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- Record Id:
- 040-002059474
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002059431
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001215.0x000275
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FLAXMAN PAPERS. Vol. X (ff. 163) Miscellaneous volume of prose and verse, including :-
1. " The Votaries of the Holy Katharine of Siena," a tale in the German romantic manner. Signed at the end, "John F. Matthews, 15 April 1808. A la mode Allemagne." f. 1.
2. " The Seven Castles or the Knight of the Black Forest, a Romance from the German," in M. A. Flaxman's hand. f. 41.
3. " A Tale of the 17th Century," in Maria Denman's hand. f. 43.
4. Letter book of Mrs. Flaxman, with rough drafts of her correspondence, 1790-1796. f. 46.
5. Miscellaneous poetry, original and copied, much of it in the hand of M. A. Flaxma. f 78.
includes:
- ff. 1-40 b John F- Matthews: "The Votaries of the Holy Katharine of Siena " : a tale by: 1808.
- ff. 1-43 Romances: Miscellaneous: 18th-19th centt.
- ff. 41, 42, 78-150 passim Mary Ann Flaxman, artist; half sister of John Flaxman: Verses, etc., by, and copied by.
- f. 42 b Major-General Robert Ross: Circular rel. to erection of monument to, in St Paul's: 1815.: Printed.
- ff. 46-48, 50, 56 b William Hayley, poet: Correspondence with Mrs. Flaxman: 1790-1816, n.d.
- ff. 46-77 Ann Flaxman, née Denman; wife (1782) of John Flaxman, RA: Correspondence with her husband and others: 1780-1820, n.d.
- f. 48 b Emma Hamilton, wife of Sir W Hamilton: Letter to, from Mrs. Flaxman: 1791.: Draft.
- f.49 Madame - Douloux: Letter to, from Mrs. Flaxman: 1790.: Fr.: Draft.
- ff. 52, 52 b, 57 b, 61 b, 75 b Margaret Georgiana Spencer, wife of John, 1st Earl Spencer: Letters to, from Mrs. Flaxman: 1793-1795, n.d.
- f. 53 b Frances Byerley, wife of T Byerley: Letter to, from Mrs. Flaxman: 1788.: Draft.
- f. 54 Rebecca Sanders, wife of J Sanders: Letter to, from Mrs. Flaxman: 1788.: Draft.
- ff. 55 b, 58, 66 b, 72 Frances Bowdler: Correspondence with Mrs. Flaxman: 1793-1796, n.d.
- ff. 59 b, 62, 65 b Mariana Starke: Correspondence with Mrs. Flaxman: 1793-1796, n.d.
- ff. 67 b, 71 b Jane Head, wife of Guy Head: Correspondence with Mrs. Flaxman: 1792-1798.
- f. 73 A- Clarke, wife of Thomas Clarke: Correspondence with Mrs. Flaxman: 1794, 1795, n.d.
- f. 74 Jane Ruddle: Correspondence with Mrs. Flaxman: 1794-1798, n.d.
- f.76 Mary Starke, mother of Mariana Starke: Correspondence with Mrs. Flaxman: 1794-1798, n.d.
- ff. 78-155 passim Poetry ENGLISH: Verses chiefly by the Flaxman circle: 18th-19th centt.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002059431
036-002059433
040-002059474 - Is part of:
- Add MS 39779-39793 : Third portion of the Alfred Morrison Collection sold at Sotheby's, 9-13 Dec. 1918.
Add MS 39780-39792 : CORRESPONDENCE and other papers of John Flaxman, R.A., sculptor (d. 1826), and of his household, which was composed of Ann…
Add MS 39789 : FLAXMAN PAPERS. Vol. X (ff. 163) Miscellaneous volume of prose and verse, including :- 1. " The Votaries of the Holy Katharine… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002059431[0002]/036-002059433[0010]/040-002059474
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 39779-39793
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
French - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1790
- End Date:
- 1808
- Date Range:
- 1790-1808
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Names:
- Bowdler, Frances
Byerley, Frances, wife of T Byerley
Clarke, A-, wife of Thomas Clarke
Douloux, -, correspondent of Anne Flaxman, fl 1790
Flaxman, Ann, wife of John Flaxman, c 1760-1820
Flaxman, Mary Ann, artist; half sister of John Flaxman, 1768-1833
Hamilton, Emma, wife of Sir William Hamilton, social celebrity and artist's model, ?1765-1815
Hayley, William, poet, 1745-1820
Head, Jane, wife of Guy Head
Matthews, John F-
Ross, Robert, Major-General
Ruddle, Jane
Sanders, Rebecca, wife of J Sanders
Spencer, Margaret Georgiana, wife of John, 1st Earl Spencer
Starke, Mariana
Starke, Mary, mother of Mariana Starke