed by Collcutt and by George Collinson, and 15 other architects, 22 June 1907.
£32 / $50 / €37 [No: 2535]
ASHPITAL, Arthur (1807-1869). Architect.
Autograph Letter Signed, regretting that his speech about the Collegiate church had gone astray in the post, 1 page 8vo, 8 Carlton Chambers, 'Saturday' no date.
£32 / $50 / €37 [No: 2536]
Autograph Letter Signed to Hermann Hart, sending a cheque for his share of the cost of the new wall, 1 page 8vo, St John's Wood, 11 January no year.
£32 / $50 / €37 [No: 2573]
BARRY, Alfred (1826-1910). Religious writer. Son of Sir Charles Barry.
Autograph Letter Signed to Miss Beale, cancelling a council meeting and vowing to do more for her cause in the future, 1½ pages 8vo, The Cloisters, Windsor Castle, 13 October.
£32 / $50 / €37 [No: 2575]
BARRY, Sir Charles (1795-1860). Architect of the Houses of Parliament etc.Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent ('Dear sir'), 2½ pages 8vo (a little creased), Westminster, 13 May 1845.
£110 / $173 / €129 [No: 24957]
BARRY, Sir Charles (1795-1860). Architect of the Houses of Parliament etc.Autograph Letter Signed to J. Allen, 1½ pages 8vo (note of identification in ink at the head), Foley Place, 23 July 1834.
£75 / $118 / €88 [No: 24955]
BARYE, Antoine-Louis (1796-1875). French sculptor.Brief Autograph Letter Signed ('Barye') to a gentleman (perhaps the director of a museum or gallery), 1 page 8vo with integral blank, 6 December no year. Asking for an authorisation for his pupil [to copy a work].
£85 / $134 / €100 [No: 25418]
BEERBOHM, Sir Henry Maximilian (Max) (1872-1956). Author and cartoonist.Autograph Letter Signed to Father Chute, 1 page small 4to, Villino Chiaro, Rapallo, 8 July no year. Returning a book (not enclosed) and telling him that Beerbohm and his wife were going to to Switzerland 'to a mountain top'.
£350 / $553 / €412 [No: 24972]
BOURDELLE, Antoine (1861-1929). French sculptor and painter.Two Autograph Letters Signed to the art critic Armand Dayot, 6 pages 4to and 8vo with one envelope, Paris, 13 June 1912 and 12 February 1923.
£225 / $355 / €265 [No: 25417]
BOURDELLE, Antoine (1861-1929). French sculptor and painter.Autograph Letter Signed to the composer Vincent D'Indy ('cher Maître'), 2 pages large 4to (some splitting at the folds), no place, no date [probably 1926].
£125 / $197 / €147 [No: 25416]
BROWNE, Hablot Knight (1815-1882). Artist & illustrator of Dickens; 'Phiz'.Autograph Letter Signed to E.W. Walford, 2 pages 8vo on conjunct leaves, 2 Stirling Crescent, Notting Hill, no date. Submitting an article written by one of his sons.
£250 / $395 / €295 [No: 21084]
BURTON, Decimus (1800-1881). Architect.Autograph Letter Signed to ?W[illiam] Brockedon (1787-1854, painter, writer, and inventor), 2½ pages 8vo, with address-leaf, Spring Garden, 13 December 1827. Explaining that his brother had been unable to execute Brockedon's commissions on the Continent.
£175 / $276 / €206 [No: 21477]
BYRNE, Anne Frances (1775-1837). Flower painter.
Autograph Letter Signed to Miss Hutton, explaining that her sister is visiting Woolwich 'where I am sure she will not be unmindful of your request', 1 p. 8vo, no place, no date.
£32 / $50 / €37 [No: 3414]
CAFFIERI, Jean-Jacques (1725-1792). French sculptor.Autograph Letter Signed ('Caffieri') to a Count, 2 pages 4to, Paris, 29 July 1785.
£135 / $213 / €159 [No: 25413]
CALLCOTT, Sir Augustus Wall (1779-1844). Landscape painter.
Autograph Letter Signed to Messrs Croft & Son, declining to attend the Clug of the Royal Academy, 1 p. 8vo with address-leaf, no place, no date.
£38 / $60 / €44 [No: 3104]
CHALGRIN, Jean (1739-1811). French architect.Autograph Letter (third person) to his colleague Molinot, 1 page 8vo with address-leaf ('A Monsieur/Molinot Architect/inspecteur general du departements/a Paris') 'ce 10 matin'. Asking somewhat tentatively whether he has made a decision about the ?? which he has drawn up and assuring him of his friendship.
£135 / $213 / €159 [No: 25414]
CHANTREY, Sir Francis (1781-1841). Sculptor.Autograph Letter Signed to the portrait painter H[enry] W[illiam] Pickersgill (1782-1875), 1 page 8vo, Belgrave Place, 5 May 1835. Inviting him to join Blake and Wells at dinner the following Sunday ('in the hope of being as happy as men can be, who stop short of becoming drunk').
£125 / $197 / €147 [No: 24874]
CHANTREY, Sir Francis (1781-1841). Sculptor.
Autograph Letter Signed to John Murray, 1 page 8vo, July 1817.
£50 / $79 / €58 [No: 3055]
COOPER, Abraham (1787-1868). Battle & animal painter.
Autograph Letter Signed to Sir Martin Archer Shee, accepting his 'polite' invitation & sending best compliments to Lady Shee, 1 p. 8vo, 19 New Millman Street, 17 Aug 1843.
£32 / $50 / €37 [No: 3430]
COPE, Charles West (1811-1890). Painter.
Autograph Letter Signed to Lady Eastlake, accepting an invitation, 1 p. 8vo, Kensington Gore, 3 Jan 1865.
£32 / $50 / €37 [No: 3910]
COPE, Charles West (1811-1890). Painter.
Autograph Letter Signed to Foster, sending autographs to complete his 'set' & offering more if required, 1 p. 8vo, Kensington Gore, 7 May 1883.
£32 / $50 / €37 [No: 3909]
CRAIG, Edward Gordon (1872-1966). Artist & stage designer.
Autograph Letter Signed to Abud, 1 page 8vo (torn and repaired), Theatre, Chatham, no date. Offering to bring him a poster to examine.
£45 / $71 / €53 [No: 3960]
CRANE, Walter (1845-1915). Artist.Autograph Letter Signed to [Haldane?] Macfall, 1 page 4to, Old House, 13 Holland Avenue, 20 November 1909. Arranging to see him 'on the subject of your letter' and adding that 'I dare say I could find a photograph'.
£85 / $134 / €100 [No: 21345]
CRANE, Walter (1845-1915). Artist.Autograph Letter Signed to the publisher Rivington, 2 page 8vo (laid down on an album leaf), Place Farm, Streatley-on-Thames, 3 August 1899. Expressing satisfaction that Rivington had completed a handbook, and the hope that testimonials might be forthcoming from 'Prof Roberts Austen, Mrs Merritt, Mr Shields & Mr Holman Hunt'.
£75 / $118 / €88 [No: 22509]
CROFTS, Ernest (1847-1911). Painter.
Autograph Letter Signed on a picture postcard depicting his Battle of Waterloo, happily sending his autograph, and complaining about the reproduction, 26 Jun 1907.
£32 / $50 / €37 [No: 3109]
CROFTS, Ernest (1847-1911). Painter.
Autograph Letter Signed to Molony, sending his autograph in response to a rhymed request, 1 p. 8vo, Piccadilly, 18 Feb 1908.
