Eastlake, Charles Lock, 27 May 1844 - 24 April 1845
Scope and Contents
1. Autograph letter signed from Charles Lock Eastlake to Anna Susanna Horner, 7 Fitzroy Square, [London], 27 May 1844: “Mr & Miss Rogers and Mrs Jameson are to be with me tomorrow evening. Will you and Mr Horner & your family give me the honor of your company also. I trust you will excuse the shortness of the notice & any other irregularity in consideration of the unworldly habits of a painter [...]”.
2. Autograph letter signed from Charles Lock Eastlake to Anna Susanna Horner, concerning an invitation to visit the construction site of the Palace of Westminster, 7 Fitzroy Square, [London], 24 April 1845: “I beg to send you a ticket of admission to see the New Houses of Parliament. If Mr & Mrs Bunbury have not yet visited the building they may be interested in seeing its present state. The card may be used at any time but when used the name of one of the party should be inserted [...]”
With two original portrait photographs of Charles Lock Eastlake.
Dates
- Creation: 27 May 1844 - 24 April 1845
Creator
- Eastlake, Charles Lock, 1793-1865 (British painter and first director of the National Gallery) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
8vo. 1 p. on bifolium each. With two original portrait photographs of Charles Lock Eastlake (65 x 106 mm and 58 x 92 mm). With collector’s note “To Mrs Horner” in pencil on the first letter (recto) and traces of former mounting on both.
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Extent
2 letters
2 photographs ; 65 × 106 mm and 58 × 92 mm
Physical Description
8vo. 1 p. on bifolium each. With two original portrait photographs of Charles Lock Eastlake (65 x 106 mm and 58 x 92 mm). With collector’s note “To Mrs Horner” in pencil on the first letter (recto) and traces of former mounting on both.
Creator
- Eastlake, Charles Lock, 1793-1865 (British painter and first director of the National Gallery) (Author, Person)
Subject
- Horner, Anna Susanna, 1786-1862 (née Lloyd | married to Leonard Horner) (Recipient, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
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