Material concerning George Edward Dering deceased, the so-called 'Hermit of Lockleys' or 'Hermit of Welwyn'

This material is held atPaul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art

  • Reference
    • GB 3010 WR/392
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1911-1913
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 24 newspaper cuttings; 1 image

Scope and Content

Includes:

-image [of Lockleys, Welwyn?]

-newspaper cutting concerning prices from the sale of the Dering and other pictures

-newspaper cutting concerning the renovation of Lockley's under the supervision of Mr Reginald Blomfield

-newspaper cutting concerning Lawrence's portrait of Mrs Baring and Two Children, lot 108 in the auction, 16 December 1911

-fifteen newspaper cuttings concerning biographical information about George Edward Dering, the 'Hermit of Lockleys' and the Dering Collection

-two newspaper cuttings concerning Mr G E Dering's estate

-four newspaper cutting concerning the sale of the contents of Lockleys, and the sales of the Dering statuary and the Dering silver

25 items pasted into: Christie, Manson & Woods (1911) Pictures by old masters ... pictures of the early English school. [Auction catalogue] London: Christie, Manson & Woods

[Available in the Paul Mellon Centre's Library, see URL below]

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