£32 / $50 / €37 [No: 3975]
DAVID D'ANGERS, Pierre Jean (1788-1856). French sculptor.Third person (secretarial) letter to Monsieur Boltröm, 1 page 8vo, 14 Rue d'assas [Paris], 'Dimanche' no date. Regretting that he had not been at home when Boltröm had called, and asking him to look in the following day if possible.
£45 / $71 / €53 [No: 0215]
DEFREGGER, Franz von (1835-1925). German painter.Autograph Letter Signed (in German) to Bondi ('Sekretär') in Salzburg, 2 pages 8vo with envelope (slight traces of mounting), 6 February [19]18. Explaining that the demand for his pictures 'has never been so high as in recent years, and that I am totally sold out of them apart from my person collection', and complaining of his eyesight.
£110 / $173 / €129 [No: 23127]
DOBSON, William Charles Thomas (1817-1898). Painter.
Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent, recounting that the picture had arrived safely and discussing the market for paintings, 3½ pages 8vo, Hampstead, 'Sunday', no date.
£32 / $50 / €37 [No: 1109]
D'ORSAY, Count Alfred (1801-1852). French artist & dandy.Autograph Letter Signed in English to Dr Pasquier, 4 pages 8vo (opaque mounting tape adhering to the final page, note of identification at the head), no place, 11 January 1851. Conveying instructions for the taking of daguerreotypes for use in his work, and giving orders for the selling and reproduction of his pictures and other items of business.
£350 / $553 / €412 [No: 24858]
DUNCAN, Edward (1803-1882). Engraver and watercolour painter.Autograph Letter Signed to William Carpenter, 2 pages 8vo, 110 Adelaide Road, 6 May 1867. Regretting that he had not been at home when Carpenter had called, and expressing the hope that his improvement in health would allow him to accept an invitation for the following Thursday.
£38 / $60 / €44 [No: 24404]
DURHAM, Joseph (1814-1877). Sculptor.
Autograph Letter Signed to Mrs Hall, declining her evening invitation due to a relapse of gout, 1 page 8vo, Portland Place, 3 January 1872.
£32 / $50 / €37 [No: 1152]
DURHAM, Joseph (1814-1877). Sculptor.
Autograph Letter Signed to Cooper, hoping he will be able to accompany him to Bognor, 2 pages 8vo, Portland Place, 20 September no year [1866?].
£32 / $50 / €37 [No: 1153]
EASTLAKE, Sir Charles Lock (1793-1865). Artist. President of the Royal Academy.Autograph Letter Signed to [?David] Roberts, 1½ pages 8vo, 7 Fitzroy Square, 17 May 1864. Regretting that there is no vacancy 'among the recipients of the Turner Fund', and reporting the imminent demise of Walter Gordon.
£75 / $118 / €88 [No: 24844]
EGG, Augustus Leopold (1816-1863). Painter.Autograph Letter Signed to 'My dear Taylor', 2 pages 16mo (the second leaf lightly hinged to the remains of an album leaf), no place, no date. Rearranging a dinner engagement.
£55 / $86 / €64 [No: 21119]
ELMORE, Alfred (1815-1881). Irish historical painter.
Autograph Letter Signed to D. Roberts, 1 page 16mo, no place, no date [endorsed at head 'April 20 1859']. Regretting that he is ill and requesting him not to go out in the 'cold east wind'.
£38 / $60 / €44 [No: 1679]
ELMORE, Alfred (1815-1881). Irish historical painter.
Autograph Letter Signed to James T. Caird, 2 pages 8vo, (remains of former mount), Victoria Road, Kensington, 16 August 1860. Enclosing a receipt (no longer present) for a painting, and expressing his satisfaction that the Caird family are pleased with it.
£32 / $50 / €37 [No: 1680]
EPSTEIN, Sir Jacob (1880-1959). Sculptor.Good Autograph Letter Signed to Augustus [?John], 2 pages small 4to on grey paper with integral blank leaf, 18 Hyde Park Gate, 'Wednesday', no date. Arranging to make a bust, thanking him for a cheque, announcing the sale of a bronze to the Liverpool Art Gallery, and asking [?John] to telephone him to make appointments for a sitting.
£250 / $395 / €295 [No: 25044]
Autograph Letter Signed to C.W. Schofield, 1 page 8vo neatly laid down, St John's Road, London, 5 May 1863. Apologising for his carelessness and giving Stanfield's address in Hampstead.
£38 / $60 / €44 [No: 1849]
FAIRHOLT, Frederick William (1814-1866). Engraver and antiquarian writer.
Autograph Letter Signed to T.J. Croker, 1 page 16mo, no place, no date. Giving Lord L's address as 21 Grosvenor Place, and explaining that he will not be in London until Monday.
£32 / $50 / €37 [No: 1888]
FARLEIGH, John (1900-1965). Painter, engraver and illustrator.
Autograph Postcard Signed to Rich and Walker, Belsize Grove, 5 September 1946. Suggesting an alternative date for an art school, and explaining he will charge a nominal fee of 2 guineas.
£32 / $50 / €37 [No: 1889]
FEARON, Percy Hutton [pseud. Poy] (1874-1948). Cartoonist.Printed Christmas Card for 1937, 1 page 8vo on card with a self-portrait signed affixed (note of identification at the head). The card shows Father Christmas on the telephone by a directory with the names of Dr Ivo and Mrs Geike Cobb (added by hand) enlarged. The self-portrait shows Fearon in head-and-shoulders pose, smoking a pipe.
£55 / $86 / €64 [No: 25019]
FLINT, Sir William Russell (1880-1969). Painter and illustrator.
Sigature in ink on paper (wide margins), dated 22 January 1949.
£85 / $134 / €100 [No: 23274]
FORAIN, Jean Louis (1852-1931). French painter and illustrator.Autograph Letter Signed to Mons L. Descares?, President of the society of friends of Huysmans, 1 page 8vo with integral blank leaf and envelope, [Paris], 6 June 1928. Declaring that he is prevented, at the last minute, from attending the next day's dinner, and sending his affectionate regards.
£185 / $292 / €218 [No: 25051]
FORD, Edward Onslow (1852-1901). Sculptor.
Autograph Letter Signed to Mrs Drummond accepting an invitation to renew an old friendship with her while working in Bradford, 3 pages 8vo, St John's Wood, 14 February 1890.
£32 / $50 / €37 [No: 4053]
FORD, Edward Onslow (1852-1901). Sculptor.
Autograph Letter Signed to Lt.-Colonel Halton welcoming anyone with an interest in honouring the memory of a hero (possibly referrring to his Gordon Memorial), 2 pages 8vo, 1888.
£32 / $50 / €37 [No: 4051]
FOSTER, Peter Le Neve (1809-1879). Secretary to the Society of Arts.
Autograph Letter Signed to Miss Annie (?)Lightbound, 3 pages 8vo, Society of Arts, London, 1870. Thanking her for the cowl she had returned, apologising for the inconvenience it may have caused, and giving news of his family.
£32 / $50 / €37 [No: 0140]
FREMIET, Emmanuel (1824-1910). French scuptor.Autograph Letter Signed to a gentleman, 1 page 8vo with integral blank, no place, no date.
£85 / $134 / €100 [No: 25419]
FRINK, Elizabeth (1930-1993). Sculptor.Autograph Letter Signed to Jeremy Hyman, 1 page large 4to (A4) with envelope, Corbès, postmarked 31 January 1972. Referring to a series of men and horses she had drawn during the 1950s, and inviting him to visit her and see her studio.
£85 / $134 / €100 [No: 24603]
Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent, 1 page 8vo, 18 Maddox Street [London], 30 June 1908. Sending a donation of 20 guineas to the Architects Benevolent Society.
£32 / $50 / €37 [No: 5325]
GILBERT, Sir Alfred (1854-1934). Sculptor.
