Material concerning the sale of the John Linnell Collection of works by William Blake

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

  • Reference
    • GB 3010 WR/573
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1918
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 10 newspaper cuttings; 1 letter; 1 journal article

Scope and Content

Includes:

-eight newspaper cuttings concerning the price of drawings and prints by William Blake from the Linnell Collection, sold at auction 15 March 1918

-newspaper cutting concerning a painting by Quentin Matsys bought by a restorer and resold for £10,000

-letter from A.J. Finberg, dated 13 December 1918, concerning an article by Tancred Borenius on 'An Unknown Quentin Matsys'

-newspaper cutting concerning the donation of a Williams Blake original manuscript of the poem Vala to the British Museum

-article from The Literary Digest, 12 January 1918, entitled 'Resurrected Art of William Blake

1 item removed and 11 items pasted into: Christie, Manson & Woods (1918) The John Linnell collection of works ... by William Blake ... remaining pictures and drawings by John Linnell Senr. [Auction catalogue] London: Christie, Manson & Woods

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