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Record Id:
032-004310788
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-004310788
MDARK:
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LARK:
SLARK:
Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 89545
Title:
Letters from Sir William Charles Ross
Scope & Content:

A collection of 23 draft or copy letters from Sir William Charles Ross to various correspondents.

Seven of the letters are drafts relating to Ross' work as a painter:

  • to 'Your Royal Highness - or Sir' requesting a sitting by Her Majesty the Queen, The Prince of Wales, and the Princess Royal, so that Ross can paint the group and later a print may be engraved
  • arrangements in 1843 to paint a miniature of 'The Royal Child', the daughter of the Duke and Duchess de Remours, subsequently published in the Keepsake art annual
  • concerning a request to improve Ross' portrait of the King of Portugal so that it may be engraved
  • to Lord Folkestone in September 1844 about an uncompleted miniature of Lady Folkestone, for which Ross apologises and promises to complete the commission after his return from Italy
  • note from June 1843 intended to accompany Ross' design for 'The Angel Discoursing with Adam' for the Westminster Hall Competition
  • to 'My Lord' in August 1846, thanking him and Lady Harriet for the draft for £63 and agreement to allow the picture to be exhibited
  • to James Reade concerning a half-finished portrait of Mrs Reade for which she has suggested paying half-price.

The rest of the letters are 'copy' letters, signed and retained by Ross. These deal with personal and business affairs, such as railway investment, family disputes and asking for advice about the appointment of an executor. One of these letters is written in French to his cousin.

The collection also includes an acrostic poem, written in Italian and sent to Ross by A Maggi. Entitled 'Omaggio Al Celebre Artista William Ross Bat. Cantata Acrostica', the first letters of each line spell 'To the honourable Sir William Ross'.

Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
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Hierarchy Record Ids:
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Is part of:
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Hierarchy:
032-004310788
Container:
not applicable
Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
1 file
Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
French
Italian
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1834
End Date:
1857
Date Range:
c 1839-1857
Era:
CE
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User Conditions:
Former Internal References:
Dep 11322
Source of Acquisition:
Purchased on 16 December 2020 from Jarndyce Antiquarian Booksellers, 46 Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1B 3PA.
Arrangement:
The letters are arranged chronologically.
Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)
Names:
Ross, William Charles, Knight, miniature painter, 1794-1860