Autograph Letter Signed to Sir Henry Thompson accepting an invitation, 1 page 8vo (a little browned), 16 Maida Vale, 8 October 1896.
£32 / $50 / €37 [No: 4058]
GLEICHEN, Count (1833-1891). Admiral & sculptor; Prince Ferdinand Victor of Hohenlohe.
Autograph Letter Signed ('Gleichen') to Mr Hay, on two sides of a correspondence card (traces of former mounting at head), St James's Palace, 10 June 1884. Thanking him for the trouble he has taken about 'the Holloway statues'.
£32 / $50 / €37 [No: 5368]
GOULD, Sir Francis Carruthers (1844-1925). Cartoonist and editor of Picture Politics.
Autograph Letter Signed to Mrs Elizabeth Lee gently refusing her suggestion of an article on the German theatre, 1½ pages 8vo, 'The Westminster Gazette', 8 January 1903.
£32 / $50 / €37 [No: 4061]
GOULD, Sir Francis Carruthers (1844-1925). Cartoonist and editor of Picture Politics.
Autograph Letter Signed to Macleod Yearsley, 1 page 8vo, on writing paper of The Westminster Gazette, 8 June 1906. Thanking him for a note and sketch ('I already had the creature in my mind as the likeness is certainly a striking one').
£32 / $50 / €37 [No: 5473]
GRAHAM, Peter (1836-1921). Painter
Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent, 1 page 8vo, Westoun, St Andrews, 13 March 1912. Acceding to a request.
£32 / $50 / €37 [No: 5497]
GRAINGER, Richard (1798-1861). Architect.
Letter Signed to Messrs Chapman, Bankers, 1 page 4to with address-leaf, Newcastle, 18 January 1836. Explaining that 'the Business' must be delayed until Friday because of the need for the deeds to pass the Council.
£32 / $50 / €37 [No: 6106]
GRANT, Duncan James Corrowr (1885-1978). Painter.Autograph Letter Signed on a postcard to Jeremy Hyman (some stains and creasing, one or two notes written in ball-point), Charleston, 18 April 1974. 'I very seldom go to London now. But if the weather turns warm with longer days in a month or so and if you could come here for a meal that would be very pleasant. ...'
£135 / $213 / €159 [No: 24600]
GRANT, Sir Francis (1803-1878). Portrait-painter.Autograph Letter Signed to ?Ford or Faed, 4 pages 8vo on black-edged paper (tipped to the remains of an album leaf), 27 Sussex Place, 21 November no year. Agreeing to paint Lady Molesworth, giving quotations for the commission and recommendations on the size and style of the portrait.
£45 / $71 / €53 [No: 25182]
GREENAWAY, Catherine (Kate) (1846-1901). Artist & creator of childrens' books.Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent ('Dear Sir'), 2 pages 8vo, 11 Pemberton Gardens, Holloway, 12 September 1883. Probably to Norman Shaw, the architect who was to design her new home at 39 Frognal in Hampstead. Promising to call on him and to discuss plans.
£325 / $513 / €383 [No: 25073]
GREENAWAY, Catherine (Kate) (1846-1901). Artist & creator of childrens' books.Autograph Letter Signed to Mrs Norman, 2 pages 8vo (the first a little browned), 39 Frognal, Hampstead, 5 May 1892. Explaining that she is too busy to see her in the next few days but could manage later, and that 'I have not seen either of the Miss Adeys for so long'.
£285 / $450 / €336 [No: 24017]
GREENAWAY, Kate (1846-1901). Artist & creator of childrens' books.Two studies of hands and arms, two arms, one turned up & the other down on an 8vo sheet, and, on a 4to sheet, a profile of a young girl in a sashed dress, holding her arm in front of her, undated.
£125 / $197 / €147 [No: 1997]
Document Signed, 1 page 4to (oblong), partially printed and completed by hand, Exposition Internationale de Bruxelles, 1897. Authorising MM E Bernard & Cie to photograph his picture Pêlerin de la Mecque and reproduce it for the Catalogue (worn in the folds with some tearing).
£32 / $50 / €37 [No: 6212]
HALL, Sydney Prior (1842-1922). Painter.Autograph Letter Signed to fellow artist George [Cruikshank], 1 page 8vo, Kensington, 14 April no year. Voicing misgivings about the 'Royal Aquarium', chiefly whether or not the sale of Cruikshank's drawings was compelled and payment made, threatening to resign from the Committee if satisfactory answers are not forthcoming.
£45 / $71 / €53 [No: 6421]
HAMON, Jean Louis (1821-1874). French painter.Autograph Note Signed, 1 page 8vo (slightly trimmed, traces of mounting at the corners), headed 'Exposition de 1864'. Giving the titles of two pictures and brief biographical details.
£75 / $118 / €88 [No: 7292]
HARDIE, Martin (1875-1952). Artist & museum official.
Typewritten Letter Signed to F C Tilney, 1 page 8vo, Rodbourne, 6 Yardley Park Road, Tonbridge, 4 March 1951. Thanking him for his letter and supplements, sending a subscription and expressing the hope that he will be able to continue publishing 'sound ideas about sane art, based on a wealth of knowledge and experience'.
£32 / $50 / €37 [No: 6558]
HAYTER, Sir George (1792-1871). Portrait painter.Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent, 1 page 8vo (laid down), 9 Stratford Place, 9 June 1838. Asking for a ticket to see 'the medals given at the Hanover Square rooms by the Society for the Encouragement of Arts'.
£45 / $71 / €53 [No: 6753]
HENDERSON, John (1804-1862). Scottish architect.
Autograph Letter Signed to Ian Cunningham in Edinburgh, 3 pages 8vo, Glasgow, 24 July 1847. Discussing the finances of 'the Alliance', which are experiencing some difficulty.
£38 / $60 / €44 [No: 6827]
HILLIER, Tristram Paul (1905-1983). Painter.
Typewritten Letter Signed to Weiner, 1 page 4to, Yew Tree ottage, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, 11 September 1965. Espressing his willingness to contribute to Weiner's collection, and asking for elucidation as what exactly is required.
£32 / $50 / €37 [No: 7280]
HUNT, William Holman (1827-1910). Pre-Raphaelite painter.Autograph Letter Signed to Miss Holland, 2½ pages 8vo (attached to an album leaf, small tear), no place, 5 January 1882. Reluctantly agreeing to take part in charades 'before a London audience' and describing his possible wardrobe.
£225 / $355 / €265 [No: 25220]
INGRES, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867). French painter.Autograph Letter Signed to Monsieur Atoche, 1 page 8vo with address-leaf and postal cancellations, no place, 'ce lundi 7' [postmark February 1831]. Atoche is addressed as 'artiste paysagiste attaché au Cabinet des Estampes de la Bibliothèque du roi'.
£750 / $1185 / €884 [No: 25100]
JACOMB-HOOD, George Percy (1857-1929). Painter, illustrator, etcher & sculptor.A page from his diary/sketch-book, 30 x 25mm (ca 12 x 9½ inches), in pencil, dated 2 August no year. Chronicling a boat trip from Brownsea Castle Steps to Ryde Pier, taking in Hurst Castle, Cowes and Stokes Bay and illustrating the arrival of the German Emperor, shown with the Prince of Wales on the Royal Yacht.
£65 / $102 / €76 [No: 23936]
JEKYLL, Gertrude (1843-1932). Artist and garden designer.Three Autograph Letters Signed to Miss Sevinge in Farnham, in all 4 pages 8vo with two envelopes, Munstead Wood, Godalming, 7 and 19 April 1931 and August 29 no year. Exchanging plants and information about them, stating, in her last letter, that her gardener has sent the wrong plant ('but I do not regret it as it is one of the best').
