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032-002003079

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Add MS 42506

Title:

ELLIS PAPERS. Vol. X. Album of papers and drawings of Sir Henry Ellis, K.H., Principal Librarian of the British Museum 1827-1856, including portraits and photographs of Sir Henry (ff. 15-17, 34-36, 54-57), his wife (f. 19), and father (ff. 20, 21), drawings of his armorial bearings (ff. 2-14), autobiographical memoranda of his early life, 1777-1805 (ff. 18, 87, 90-94, 107), engravings, drawings, etc., relating to Izaak Walton's Compleat Angler, which he edited in 1815 (ff. 68-83; cf. Add. MS. 41313, art. 1), lists of his contributions to magazines, 1793-1810 (ff. 102-109), and extracts from his diaries relating to Museum or family affairs, 1832-1838, 1845-1851 (ff. 112- 127). Interspersed are a number of letters addressed to Ellis; the names of the writers are given in the Index to this Catalogue. For vols. I-IX of the Ellis Papers see Add. MSS. 41312-41319, 42137. Paper; ff. 138. Octavo. xviii-xix centt. Throughout the volume are annotations by Henry John Ellis, grandson of Sir Henry Ellis.

Scope & Content:

Sir Henry Ellis, KH; Principal Librarian, British Museum: Autobiographical memoranda: 1777-1851.

Henry John Ellis, Senior Assistant, département of Manuscripts, British Museum: Notes by: 1905-1906, n.d.

British Museum: Papers of Sir H. Ellis, Principal Librarian: 18th-19th centt.

includes:

