Contains four 1804 letters from John Francis Rigaud relating to the possibility of his producing for the Fund a portrait of the Prince Regent, two addressed to Richard Yates, one to Thomas Dale and one to the Committee as a whole. Also contains three later letters about the possibility of acqui...
Contains an 1805 letter from ‘the new proprietor of the Critical Review’ letters from 1807 and 1814 from James Christie and an 1825 letter from Cesar Moreau, all offering works for the library of the Literary Fund.
Portrait of Sir Benjamin Hobhouse, Bart., V.P and Chairman of Committee
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Contains correspondence relating to the Literary Fund’s resolution to commission a portrait of Sir Benjamin Hobhouse and the subscription raised to achieve this. Includes minutes, resolutions and letters from Hobhouse, John Ilderton Burn, Charles Harvey, John Reeves, Henry Leave, Rowley Lascell...
Contains a letter from William Behnes to Joseph Snow on producing a bust of Edward Adolphus St. Maur, Duke of Somerset, and a later correspondence between Octavian Blewitt and Behnes on this bust.
Portrait of Sir John Soane, V.P. and its Destruction
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Contains correspondence relating to the commissioning of a portrait of Sir John Soane from Daniel M’Clise. This portrait so offended its subject that William Jerdan took it upon himself to save the Literary Fund Committee from embarrassment by breaking in to the Fund’s house at night cutting th...
Contains letters relating to the Literary Fund’s portrait of Richard Yates from John Bowyer Nichols, [?] Rogers, Daniel [?] and Robert Cradock Nichols.
Engraved Portrait of the Marquis of Bute, 1st President
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Contains letters relating to an engraving of John Stuart, Marquess of Bute, from John Kaye, Bishop of Lincoln, Octavian Blewitt and John Crichton-Stuart, Marquess of Bute.
Contains a correspondence between Octavian Blewitt and Charles Beaumont Phipps and resolutions of Committee of the Literary Fund relating to obtaining engraved portraits of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.