£1350 / $2133 / €1592 [No: 23517]
JEKYLL, Gertrude (1843-1932). Artist and garden designer.Autograph Letter Signed and a postcard to Mrs Cecil Mangles, the letter is 2 pages 8vo (slightly chewed at the sides), Munstead Wood, Godalming, 14 May and 6 June 1931. Offering advice about propagating a plant, illustrated with a sketch, and asking for a sample.
£850 / $1343 / €1002 [No: 23518]
JEKYLL, Gertrude (1843-1932). Artist and garden designer.Good Autograph Letter Signed to [Logan] Pearsall Smith (1865-1946, literary scholar), 1 page 4to with sketches in the margin, Munstead Wood, 8 July 1926. Taking him to task over his explanation of the expression 'by hook or by crook' in Words & Idioms (1925), and mentioning a reference in Shakesepare to 'bag & baggage'.
£825 / $1303 / €973 [No: 21748]
JOHN, Augustus (1878-1961). Artist.Three Autograph Letters Signed to Alastair Forbes, each of one page small 4to with envelopes, October 1948 to July 1949. Concerning a Romani inscription made by John in a book by Arthur Symons.
£750 / $1185 / €884 [No: 25104]
JOHN, Augustus (1878-1961). Artist.Autograph Letter Signed to Mrs Clara Hardy, 1 page small 4to with envelope, Fyern Court, Fordingbridge, 23 March 1954. Endorsing her, presumably voluntary, undertaking.
£350 / $553 / €412 [No: 25103]
JONES, George (1786-1869). Painter.Two Autograph Letters Signed to Sir Martin [Archer-Shee], 1 page 12mo and 1 page 8vo, 6 January 1836 and 'Thursday' no date. Accepting an invitation if his rheumatic head allows and declining another invitation as he is already 'in a dilemma between two friends with whom I ought to dine'.
£55 / $86 / €64 [No: 19843]
KELLY, Sir Gerald Festus (1879-1972). Portrait painter.Typewritten Letter Signed ('Gerald') with autograph superscript and postscript by his wife Jane to the tenor Derek Oldham, 1 page 8vo (note of identification at the head), Portman Square, 11 August 1964. Praising Oldham's singing and explaining that he had begun portraits of Lauritz [Melchior] and his wife Kleinchen, but had never finished them.
£42 / $66 / €49 [No: 24909]
Autograph Letter Signed to fellow painter, S[olomon] A[lexander] Hart, 2 pages 12mo, Fitzroy Square 'Wednesday' no date. Inviting Hart to accompany him to the Princess Theatre to see Henry VIII.
£32 / $50 / €37 [No: 21028]
LANDSEER, Charles (1799-1879). Historical painter.
Autograph Letter Signed to Sir Charles Eastlake, 1 page 8vo (laid down, one corner cut), Royal Academy, 9 January 1853. Accepting an invitation to dine.
£32 / $50 / €37 [No: 21027]
LANDSEER, Sir Edwin Henry (1802-1873). Animal-painter.Autograph Letter Signed to Mrs ?Truldjo, 2 pages 8vo, St John's Wood Road, 10 August 1864. Begging her forgiveness for ignoring for so long her note and promising to call on his way to his studio some morning 'and take you away with me' - you will then not wonder at my sin being a nightmare!')
£85 / $134 / €100 [No: 25139]
LANDSEER, Sir Edwin (1802-1873). Animal-painter.Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent 1 page 8vo, St John's Wood, 27 January 1837.
£75 / $118 / €88 [No: 23096]
LANDSEER, Thomas (1795-1880). Engraver.
Autograph Letter Signed to Frank, 2 pages 8vo, no place, 'Thursday Eve' no date. An invitation to Frank and his wife to dine the following Sunday.
£32 / $50 / €37 [No: 21030]
LANE, Richard James (1800-1872). Line-engraver and lithographer.Autograph Letter Signed to R[ichard] Redgrave, 1 page 8vo (laid down), 1 York Villas, Campden Hill, but headed 'Etching Room', 26 October [?1865]. Discussing the forthcoming journey of Sir Cahrles Eastlake, who was to winter at Como, and the fragile state of his health.
£45 / $71 / €53 [No: 20851]
LANE, Richard James (1800-1872). Line-engraver and lithographer.
Autograph Letter Signed to William Longton, 4 pages 8vo, 28 March 1858. Thanking him for sending the 'ingenious waistcoat' which, in consequence of his drinking habits ('by positive Medical direction') make him a candidate for donning it.
£38 / $60 / €44 [No: 21040]
LAW, Ernest (1854-1930). Author & art collector.
Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent, 1½ pages 8vo, 5 Tite Street, Chelsea, 2 February 1923. Insisting that the portrait of the Prince of Orange at Hampton Court is not a copy or replica of the 'so-called Van Dyck in the Hermitage collection at St Petersburgh'.
£32 / $50 / €37 [No: 21140]
LAWRENCE, Sir Thomas (1769-1830). Portrait-painter.Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent, 1 page 8vo, Norfolk Square, 8 January 1826. Asking his correspondent to call the following morning 'on your way to the City'.
£125 / $197 / €147 [No: 24079]
LAWRENCE, Sir Thomas (1769-1830). Portrait-painter.
Envelope-front signed, addressed to Sir Robert Gardiner at Marlborough House, and signed in the left-hand corner (laid down). Marked 'Private & Immediate'.
£38 / $60 / €44 [No: 21146]
LEAR, Edward (1812-1888). Artist and nonsense poet.Autograph Letter Signed to [Sir John] Simeon, 4 pages 8vo, on his writing paper c/o Mr. R.J. Bush, 32 Charing Cross, as from Maison Guichard, Cannes, 26 December 1869. The letter, which 'I shall divide into eds', thanks Simeon for the introduction to the Seely family, heaps extravagent praise on Mrs Seeley and urges the Simeon's to let her villa in Cannes.
£1250 / $1975 / €1474 [No: 25142]
LEAR, Edward (1812-1888). Artist and nonsense poet.Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent, 2 pages 8vo with integral blank, 8 Duchess Street, Portland Place, 25 June 1877. Thanking him for his Book of Bosh and for its dedication to himself as the 'Father of Nonsense'.
£1150 / $1817 / €1357 [No: 24055]
LEAR, Edward (1812-1888). Artist and nonsense poet.Autograph Letter Signed to Sir Henry [Holland (1788-1873, physician)], 2 pages 8vo, 15 Stratford Place, oxford Street, 13 May 1865. Inviting him to view the pictures that Lear had brought back with him for his travels.
£950 / $1501 / €1121 [No: 25223]
LEIGHTON, Frederick, Baron Leighton (1830-1896). Painter.Autograph Letter Signed evidently to a firm of bookbinders, 3½ pages small 8vo, 6 April no year. Complaining about their work.
£55 / $86 / €64 [No: 20761]
LE JEUNE, Henry (1819-1904). Historical painter.
Autograph Letter Signed to W Sherlock, 1½ pages 8vo on black-edged paper (torn in the edges, somewhat crumpled), 144 Adelaide Road, 4 July 1864. Explaining that his means will allow him to keep only four of the stereographs.
£35 / $55 / €41 [No: 21677]
LESLIE, Charles Robert (1794-1859). Literary genre painter and author.Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent, 1¼ pages 8vo (lightly tipped to a mount), 12 Pine Apple Place, 15 March 1841. Asking whether he could borrow the sketches of the communion plate used at the coronation.
£75 / $118 / €88 [No: 24609]
LOCK, William (1732-1810). Art connoisseur & patron.
Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent, 1 page 4to (creased), Norbury Park, 1 May no year. Regretting that the farm in question is not likely to become available and apologising for his mistake.
£32 / $50 / €37 [No: 21815]
LONG, Edwin Longsden (1829-1891). Painter.
Autograph Letter Signed to Lady Pollock, 2 pages 8vo, Kelston, Fitzjohn's Avenue, 9 February 1885. Inviting her, and particularly Sir Frederic, to view the two pictures, the subject of which was suggested by her husband.
£35 / $55 / €41 [No: 22065]
LOW, David (1891-1963). Cartoonist.Two Typewritten Letters Signed to H D Henderson, editor of The Nation, 2 pages 4to (one letter struck through as answered), Golders Green, 29 April and 7 July 1928. Concerning a book review ('I have always followed the general plan of trying anything once').
£55 / $86 / €64 [No: 22153]
LOW, David (1891-1963). Cartoonist.
Typewritten Letter Signed to Gerald Bullitt, 1 page 8vo (filing holes), Golders Green, 20 January 1941. Turning down Bullitt's request for him to appear in his radio series In My Opinion ('No time at present, confound it, for consecutive thought on Art').
£38 / $60 / €44 [No: 22154]
LUCAS, (John) Seymour (1849-1923). Historical & portrait painter.Two Autograph Letters Signed to [Harry] Furniss ('Mr Bradshaw Bagshaw' & 'Furniss'), 4 pages 8vo, West Hampstead, 9 August 1889 and 16 February 1916. Requesting an album and 'Schools and Masters of Fence' which he requires for reference, reporting a favourable reaction to Furniss's drawings and regretting that Mrs Lucas's chill had prevented their meeting.
£55 / $86 / €64 [No: 20408]
LUCAS, (John) Seymour (1849-1923). Historical & portrait painter.
Autograph Letter Signed to McFall, 1 page 4to, New Place, Woodchurch Road, West Hampstead, 23 July 1909. Denying any intention to seek 'the post' and promising to support McFall in any way he can.
£35 / $55 / €41 [No: 20406]
LUCAS, John Seymour (1849-1923). Historical painter.
Autograph Letter Signed to Messrs Craster, 1 page 4to on writing paper of 'Shakeseare's England' exhibition, 24 February 1912. Offering the services of a daughter of a friend for the musical section of the Exhibition.
£32 / $50 / €37 [No: 22196]
LUDOVICI, Anthony M. (1882-1971). Artist and writer.
Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent, 1 page 4to (stain in central fold), 35 Central Hill, Upper Norwood, 3 January 1921. Offering to meet to discuss the subject of his correpondent's symposium.
£35 / $55 / €41 [No: 22217]
LUDOVICI, Anthony M. (1882-1971). Artist and writer.
Autograph Letter Signed to Starr, 1 page 8vo, 35 Central Hill, Upper Norwood, 17 March 1921. Sending verses (no longer present) for possible publication.
£35 / $55 / €41 [No: 22218]
Autograph Letter Signed to Miss Elman, 1 page 8vo, 74A Margaret Street, 31 July 1868. Complying with her request.
£35 / $55 / €41 [No: 22630]
MacDOWELL, Patrick (1799-1870). Sculptor.
Autograph Letter Signed to Sir Charles Eastlake, Margaret Street, 6 January 1864. Accepting an invitation.
£35 / $55 / €41 [No: 22631]
MacGREGOR, Margaret (1904-1993). Painter.
Autograph Letter Signed to 'My dear Frances', 3 pages 8vo, Aviemore, 6 September no year. Telling of meeting and falling in love with Reginald Champion.
£35 / $55 / €41 [No: 22640]
MACLISE, Daniel (1806-1870). Historical painter.Autograph Letter Signed to 'My dear O'Neil', 1 page 8vo (laid down on thin card, note of identification and date at the head), '13 February 1863. Apparently declining to join a club.
£125 / $197 / €147 [No: 25193]
MACQUOID, Thomas Robert (1820-1912). Artist.
Autograph Letter Signed to Mrs Morgan, 2 pages 8vo, The Edge, Tooting Common, 28 January 1901. Thanking her for a gift of 'sleeve links'.
£35 / $55 / €41 [No: 22597]
MACWHIRTER, John (1839-1911). Landscape painter.
Brief Autograph Letter Signed to 'Master Fuller', 1 page 8vo (paper tape adhering to the white space below the signature), 1 Abbey Road, St John's Wood, no date. 'With much pleasure'.
£35 / $55 / €41 [No: 22716]
MAROCHETTI, Carlo (1805-1867). Sculptor.
Autograph Letter Signed to Swinton, 1 page 8vo (laid down, trimmed), 21 May 1867. A hand points to the foreign address, his excuse for not accepting Swinton's invitation.
£38 / $60 / €44 [No: 22894]
MATISSE, Henri (1869-1954). French painter.Brief Autograph Note Signed to an unnamed correspondent ('Cher Monsieur') on the back of a postcard of his well-known portrait of his wife 'à la raie verte', dated 1951. Sending thanks and new year greetings.
£550 / $869 / €649 [No: 25157]
MAXWELL, Donald (1887-1936). Artist.
Autograph Letter Signed to Bramley, 1 page 8vo (small tear at the bottom), East Farleigh House, Maidstone, 20 March 1932. Briefing thanking Bramley for his appreciation.
£35 / $55 / €41 [No: 23044]
MAYBANK, Thomas (fl. 1898-1925). Illustrator.
Autograph Letter Signed to Mrs Webb, 1 page 8vo (oblong), 23 Palace Grove, Bromley, 3 February 1908. Belatedly accepting an invitation.
£35 / $55 / €41 [No: 23056]
MEADOWS, Joseph Kenny (1790-1874). Draughtsman.
Autograph Letter Signed to Edward Dalziel, 2 pages 8vo, no place, 24 January 1848. Sending the proof of the 'Art Union' drawing, and instructing Daziel to present it to the lady who has requested it and to 'make her one of your best bows'.
£38 / $60 / €44 [No: 23069]
MEE, Arthur (1875-1943). Journalist & children's writer.
Autograph Letter Signed to the artist Hesketh Hubbard, 1 page 8vo on writing paper of The Children's Newspaper, 'Tuesday midnight' no date. Offering to use Hubbard's picture of Sydney Bridge in his magazine.
£38 / $60 / €44 [No: 23074]
METHUEN, Paul Ayshford, 4th Baron (1886-1974). Painter & zoologist.
Typewritten Letter Signed to Peter Rhodes at Cuddesdon Manor, 1 page 8vo with envelope, Corsham Court, Wiltshire, 17 August 1973. Informing Rhodes that he has found a sketch for his picture of Blenheim and has had it framed for him.
£38 / $60 / €44 [No: 23154]
MILLAIS, Sir John Everett (1829-1896). Painter.Autograph Letter Signed to 'O.C.', 1 page 8vo, 2 Palace Gate, Kensington, 11 December 1882. Reporting the receipt of pipes, which he is daily smoking, and bemoaning a bad day's sitting.
£125 / $197 / €147 [No: 25148]
MILLAIS, Sir John Everett (1829-1896). Painter.Autograph Letter Signed to Barnett, 2 pages 8vo (ragged edge where the second, blank sheet has been torn off), no place, 29 July 1863. Making his excuses for not having called and warning that he may not be able to do so prior to leaving for Scotland, but promising to leave his drawings 'to be called for' if necessary.
