- Creator:
- Farington, Joseph, 1747-1821
- Call Number:
- LWL Mss File 128
- Image Count:
- 2
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- 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. and For further information, consult library staff.
- Subject (Name):
- Boydell, John, 1720-1804., Houghton Hall (England), and Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745
- Subject (Topic):
- Art collections
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Letter : Houghton, to Mr. John Boydell, Cheapside, London, 1773 October 4.
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- Creator:
- Amelia, Princess, daughter of George II, King of Great Britain, 1710-1786
- Call Number:
- LWL Mss Vol. 14
- Image Count:
- 81
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of about 125 primarily lighthearted and satirical poems and songs. Most of the entries are on the subject of love, drinking, gossip, and the disappointments of marriage; many include pastoral scenes; and most of the songs make reference to the name of the tune to which they are to be sung. The volume contains: The vicar of Bray, a poem satirizing religious and political events from Charles II to George I; another poem "to the tune of King John" satirizing George I and such political figures as Charles Spencer, Earl Sunderland and James, Lord Stanhope; as well as several satirical songs on the Italian singers Francesca Cuzzoni and Faustina Bordoni, including one sung "to the tune of 'Oh London is a fine town." Other entries include: The bush aboon Tranquair by Robert Crawford; Sung by a fop just come from France; and The Sussex toast, a song
- Description:
- Incomplete manuscript, pagination begins with p. 9., On penultimate leaf: 1744., On last page, in same hand: Princess Amelia's book., Index at end of manuscript., Pencilled note inside front cover: Not in Prs. Amelia's hand., Binding: full calf; blind-tooled decoration., Princess Amelia (1711-1786), daughter of Georg August (1683-1760), electoral prince of Hanover (after 1727 elector of Hanover and King George II of Great Britain), and his wife, Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1683-1737). Her full names were Amelia Sophia Eleonora., and In English.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Amelia, Princess, daughter of George II, King of Great Britain, 1710-1786., Bordoni, Faustina, 1700-1781., Cuzzoni, Francesca, 1696-1778., Stanhope, James Stanhope, Earl, 1673-1721, Sunderland, Charles Spencer, Earl of, 1674-1722, and Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745
- Subject (Topic):
- English poetry and Politics and government
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Miscellaneous poems, 1744
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- Creator:
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
- Call Number:
- LWL Mss Vol. 149
- Image Count:
- 20
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in Walpole's hand, of a brief autobiography from the date of his birth to his activities in 1779. He begins with information about his childhood, including his godparents, the date of his innoculation against smallpox, and his education; and continues with biographical information about his college years; his first employment; his travels with Thomas Gray; and his Parliamentary activities. Much of the manuscript concerns the pieces he wrote, both published and unpublished, and those he published with the Strawberry Hill Press, as well as his reactions to the reviews he received. He also includes anecdotes concerning his attack by highwaymen in 1749; the family quarrel with his uncle Horace Walpole; and his disagreements with David Hume and Voltaire
- Description:
- In English., Title from first page., Typed transcript available., and Leaves are contained in a paper cover, unstitched.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Gray, Thomas, 1716-1771., Hume, David, 1711-1776., Voltaire, 1694-1778., Walpole family., Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797., Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745., Great Britain. Parliament., and Strawberry Hill Press (Twickenham, London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Autobiographies (literary genre), English literature, English poetry, Nobility, and Social life and customs
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Short notes of the life of Horatio Walpole, youngest son of Sir Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford, and of Catherine Shorter, his first wife, 1746-1779