Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
December 1921
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/514
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Sotheby's. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    702 703 704 705 706 707 708 709 710 ii 89 Third Day Méryon (Charles) A. L. s. 1 p. 4to, Paris 19 aodt [1853] to Mons. Gihaut; an important letter informing him that Monsr. Delatre will hand over the two books of prints. He specifies the titles of the eight Paris prints, the price being 10 francs each set ! Méryon (Charles) A. L. s. 1 p. 12mo, 14 jan. 63, probably to Lesecq, referring to the first rebus which he has ever invented. He now gives the solution in full Mfryon (Charles) A. L. s. 1 p. 4to, 13 juillet 64, to Lesecq, asking for an advance of 50 francs at least on the plate he is doing for him, he has already nearly completed the drawing for it. He mentions the “‘ Lycée Napoléon ” which is not yet finished. In the last paragraph he hints at the subject of cold baths which were somewhat of an obsession with him WHISTLER (J. A. McN.) A. N. 8. in full, 1 p. 12mo, with envelope, Dec. 4, 1891, to Mr. Richardson, asking to see him—A. N. s. to Mr. Richards, Nov. 17 [n. y.] asking him to send to Mr. Heinemann “for the portrait of myself‘as a boy by Sir W. Boxall,’ to have it varnished again (2) WHISTLER (J. A. McN.) A. L. s. 1 p. obl. 8vo, Paris [July 19, 1892], with envelope, to the same, asking that certain pictures may be sent to him—Visiting card with auto. memorandum enclosed in envelope, [Aug. 5, 1892], to the same—Memorandum to W. C. Alexander Esq., re cleaning Whistler’s portrait of Miss Alexander ; and A. N. s. Whistler (4) McBry (James) A. L. s. 14 pp. 8vo, 22nd October 1912, to Dr. Macaulay; an interesting letter respecting his editions GREVILLE (Charles) Diarist and lover of Lady Hamilton. A. L.s. 4 pp. fol. [n. y.] to Sir W. Hamilton ; a long chatty letter in which he discusses sculpture, wine, a picture by L. Carracci, etc., and mentions Lady Hamilton MASEFIELD (John) A. L. s. | p. 4to, re his “ Good Friday,” and A. L. s. by E. V. Lucas, and others a parcel Frencu Artists. Various A. L. s. of Jacquemart ; Flameng, an interesting discussion with Burty, of Rembrandt and other Dutch and Flemish etchings ; Theo. de Banville, J. P. Laurens, Aug. Delatre, Leloir, C. F. Daubigny, and others, including several by Loys Delteil on the subject of Méryon a parcel Album containing a very large number of character sketches, mostly in colour, and caricatures by Lewis J. Binns, of the leading theatrical and literary celebrities of the
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