£125 / $197 / €147 [No: 25150]
MONNINGTON, Sir [Walter] Thomas (1901-1976). Artist.Two Typewritten Letters Signed to Raphael Shaberman, 1 pages 8vo (oblong), Royal Academy of Arts & Leyswood Cottage, Groombridge, Tunbridge Wells, 1968 and 1971. The first an enthusiastic offering to act as Shaberman's referee, the second thanking Shaberman for his ground-breaking work Autistic Children.
£55 / $86 / €64 [No: 23302]
MONTALBA, Clara (1842-1929). Artist.
Autograph Letter Signed on a correspondence card to Mrs Caromo, Studio, Campden House Road Mews, no date. Making an appointment to show 'our' (presumably her and her sisters') pictures.
£38 / $60 / €44 [No: 23315]
MOORE, Henry (1898-1986). Sculptor.Autograph Letter Signed to the broadcaster and graphologist Jeanne Heal, 1 page 8vo, Hoglands, Perry Green, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire, 15 June 1972. Excusing his late reply on the grounds that he has been in Italy setting up an exhibition of his work at the Forte di Belvedere and giving her permission to use an example of his writing in her book on graphology.
£250 / $395 / €295 [No: 25159]
MOORE, Henry (1898-1986). Sculptor.Typewritten Letter Signed to the broadcaster and graphologist Jeanne Heal, 1 page 8vo with envelope, Hoglands, Perry Green, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire, 21 November 1979. Praising her book ('I have not read it yet'), and suggesting that she urge the young Dutch sculptor Kees Verkade to get in touch to arrange a meeting.
£150 / $237 / €176 [No: 25160]
MOORE, Henry (1831-1896). Marine Painter.
Autograph Letter Signed to John F. White, 2 pages 8vo, Folkestone, 18 October 1891. Thanking White for praising his pictures and enquiring about his hands (Moore had broken both arms in a fall from an omnibus) and remarking 'You must have had an anxious time after your son's accident. I don't like revolvers'.
£38 / $60 / €44 [No: 23335]
MOORE, William (1790-1851). Portrait painter.
Autograph Letter Signed to Lady Morgan, 1 page 4to, no place, no date. Offering to do her a service, giving a good report of Mrs Moore, but not of 'the little one'.
£38 / $60 / €44 [No: 23338]
MORTIMER, (Charles) Raymond (Bell) (1895-1980). Literary and art critic, and editor.
Autograph Letter Signed to [Sir Arthur] Bryant, 1½ pages 4to (oblong, coffee stain and small marginal tear), 5 Canonbury Place, 2 November 1966. Thanking Bryant for his book (perhaps The Medieval Foundation of England, 1965) and remarking 'What puzzles me is that hardly any British words were adopted into the English language'.
£38 / $60 / €44 [No: 23391]
MOSER, Joseph (1748-1819). Artist, author, & magistrate.
Autograph Letter Signed to S.J. Pratt, 1½ pages 4to, 29 Apital Square, 24 July 1811. Thanking Pratt for sending The remains of Joseph Blacket, praising Pratt's support of the volume and reporting on his aunt's palsy.
£38 / $60 / €44 [No: 23543]
MULLER, William John (1812-1845). Landscape painter.
Autograph Letter Signed to the art dealer William Wethered, 2 pages 4to with integral address-leaf and red wax seal, 22 Charlotte Street, Bloomsbury, 4 February 1843. Acknowledging receipt of £10, and complaining that the place of his work in the 'British' is unsatisfactory.
£38 / $60 / €44 [No: 23437]
MUNCASTER, Claude (1903-1974). Artist.Four Typewritten Letters Signed to Wadkin Ltd, one to David Carter, the remaining to H. Beeston, in all 2 pages 8vo and 2 pages 4to, with copies of Wadkin's replies. Four Winds, Petworth, 1950-1951. Discussing two pictures Muncaster is making for the firm: 'Winter's afternoon near Petworth, Sussex' and 'Cuddington in Buckinghamshire.
£85 / $134 / €100 [No: 23440]
MUNNINGS, Sir Alfred James (1878-1959). Painter.Two Autograph Letters Signed to G[eorge] H[erbert] B[uckingham] Holland (1901-1987, painter), 23 May [1931] and 29 December 1936. The letters are sent from 96 Chelsea Park Gardens and Castle House, Dedham, Essex. In turn encouraging and critising Holland's work, and offering career advice.
£150 / $237 / €176 [No: 25158]
MURRAY, Sir David (1849-1933). Artist.
Autograph Letter Signed to Macfall, 2¼ pages 8vo (traces of former mounting), 1 Langham Chambers, Portland Place, 19 July 1909. Regretting that he had already given a recommendation to another candidate and praising Macfall's work (I had ... been struck with the knowledge & true discernment of the qualities that go to make real art').
£38 / $60 / €44 [No: 23478]
Autograph Letter Signed on a postcard to Julian Henry, 51 Pembridge Villas, 23 August no year (postmarked 1907). Asking whether the copy of The Drum Major he sent was acceptable.
£38 / $60 / €44 [No: 23684]
NEWTON, Sir William John (1785-1869). Miniature painter & photographer.Autograph Letter Signed to Captain Wilson, 3½ pages 8vo with address wrapper, 6 Argyll Street, 19 August 1834. Making arrangements for Captain Wilson to take possession of the picture of his son, which he is reluctant to relinquish as it would be an asset to his gallery.
£45 / $71 / €53 [No: 23688]
NICHOLLS, Bertram (1883-1974). Artist.Autograph Letter Signed to the author Grant Uden, together with an autograph manuscript signed, in all 2 pages 4to, New Inn Hotel, Bideford, 7 June 1933. Sending the manuscript on 'the probable development of painting', observations which are somewhat wide of the mark.
£55 / $86 / €64 [No: 23697]
Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent, ('Dear Madam'), 3 pages 8vo, The Castle, Portstewart, Co. Derry, 24 September 1891. Agreeing to send a sketch of Lismore for Sir William Jennings's album.
£38 / $60 / €44 [No: 23815]
O'NEIL, Henry Nelson (1817-1880). Historical painter.Autograph Letter Signed to H. Graves, 1 page 8vo, 7 Victoria Road, Kensington, 18 May no year. Tetchily complaining that 'You promised me an opinion on Palomino's Scrap Book of Spanish Painters. Why don't you give it?'.
£40 / $63 / €47 [No: 23848]
ORCHARDSON, Sir William Quiller (1832-1910). Artist.Autograph Letter Signed to Agnew, 2 facing pages 8vo, 1 Spenser Street, Victoria Street, no date (somewhat foxed). Sending a belated acceptance of Agnew's invitation and, by way of apology, including tickets 'which I have saved out of the fire' (no longer present).
£38 / $60 / €44 [No: 23870]
OTTLEY, William Young (1771-1836). Writer on art & amateur artist.Autograph Letter Signed to the numismatist Frederic Madden at the British Museum, on a small piece ca 70 x 225 mm (3 x 9 inches), 31 Devonshire Street, 10 October 1831. Introducing John Campbell who wishes to view the King's Library rooms before his return to Paris. A note at the foot identifies Ottley as the author of The History of Engravings.
£55 / $86 / €64 [No: 24069]
OULESS, Walter William (1848-1933). Painter.Autograph Letter Signed to Robert J. Swan, 1 page 8vo, 12 Bryanston Square, 5 June 1918. Promising to make a note of Swan's interest and to let him know of any copies available.
£40 / $63 / €47 [No: 24071]
OWEN, William (1869-1957). Cartoonist, illustrator & commercial artist.Illustrated Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent, 1 page 8vo (laid down on the remains of an album leaf), Salthaven, Kingsdown, Deal, 4 April 1911. A spurred boot and the end of a swagger stick are seen going behind a building with Owen's explanation that it is 'a sketch of a soldier going round the Corner'.
