Reynolds, Joshua, 1723-1792; Portraits I-J

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 3010 EKW/1/315
  • Dates of Creation
      [1920s-1985]
  • Language of Material
      English
  • Physical Description
      1 file (45 images; 8 letters; 4 summary descriptions; 1 flyer; 1 family tree; 1 journal article; 2 photographs of the verso of a portrait; 1 brief biography; 1 condition report; 1 valuation report)

Scope and Content

Includes:

-letter from Harold Day, Stockharvard, dated 6 June 1962, concerning a drawing of Mrs Ingestre

-summary description of a portrait of Mrs Richard Paul Jodrell. Also includes a family tree detailing descendants of John Hase of Great Melton (including members of the Jodrell family)

-two letters from Thomas C. Howe, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, dated 27 October 1955 and 15 August 1970 concerning various portraits of Dr Johnson. Also includes a copy of a summary description, written by George Stout, retired Director of the Garner Museum, Boston, of a portrait of Johnson

-flyer advertising the Samuel Johnson Birthplace Appeal to raise £25,000 (illustrated with an image of Johnson, after Reynolds)

-letter from the Yale Center for British Art, dated 18 October 1982, concerning a portrait of Dr Johnson in a private collection in Rhode Island and a collection of Reynolds' drawings acquired by the Center

-two photographs of labels on the verso of a portrait of Dr Johnson

-letter from Arturo Iglesias, Inverstment Fortune Management Company, dated 12 July 1966, concerning a portrait of Dr Johnson

-Garnder, Dr Bellamy. 1939. 'Souvenirs of Doctor Samuel Johnson'. The Connoisseur, April 1939, pp203-206

-letter from Lord Charles Fitzroy, Christie's, dated 9 April 1984, concerning a portrait of Dr Johnson

-letter from Lewis Kirby, dated 7 February 1984, concerning a portrait of Letitia Johnson. Includes copies of the following documents concerning the portrait: two summary descriptions; brief biography of Letita Johnson; condition report written by Charles Olin, conservator; valuation report written by O'Toole-Ewald Associates; letter detailing the provenance of the painting by Agnew's

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