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Add MS 89630
- Record Id:
- 032-004346009
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004346009
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100163463825.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 89630
- Title:
- Letters to Laurence Hodson and Constance Bellis regarding their art collection
- Scope & Content:
- Letters to Laurence W Hodson and Constance Belliss regarding the artwork of Alphonse Legros. These letters include: a letter from Sir William Harcourt, dated 9 Aug 1887, regarding European politics; a letter to L W Hodson from L A Legros, dated 20 May 1892, conveying his thanks for sending exhibition catalogues; a letter to L W Hodson from C J Knowles, dated 14 Mar 1899, regarding a cast of a mask held by Professor Legros; a letter to L W Hodson from L A Legros, dated 15 Apr 1899, concerning the postage of the bronze sculpture of entitled 'Miss Swainson'; a letter in French to L W Hodson from A Legros, dated 7 Jan 1901, enclosing a receipt; a letter in French from A Legros, dated 17 Feb 1902; a receipt for L W Hodson, dated 18 Jul 1902, for several paintings by A Legros and an etching by Whistler, purchased from Robert Dunthorne; a letter to L W Hodson from Aimee C Legros, dated 9 Nov 1903, requesting a photograph of a sculpture by her father of an old man's head; a letter to Miss Bellis from Aimee Legros, dated 12 Nov 1903, thanking her for sending a photograph of a drawing, and offering her assistance in identifying her father's drawings; a letter to Miss Bellis, dated 29 Dec 1903, regarding photograph albums of her father's works.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-004346009", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Add MS 89630: Letters to Laurence Hodson and Constance Bellis regarding their art collection" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004346009
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-004346009
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 folder
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
French - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1887
- End Date:
- 1912
- Date Range:
- 1887-1912
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Custodial History:
- Purchased from Anthony Mould Limited, art dealer, in Oct 2013.
- Former Internal References:
- Dep 11096
- Source of Acquisition:
- Allocated to the British Library in 2019 under the Acceptance in Lieu scheme.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Belliss, Constance M, art collector, fl 1903
Harcourt, William George Granville, lawyer, journalist and statesman, 1827-1904
Hodson, Laurence W, art collector, of Bradbourne Hall, county Derbyshire, 1864-1933
Legros, Alphonse, French artist, 1837-1911