£55 / $86 / €64 [No: 24186]
PAPAS, William Elias (1947-2000). Political cartoonist & caricaturist.Typewritten Letter Signed to M.B. Ashford, 1 page 4to on writing paper of The Guardian, 19 November 1963. Promising to take Ashford's advice and have a look at the cartoons of F.C. Gould, and explaining that, while he sometimes works in colour 'it is not very good colour'.
£45 / $71 / €53 [No: 24317]
PAPWORTH, Edgar George (1809-1866). Sculptor.Autograph Letter Signed, correspondent's name illegible, 1½ pages 8vo (filing holes, blank sheet irregularly removed), no place, no date. Regretting that it will be impossible to have a good cast ready for the following Monday.
£40 / $63 / €47 [No: 24318]
PARKER Sir Karl Theodore (1895-1992). Art historian & museum curator.Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent, 5½ pages 8vo (held together with a staple), Ashmolean Museum, Department of Fine Art, 28 June 1934. Answsering a query sent to Kenneth Clark, his predecessor at the Ashmolean, concerning the origins of the museum's Fine Art Department and its leaders.
£45 / $71 / €53 [No: 24377]
PARTRIDGE, Sir Bernard (1861-1945). Punch artist & cartoonist.Autograph Letter (third person) to [Margaret Brooke], Ranee of Sarawak, 2 pages 8vo, 2 Orme Square, 8 July no year. Modestly refuting her opinion of his drawing, and informing her that permission to publish and sell copies for the benefit of the Croix Rouge is in the hand of the editor of Punch.
£55 / $86 / €64 [No: 24421]
PARTRIDGE, Sir Bernard (1861-1945). Punch artist & cartoonist.Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent ('Gentlemen'), 1½ pages 8vo, 11 Marlborough Road, St John's Wood, 6 October 1896. Hesitating to accept an offer to illustrate a book until he is satisfied as to the date required, the books he may select from, and the fee offered.
£50 / $79 / €58 [No: 24422]
PATON, Sir Joseph Noel (1821-1901). Artist.Autograph Letter Signed to P[eter] G[uthrie] Tait (1831-1901, mathematician and physicist), 2 pages 8vo, 33 George Square, 23 May 1886. Thanking Tait for supplying a suitable quotation for his painting, which he will adopt as the second motto ('The first place must of course be awarded to St Paul!').
£55 / $86 / €64 [No: 24427]
PEACOCK, Ralph (1868-1946). Painter.Autograph Letter Signed to Mrs Holman Hunt, 2 pages 8vo (slight tear in the fold), 32 Holland Park Road, 21 August 1928. Suggesting that another sitting is not required ('I might go further with it and fare worse'), and suggesting that 'the Cambridge Professor' might be called upon to give a neutral opinion.
£65 / $102 / €76 [No: 24475]
PENROSE, Francis Cranmer (1817-1903). Architect, archaeologist & astronomer.Autograph Letter Signed to the Greek ambassador, 2 pages 8vo, on writing paper of the Royal Institute of British Architects, 27 August 1859. Writing as the Secretary for Foreign Correspondence for the Institute, formally requesting that the Annual Report be transmitted to the foreign member in Athens.
£50 / $79 / €58 [No: 24511]
PETTIE, John (1839-1893). Painter.Autograph Letter Signed to Dr Bird, 3 pages 8vo on black-edged paper, the Lothians, Fitzjohn's Avenue, South Hampstead, 28 March 1887. Regretting that he is unable to accept Bird's invitation as he has planned a fishing holiday in the north of Scotland.
£38 / $60 / €44 [No: 24575]
PHILLIP, John (1817-1867). Subject & portrait painter.Autograph Letter Signed to [?Alfred] Elmore, 2 pages 8vo, Campden Hill, Kensington, 11 May 1865. Thanking Elmore for a cheque and for 'the trouble you have taken about the two French paintings'.
£40 / $63 / €47 [No: 24585]
PICKERSGILL, Frederick Richard (1820-1900). History painter.Autograph Letter Signed to his sister Emily, 3½ pages 8vo (traces of former mounting), Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, no date. Thanking her for the socks she has sent from India and giving his opinion of frontier policy ('I should propose to make a line of very strong forts across the country').
£45 / $71 / €53 [No: 24634]
PICTON, Sir James Allanson (1805-1889). Antiquary & architect. ALS to Tipson Martin, 1 page 8ALSAutograph Letter Signed to Timpson Martin, 1 page 8vo, Sandyknowe, Wavertree, Liverpool, 16 February 1877. Returning Bryan Blundell's Britain's Remembrancer and Mr Clegg's speech (neither remaining).
£38 / $60 / €44 [No: 24636]
PIGALLE, Jean-Baptiste (1714-1785). French sculptor.Autograph Letter Signed ('Pigalle') to a gentleman, 2 pages 4to (irregularly trimmed apparently without loss), no place, 'ce jeudy [10 in another hand?]'. Expressing his gratitude for the prompt delivery of an urgent 'ordinance' [see below] ('l'empressement avec lequel vous vous êtes preté a mes besoins qui sont tres urgent est plus que suffisant'.)
£125 / $197 / €147 [No: 25415]
PISTRUCCI, Filippo (active ca 1806-1841). Engraver.Autograph Letter Signed in Italian to Colnaghi, 1 page 8vo (oblong, soiled, a piece torn from the corner), 30 Coventry Street, Giovedi (Thursday), no date [watermark 1824]. Making an appointment to meet Mr Phillips.
£45 / $71 / €53 [No: 24660]
POOLE, Paul Falconer (1807-1879). History & genre painter.Autograph Note Signed, 1 page 8vo (oblong, typed note of identification at the head, glue stains to the back), no date, 27 Grove Street, Camden Town. Mis-quoting a couplet from Goldsmith's The Deserted Village referencing his famous picture The Emigrant
£45 / $71 / €53 [No: 24886]
POYNTER, Sir Edward, 1st Baronet (1836-1919). Painter & President of the Royal Academy.Autograph Letter Signed to Lady Reay, 4 pages 8vo, 28 Albert Gate, 24 March 1882. Inviting her and the Comtesse d'Aubrey to visit his studio.
£65 / $102 / €76 [No: 25038]
POYNTER, Sir Edward, 1st Baronet (1836-1919). Painter & President of the Royal Academy.Cabinet-sized Photograph Signed, an Elliott & Fry depiction of the older painter in a head and shoulders pose. Signed on the photograph itself, a small piece missing from the lower margin.
£45 / $71 / €53 [No: 25039]
PRIDEAUX, Sarah Treverbian (1853-1933). Bookbinder & author.Autograph Letter Signed to Norman, 3 pages 8vo (laid down on card) with a note from the recipient at the end, 37 Norfolk Square, Hyde Park, 1 October 1903. Inviting Norman to visit her to see her work. The note at the foot indicates that Norman duly called, bought a specimen of her work and received a list of the books she had bound.
£45 / $71 / €53 [No: 25107]
PRINSEP, Valentine Cameron (1838-1904). Artist.Autograph Letter Signed to Lady Olliffe, 1 page 8vo, 1 Holland Park Road, 19 May no year. Declining an invitation to see 'family acting' on the grounds that it occurs on the day of an election at the Royal Academy ('at which I am obliged to attend').
£40 / $63 / €47 [No: 25112]
PRIOR, Edward Schroder (1852-1932). Architect & writer on architecture.Autograph Letter Signed (initials) to Bernard Osborne, on a postcard, 1 Hare Court, Temple, 31 July 1917. Pointing out an article on Norman Shaw and his work in the Journal of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1913 ('A more permanent account of his work in architecture is due').
