Material concerning the sale of pictures from Dornden, Tunbridge Wells

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

  • Reference
    • GB 3010 WR/583
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1920
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 3 letters; 1 partial letter; 1 newspaper cutting; 1 article

Scope and Content

Includes:

-two letters from Sir Heath Harrison, dated 11 & 16 August 1920, concerning paintings sold at the Dornden sale on 26 June 1918

-letter to Sir Heath Harrison from his sister [?] Harrison, dated 13 August 1920, concerning paintings sold at the Dornden sale on 26 June 1918

-partial letter possibly to William Roberts from unknown correspondent, concerning previous owners of the Dornden Estate

-newspaper cutting concerning an early Italian Virgin and Child, attributed to Cesare da Sesto, presented to Cape Town Art Gallery and which formerly hung at Dornden

-handwritten article of six pages by William Roberts on The Virgin in Adoration by Cesare da Sesto

1 item removed and 5 items pasted into: Langridge & Freeman (1918) Dornden, Tunbridge Wells : ... oil paintings. [Auction catalogue] Tunbridge Wells: Langridge & Freeman

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