BLENHEIM PAPERS. Vols. CCLIII-CCLVI. Correspondence and papers relating to the building of Blenheim Palace; 1705-1742. See also Add. MSS. 19591-19618, and 61468 and 61473 below. Four volumes.
Vol. CCLV (ff. 18). Oversize items, as follows:- (1) Description by Sir Godfrey Kneller of a projected allegorical painting on the presentation of Blenheim Palace by Queen Anne; commissioned in 1708; reproduced in Green, op. cit., plate 10. ff. 1-2b. (2) Bill with receipt for cleaning and re...
Vol. CCLIII (ff. 257+218*). Correspondence of the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough with Sir John Vanbrugh, Samuel Travers, Nicholas Hawksmoor, Henry Wise and others, concerning the building and gardens; including many copies and annotations made in connection with the law-suits (see Add. MS. 6135...