£38 / $60 / €44 [No: 25114]
PROUT, Samuel (1783-1852). Water-colour painter.Autograph Letter Signed to H. Bicknell, 1 page 8vo, '5 D[e] C[respigny] Terrace, Thursday no date. Cringingly crying off an invitation that he had previously accepted ('Pray pardon it - the loss is mine and I greatly regret it'), because he has double-booked an engagement with Earl de Grey.
£45 / $71 / €53 [No: 25207]
RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939). Illustrator.Autograph Letter Signed in pencil to A. Schener, 1 page 8vo with envelope, 6 Primose Hill Studios, 21 July 1933. Listing the drawings and books that are 'ready for Mr Taylor at the studio'.
£350 / $553 / €412 [No: 24614]
REPTON, John Adey (1775-1860). Architect and landscape gardener, son of Humphry Repton.Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent, 1 page 8vo, written on the reverse of a draft in another hand, Springfield, 9 October 1845. Asking for his enclosure (no longer present) to be inserted in a magazine.
£75 / $118 / €88 [No: 24612]
RIVIERE, Briton (1840-1920). Painter.
Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent, 1 page 8vo, Finchley Road, 20 November 1898. Coupling thanks for a money order with the explanation that he had sent the etching as a free gift for the charity.
£35 / $55 / €41 [No: 5237]
RODIN, Auguste (1840-1917). French sculptor.Rodin's visiting card with the printed name and address (182 rue de l'Université), with two words in his hand: 'Hommage de [A.Rodin]'.
£185 / $292 / €218 [No: 25297]
ROMNEY, John (1786-1863). Engraver.Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent, 1 page 4to, 13 Clarendon Square, 9 March 1829. Naming his price to engrave a drawing.
£85 / $134 / €100 [No: 25353]
SARGENT, John Singer (1856-1925). Portrait and landscape painter.Autograph Letter Signed to Lady Maxwell Lyte, 3 pages small 4to, the last written vertically, The Copley-Plaza [hotel], Boston, 27 February no year. Telling her that he had made two drawings of the Prince of Wales, neither of them satisfactory.
£350 / $553 / €412 [No: 25247]
SARGENT, John Singer (1856-1925). Portrait and landscape painter.Autograph Letter Signed to Miss Horner, 1 page 8vo with blank leaf, 31 Tite Street, 'Saturday', no date. 'I am so very sorry to have made an engagement that prevents my accepting your kind invitation to lunch tomorrow'.
£250 / $395 / €295 [No: 25037]
SERVANDONI, Giovanni Niccolò (1695-1766). French architect and decorator.Autograph receipt signed, in semi-phonetic French, 1 page 8vo (oblong), no place, 14 July 1739. Certifying that the painter Dutour has painted four rivers ('les fleuves au feu de la pay') for an agreed price of 24 livres each side, the four together making a total of 96 livres.
£125 / $197 / €147 [No: 25410]
SHEPARD, Ernest Howard (1879-1976). Artist and book illustrator.Autograph Letter Signed to Keith Clarke, 1 page 8vo, Woodmancote, Lodsworth, Petworth, 24 January [1974]. Regretting that he cannot assist Clarke with his book because he had only met [Robert] Anning Bell once ('and that was years ago when I was a young man').
£135 / $213 / €159 [No: 23516]
SMIRKE, Sir Robert (1780-1867). Architect of the British Museum.Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent [unfortunately], 2½ pages 8vo (some old repairs), Albany, 26 June 1806.
£235 / $371 / €277 [No: 25189]
SMIRKE, Sir Robert (1781-1867). Architect of the British Museum.
Signature in ink and subscription from the end of a letter (five lines, slightly trimmed, on the reverse).
£35 / $55 / €41 [No: 21485]
SOANE, Sir John (1753-1837). Architect.Autograph Letter Signed to Henry Dundas (later first Viscount Melville), at this time Secretary of War, 1 page 4to, hinged to a mount, Lincoln's Inn Fields, 22 April 1799. Written during the prolonged and, for Soane, rather lucrative period during which he was archiect to the Bank of England, asking for an urgent appointment to explain himself.
£425 / $671 / €501 [No: 25246]
SUTHERLAND, Graham (1903-1980). Painter.Autograph Letter Signed to Mr Bottrall, 1 page 8vo (mounting strip adhering to reverse), White House, Trottiscliffe, West Malling, 27 June 1951. Explaining that Bottrall's request was now out of date and that in any case it would have been impossible 'to record' on the date specified.
£85 / $134 / €100 [No: 25282]
VIOLLET-LE-DUC, Eugène (1814-1879). French architect.Autograph Letter Signed [to the editor of the Gazette des Beaux-Arts], 1 page 16mo with inegral blank, 27 July 1862. Promising the second part of his article [on the teaching of art] after his return from a tour of inspection.
£150 / $237 / €176 [No: 25408]
VIOLLET-LE-DUC, Eugène (1814-1879). French architect.Autograph Letter Signed [to the editor of the Gazette des Beaux-Arts], 1 page 16mo with inegral blank, 14 July 1862. Offering an article by his brother on the Victoria and Albert Museum ('le musée de Kensington').
£125 / $197 / €147 [No: 25409]
VISCONTI, Ludovico (1791-1853). Architect of Napoleon's tomb at the Invalides.Six Autograph Letters Signed (one unsigned) to a variety of correspondents, 8 pages 8vo and 4to, integral blanks, Paris and Melun, 5 October 1829 to 7 April 1853. One letter on the headed paper of the Interior Ministry's 'Travaux de Tombeau de l'Empereur Napoléon'. With a pencil sketch for a house with a round pepperpot tower at each side.
£650 / $1027 / €766 [No: 25402]
WATTS, George Frederic (1817-1904). Painter and sculptor.Autograph Letter Signed probably to the publisher Rivington, 2 pages 8vo on black-edged paper, Little Holland House, 6 February 1885. Inviting him to call and to explain the new process.
£110 / $173 / €129 [No: 22511]
WHISTLER, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903). American painter and etcher.Autograph Letter Signed, signed with his butterly device, to 'My dear Simpson', 2 sides of a correspondence-card, 21 Cheyne Walk, no date. Regretting that he would be unable to see Simpson during his time in London, and adding that 'My wife sends her best thanks about the window'
£750 / $1185 / €884 [No: 25291]
WHISTLER, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903). American painter and etcher.Autograph Letter Signed to Mr Taylor, 1 page 8vo (oblong, small filing hole one crease) on black-edged paper [his wife, Beatrice Godwin, had died in May], no place, 21 October 1896.
£650 / $1027 / €766 [No: 25290]
WILKIE, Sir David (1785-1841). Painter.Autograph Letter (third person) to Mr Graham, 2 pages 8vo (laid down by the second leaf), Vicarage Place, Kensington, 31 December 1838. Returning General Graham's sword 'the hilt of which only could be put into his Indian picture'.
£85 / $134 / €100 [No: 20773]
WOOLNER, Thomas (1825-1892). Sculptor and poet.Autograph Letter Signed to Mrs Holland, 1 page 8vo, 29 Welbeck Street (with him blind-stamped monogram), 23 January 1864. Explaining that he had taken her note to 'Jeffrey' who had made photographs which had come out badly but would be making another attempt.
£85 / $134 / €100 [No: 25389]
WYATVILLE, Sir Jeffry (1766-1840). Architect.Autograph Letter (third person) to Mr Lynch Cotton in Newgate Street, 1 page 4to with address-leaf, Lower Brook Street, 10 May 1831. Informing him that he had perhaps complied with his request, and alluding, presumably to his change of name (Wyatville had altered his name from Wyatt in 1924).
£75 / $118 / €88 [No: 21484]