1. Add MS 64082 A-N
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 64082 A-N
- Title:
- MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS AND PAPERS. Paper; ff. 72. British Library arrangement. A. Letter of Richard Westmacott, sculptor, (b.1799, d.1872) to William Wyon, chief engraver at the Royal Mint; 1 Aug. 1838. With three ink sketches presumably by Wyon derived from Benedetto Pistrucci's laudatory medal for George IV ('Naval Aid to Greece') of 1824. See Laurence Brown, A Catalogue of British Historical Medals 1760-1960, i (1980), no. 1221. Purchased from Winifred A. Myers (Autographs) Ltd., Cat. ...
- Scope & Content:
- includes: f. 1 Richard Westmacott, the younger; sculptor: Numismatics: William Wyon, chief engraver at the Royal Mint: Letter to William Wyon from Richard Westmacott: 1838.f. 2 Benedetto Pistrucci, gem-engraver and medallist: Numismatics: William Wyon, chief engraver at the Royal Mint: Art....
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1630-1977
- Extent:
- 1 item