Letter : Houghton, to Mr. John Boydell, Cheapside, London, 1773 October 4.

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Title: Letter : Houghton, to Mr. John Boydell, Cheapside, London, 1773 October 4.
Creator: Farington, Joseph, 1747-1821
Contributor: Boydell, John, 1720-1804.
Abstract: Autographed letter signed from Joseph Farington to John Boydell written from Houghton Hall the seat of Sir Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford where he spent three years making drawings of the paintings for Boydell's Collection of prints after the most capital paintings in England (2 vols., 1782). He reports on the progress of his work in general and in particular his work with "the Paul Brills".
Description: In English.
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Provenance: Purchased from Ken Spelman, July 2015.
Extent: 1 23 cm item ([1] p.) ;
Language: English

Resource Type: unspecified
Subject (Name): Boydell, John, 1720-1804.
Houghton Hall (England)
Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745
Subject (Topic): Art collections
Subjects: Boydell, John, 1720-1804
Houghton Hall (England) > Art collections
Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745 > Art collections
Great Britain > 18th century

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Citation: Joseph Farington, Letter to Mr. John Boydell, 1773 October 4. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.