Sales catalogue: Puttick & Simpson

Date:
02 June 1921
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/24/391
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Puttick & Simpson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    191 Artists. A.Ls.S. by B. R. Haydon, C. R. Leslie, Sir G. Hayter, Sir D. Wilkie, Benjamin West, J. 8. Copley, Sir Godfrey Kneller (8.), ete., etc., some with portraits | (a large parcel) 192 Reynolds (Sir Joshua, painter) A. N. (third person), lp. 12mo, with two portraits (3) 198 Romney (George, painter) A.L.S., 24pp. 4to, to Ozias Humphry at Rome, Florence, Jan. 22, 1775, with portrait (2) 194 Zoffanij (Johann, painter) A. Receipt S., dp. 4to, to David Garrick, Hampton, Sept. 11, 1762, endorsed by the latter, with portrait . (2) 195 Hogarth (William, painter and engraver) A. MSBS., 4p. 4to, with three portraits (4) 196 Gainsborough (Thomas, painter) A.L.S., 2pp. 4to, to David Garrick, Bath, 1766, with portrait (2) iy eee . LT don’t look upon the Exhibition, as it is conducted at present, to be calculated so much to bring out good Painters as bad ones. There is certainly a false taste and an impudent stile prevailing, which if Vandyke was living would put him out of countenance ; & | think even his work would appear so, opposed to such a Glare. Nature is modest, and the Artist should be so in his addresses to Her. ite THEATRICAL, ETC. 197 Cibber (Colley, actor and dramatist) A.L.S., Ip. 4to, to (SamugL) RicHarpson, Dec. 27, 1750, with portrait (2) 198 Clive (Catherine, “ Kitty,” actress) A.L.S., ldpp. 4to, to Garrick, at Bath, Apri 14, 1769, endorsed by the latter “Mrs. Clive’s Letter to me,’ with mezzotint portrait, and a print (3) yk . . when I recolect | am an old woman I am astonish’d my dear town are giveing me such applause every time they see me that I am in great fear for my self on my benefit night I can be overcome with kindness 199 Cooke (George Frederick, actor) Autograph account of his life, 1dpp. 4to, c. 1801, with two portraits (3) 200 Young (Elizabeth, actress, married Alex. Pope) A.L.S., ldpp. 4to, to Garrick, Bristol, June 30, n.y., endorsed by the latter, on her return to Drury Lane, with two portraits—Pope (Alexander, actor and painter) A.L.S., lp. 4to, to Isaac Reid, sending a hare, with print (5)
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