f. 1 Heraldry: Arms of the family of Ellis of Kiddal Hall, in colour, by T. Willement: 1817.
f. 1 Ellis family; of Kiddal Hall, Barwick in Elmet: Arms, in colour, by T. Willement: 1817.
f. 1 Thomas Willement, FSA: Arms of Ellis of Kiddall Hall painted by: 1817.
ff. 2-14 passim Frost family; Yorkshire: Arms, impaled with arms of Ellis, tricked and painted: 1825, aft. 1832, n.d.
ff. 2-4 Joseph Hawker, Richmond Herald; Clarenceux King of Arms 1839: Arms proposed for H. Ellis, tricked and painted by(?): circ. 1803-1825.
ff. 2-4 Heraldry: Arms proposed for H. Ellis, tricked and in colour: early 19th cent.
f. 7 Sir George Nayler, Garter King of Arms: Letter to Sir H. Ellis: 1825.: Signed.
f. 9 William Woods, Blue Mantle Pursuivant 1819: Crest of H. Ellis tricked by(?): n.d.
ff. 10-13 Orders, Military Guelphs of Hanover: Collar and badge of the order, tricked and painted: aft. 1832.
ff. 11, 12 Francis Douce, Keeper of Manuscripts, British Museum: Arms of Sir H. Ellis, etc., tricked and in colour: aft. 1832.
ff. 15-17 Art. Portraits: Sir H. Ellis; water-colour portraits: 1813.
f. 19 Frances Jane Ellis, wife of Sir H Ellis, KH: Pencil-portrait: early 19th cent.
f. 19 Art. Portraits: Frances Jane Ellis; pencil-portrait: early 19th cent.
ff. 20, 21 John Ellis, d 1812 father of Sir H Ellis, KH: Silhouette and portrait: n.d.
ff. 20, 22 Art. Portraits: J. Ellis, d. 1812; water-colour drawing by J. Buckley, and silhouette: n.d.
f. 22 John Buckley, miniature painter: Portrait of J. Ellis (d. 1812) by,: n.d.
f.27 John Bellamy, d 1839 of Lincoln's Inn Fields: Portrait of: n.d.
ff. 27-30 Art. Portraits: J. Bellamy and his wife, Martha; pencil and water-colour portraits: bef. 1831.
ff. 28-30 Martha Bellamy, wife of J Bellamy of Lincoln's Inn Fields, and sister of Sir H Ellis; d.1831: Portraits of: n.d.
f. 31 Sir George Nayler, Garter King of Arms: Appointment of H. Ellis as Earl Marshal's Gold Staff officer, signed by: 1821.
f. 31 Lord Henry Thomas Howard-Molyneux-Howard, Deputy Earl Marshal: Official seal: 1821.
f. 31 Seals: Lord Henry Thomas HowardMolyneux-Howard as Deputy Earl Marshal. Papered seal: 1821.
f. 32 William Knighton, 1st Baronet 1812; Keeper of th, Privy Purse 1822: Letter to H. Ellis: 1824.
f. 33 Edward Ellis, son of Sir HEllis, KH: Silhouette: circ. 1825.
f. 34 Art. Portraits: silhouette: circ. 1825.
f. 36 Henry Corbould, painter: Portrait of Sir H. Ellis by. Engr. 1836.
f.36 Art. Portraits: engr. by H. Corbould: 1836.
f. 37b Henry Corbould, painter: Note by: 1836.
f. 39 Edward Henry Corbould, painter: Obituary notice: 1905.
f.40 Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey, sculptor: Letter to Lord Colchester: 1828.
f. 41 Charles Derheims, of Calais: Letter to H. E. Ellis: 1830.: Fr.
f. 43 Philip Hardwick, architect: Letter to Sir H. Ellis: 1832.
f. 45 Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey, sculptor: Letter to H. Ellis: 1832.
f.46 Baron Friedrich August von Ompteda: Letter to Sir H. Ellis: 1832.
ff. 47, 48 Sir William Betham, Ulster King of Arms: Correspondence with Sir H. Ellis: 1832.: draft.
f.49 Hudson Gurney, antiquary and poet: Letter to Sir H. Ellis: 1833.
f. 52 Thomas Hosmer Shepherd, artist; d. ? 1840: Water-colour drawing by: n.d.
ff. 55-57 Art. Portraits: photogr.: n.d.
f. 58 Comte Adrien de Lavalette: Letter to Sir H. Ellis: 1839.: Lithogr.
f.60 William Wyon, chief engraver at the Royal Mint: Letter to Sir H. Ellis: 1840.
f. 61 Thomas William King, Rouge Dragon Pursuivant and (1848) York Herald: Letter to Sir H. Ellis: 1840.
f. 61 Luke family, Pedigree of (1613) by T. W: King: 1840.
f. 61 Genealogies: Pedigree of the Luke family (1613), copied by T. W. King: 1840.
f.62 William Mulready, RA: Penny postage envelope designed by: 1840.
f. 63 Alexander William Crawford Lindsay, 25th Earl of Crawford; 8th Earl of Balcarres: Letter to Sir H. Ellis: 1845.
f. 67 Sir Walter Scott, Baronet; author: Letter to J. Boswell (the younger): 1818.: Printed.
ff. 68-79 Art. Engravings, etc: Engravings of fishes, etc., for Walton's 'Complete Angler', published by T. Gosden: 1825.
f. 81 John Thomas Smith, topographical draughtsman; Keeper of Prints and Drawings, British Museum 1816: Water-colour drawing of houses at corner of Fleet Street and Chancery Lane by: 1794.
f. 81 Art. Illuminations and Drawings: J.T.Smith, water-colour drawing of houses in Fleet St. and Chancery Lane: 1794.
f. 81 London, Parishes. St. Mary Aldermary: Water-colour drawing of houses at the corner of Fleet St. and Chancery Lane by J. T. Smith: 1794.
f. 82 Art. Illuminations and Drawings: J. J. Ellis, water-colour drawing of Rye House: 1798.
f. 82 John Joseph Ellis, the elder; Rector of St. Martin Outwich: Water-colour drawing of Rye House, Stanstead Abbots, by(?): 1798.
f. 82 Stanstead Abbots, Hertfordshire: Watercolour drawing of Rye House, by J. J. Ellis: 1798.
f. 83 Art. Engravings, etc: Proof of engr. of the Walton and Cotton Club badge, in E. Jesse's 'An Angler's Rambles': 1836.
f.84 Henry Williams Pickersgill, RA: Letter to Sir H. Ellis: 1848.
f. 86 John Edward Gray, FRS; Keeper of the Zoological département, British Museum: Letter of thanks for his gift to the British Museum of portrait of Sir H. Ellis, signed by J. W. Jones: 1866.
f.86 John Winter Jones, Principal Librarian, British Museum: Letter to J. E. Gray: 1866.: Signed.
f. 95 London; Schools. Merchant Taylors' School: List of boys elected as scholars to St John's College, Oxford: 1796.: Printed.
f. 96 University of Oxford: Certificate of matriculation of H. Ellis, signed by J. Wills, as ViceChancellor: 1796.: Printed.
f.96 John Wills, DD; Warden of Wadham College, Oxford: Matriculation certificate of H. Ellis, signed by, as Vice-Chancellor: 1796.: Printed.
f. 97 Edward Whitaker Gray, Keeper of Natural History and Antiquities, British Museum: Letter to H. Ellis: 1795.: Lithogr. Signed.
f. 99 Art. Engravings, etc: View of British Museum (Montagu House): early 19th cent.
f. 99 British Museum: View of Montagu House by J. Shury: early 19th cent.: Engr.
f.99 John Shury, engraver: View of Montagu House: early 19th cent.: Engr.
f. 100 Reverend Samuel Ayscough, Assistant Librarian of the British Museum: Letter to H. Ellis: 1800.
ff. 133-134 Numismatics: Notes by Sir H. Ellis on English silver coins: n.d.
f. 138 Courthope family; of Goudhurst, Kent: Pedigree, by Sir H. Ellis: aft. 1832.
f.138 Genealogies: Pedigree of the Courthope family of Kent, by Sir H. Ellis: aft. 1832.

