Richmond, George, 1809-1896 (English painter and portraitist)

Scope and Contents This red notebook contains a record of Charles Lyell’s notes and travels from August 1854 to January 1855 whilst in Southern England after his return from Maderia. Lyell is in London, Liverpool, Mildenhall, Icklingham, and at Maidenhead on the way to Bowood. Key individuals in this notebook include Pedro Maffiote (geologist), Roderick Murchison (geologist), Edward Forbes (naturalist), Andrew Ramsay (geologist), Alcide d'Orbigny (naturalist), Georg Hartung (geologist), Charles Darwin...

Scope and Contents Three autograph letters signed from George Richmond to Mary Horner Lyell:1. Dated 28 April 1859 or 1869: letter of excuse to Katharine Murray Lyell with a reference to her sister, Mary Horner Lyell (“Lady Lyell”), in response to an invitation: “I have just written to Lady Lyell to thank her for kindly offering me 2 convey me 2 your house on Saturday – in the event of my being able to accept the terms of your kind invitation for that day. Still I am sorry 2 say I cannot for...