The diary begins on 30 December 1852 and has extensive, irregular entries on art, art history, friends (especially young women) and the Royal Academy to 5 July 1853. There is one further entry, dated 11 August, on which occasion the author notes he was in Colyton.
Anonymous Art Student's Diary
This material is held atUniversity of Exeter Archives
- Reference
- GB 29 EUL MS21b
- Dates of Creation
- 1852-53
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English.
- Physical Description
- 3 quarto notebooks
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The author appears to have been educated in Exeter, as he reminisces about a vestry school room in the city. He mentions a return to Devon.
Access Information
Open for consultation
Acquisition Information
The diary was found tucked inside the binding of the Walsh papers, 21a.
Other Finding Aids
Unlisted
Conditions Governing Use
usual University of Exeter arrangements apply