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French

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Start Date:

1700

End Date:

1899

Date Range:

18th century-19th century

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Names:

Ayscough, Samuel, librarian and antiquary, 1745-1804
Bellamy, John, of Lincoln's Inn Fields, d 1839
Bellamy, Martha, wife of J Bellamy of Lincoln's Inn Fields, and sister of Sir H Ellis, d 1831
Betham, William, Ulster King of Arms
British Museum, 1753-
Buckley, John, miniature painter
Chantrey, Francis Legatt, Knight, sculptor, 1781-1841
Corbould, Edward Henry, painter
Corbould, Henry, painter
Courthope, Family
Derheims, Charles, correspondent of Sir Henry Ellis, fl 1830
Douce, Francis, curator and collector, 1757-1834
Ellis, Edward, son of Sir Henry Ellis, the librarian, fl 1825
Ellis, Family
Ellis, Frances Jane, wife of Sir H Ellis, KH
Ellis, Henry John, Senior Assistant Dept of Manuscripts British Museum
Ellis, Henry, Knight, Principal Librarian, British Museum, 1777-1869
Ellis, John Joseph, the elder, Rector of St Martin Outwich
Ellis, John, father of Sir H Ellis, KH, d 1812
Frost, Family
Gray, Edward Whitaker, botanist, curator and secretary to the Royal Society, 1748-1806
Gray, John Edward, zoologist, botanist and curator, 1800-1875
Gurney, Hudson, antiquary, poet and politician, 1775-1864
Hardwick, Philip, architect
Hawker, Joseph, Richmond Herald; Clarenceux King of Arms 1839
Howard-Molyneux-Howard, Henry Thomas, Deputy Earl Marshal
Jones, John Winter, Librarian, 1805-1881
King, Thomas William, Rouge Dragon Pursuivant and (1848) York Herald
Knighton, William, 1st Baronet 1812, Keeper of th, Privy Purse 1822
Lavalette, Adrien, Comte
Lindsay, Alexander William Crawford, 25th Earl of Crawford and 8th Earl of Balcarres, art historian, 1812-1880
Luke, Family
Merchant Taylors' School, London
Mulready, William, RA
Nayler, George, Garter King of Arms, 1764?-1831
Ompteda, Friedrich August, Baron
Pickersgill, Henry Williams, RA
Scott, Walter, Baronet, author, 1771-1832,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121441874
Shepherd, Thomas Hosmer, artist; d. ? 1840
Shury, John, engraver
Smith, John Thomas, topographical draughtsman; Keeper of Prints and Drawings, British Museum 1816
University of Oxford
Willement, Thomas, FSA; of Add MS 42506
Wills, John, DD; Warden of Wadham College, Oxford
Woods, William, Blue Mantle Pursuivant 1819
Wyon, William, chief engraver at the Royal Mint

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