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Add MS 57492
- Record Id:
- 032-001999477
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001999477
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000036.0x0002e3
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 57492
- Title:
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JOSEPH FARINGTON (b.1747, d.1821): diary of a tour in Kent by the artist Joseph Farington; 19-28 Sept. 1794. Autograph. Includes some rough sketches, notably of Mereworth Castle (f. 24v), also notes on views in Scotland and remarks by fellow artists (ff. 1-9). For other diaries of Farington, omitting the period covered by the present manuscript, see James Greig (ed.), The Farington Diary (1922). Inscription by James Greig recording his gift of the volume to Charles W. Berry, [1925?] (f. i). Presented by Dr Theodore Besterman, 22 Jan. 1972.
Paper; ff. ii+36. 100 x 155mm. Contemporary binding of tooled calf with metal clasp.
- Scope & Content:
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Voyages and Travels: Scotland General: County of Kent: Art. Artists: Joseph Farington, RA; artist and diarist: Art. Illuminations and Drawings ENGLISH: Diaries and Memoranda: Diary of a tour in Kent, with rough sketches, and notes on Scottish views by Joseph Farington: 1794: Autogr.
includes:
- f. 24v Mereworth Castle, Kent: Rough sketch of Mereworth Castle, co. Kent, by J. Farington: 1794.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001999477
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-001999477
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1794
- End Date:
- 1794
- Date Range:
- Sep 1794
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Custodial History:
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Theodore Besterman, bibliographer: Owned in 20th cent.
Charles W. Berry: Owned in 20th cent.
James Greig, artist and author: Owned in 20th cent.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Berry, Charles W
Besterman, Theodore, bibliographer
Farington, Joseph, artist and diarist, 1747-1821
Greig, James, artist, author and critic, 1861-1941 - Places:
- Kent, England
Mereworth Castle, Kent