Fine arts

Elements area

Taxonomy

Code

Scope note(s)

    Source note(s)

    • http://vocabularies.unesco.org/thesaurus/concept342

    Display note(s)

      Hierarchical terms

      Fine arts

      Equivalent terms

      Fine arts

        138 Archival description results for Fine arts

        135 results directly related Exclude narrower terms
        GB 2108 KUAS83 · [1940-1970]

        Collection of photographs previously owned by Iris Murdoch. Includes images of Iris Murdoch alone, Iris Murdoch pictured with others and portraits of individuals who Iris Murdoch knew. As well as Murdoch those depicted include John Bayley, Frank Thompson and Elias Cannetti.

        Murdoch , Dame , Jean Iris , 1919-1999 , author
        GB 2108 KUAS118 · 1964-1993

        Letters and cards written by Iris Murdoch to artist Rachel Fenner from 1964 onwards. Murdoch taught Fenner at the Royal College of Art and they remained friends afterwards. Topics covered in their correspondence includes Fenner's studies and later work, Murdoch's work, their travels, arranging meetings, and general family news. There are over 300 letters in total.

        Murdoch , Dame , Jean Iris , 1919-1999 , author
        GB 2108 KUAS164 · [1930-1979]

        Thirteen photographs of Iris Murdoch at various points of her life, dating from the 1930s until the 1970s. These photographs were collected by Peter Conradi while researching his biography Iris Murdoch: A Life (2001).

        Murdoch , Dame , Jean Iris , 1919-1999 , author Conradi , Peter , fl. 1980s , writer
        GB 2108 KUAS191 · Fonds · [1820-1999]

        Items belonging to Iris Murdoch presented by Audi Bayley. These items were from Iris Murdoch's former home in Charlbury Road and include letters written by Iris Murdoch to Borys and Audi Villers [later Audi Bayley], a planning notebook for Jackson's Dilemma, and a range of objects. Includes:

        1) Large bust of Iris Murdoch mounted on marble

        2) Iris Murdoch's teddy bear 'Jimbo'

        3) Painting by Iris Murdoch 1941

        4) Tapestry by Iris Murdoch of fish with the initials IM and JB

        5) Gold edged bowl

        6) 5 stones and 9 Asian religious figurines / icons from Murdoch's writing desk

        7) Letters from Iris Murdoch to Audi Bayley and her first husband Boris Villiers

        8) Green box containing brooch- appears to be enamelled George IV shilling from 1820s

        9) 4 replica medieval icons mounted on wood

        10) Framed photographs from Iris Murdoch's study of Murdoch as a child and Murdoch's parents

        11) 3 Canadian stone figurines depicting an owl, a penguin and a seal

        12) 2 stone figurines of a cow and a lion, with painted and gilded details

        13) 11 dress necklaces worn by Murdoch and kept in her study

        14) A notebook with planning notes by Murdoch for the novel 'Jackson's Dilemma'

        Murdoch , Dame , Jean Iris , 1919-1999 , author
        MORI, Mariko (b 1967)
        GB 0000 Mariko Mori Archive · 1992-2000

        Papers compiled by Chelsea College of Art & Design relating to Mariko Mori, a former student, 1992-2000, comprising her BA thesis, exhibition guides, private view cards, press cuttings and photographs.

        Chelsea College of Art & Design
        GB 1370 WIA, Charles Mitchell · Collection · c 1951-1986

        Notebooks and working papers of the art historian Charles Mitchell, c 1951-1986, on topics including: Ciriaco d'Ancona; Tempio Malatestiano (Temple of the Planets, Rimini, Italy); Antiquarianism and 15th Century Italian Art.

        Mitchell , Charles , 1912-1995 , art historian
        Miers Papers
        GB 0103 MS ADD 86 · [19th century-20th century]

        Undated manuscript notes on the Staatliches Skulpturensammlung (state sculpture collection), Albertinum, Dresden.

        Miers , Sir , Henry Alexander , 1858-1942 , Knight , mineralogist
        GB 0074 ACC/2683 · Collection · 1887-1893

        Ledger and financial accounts of F. Meacci, piece moulder and figure maker, 1887-1893, recording work done in casting, painting, bronzing, squeezing in clay, casting in gelatine, and transport of sculptural works.

        Meacci , F , fl 1887-1893 , piece moulder and figure maker
        Maull portrait photographs
        GB 0117 IM/Maull · 19th century
        Part of Royal Society images and photographs

        Portrait photographs of Fellows of the Royal Society by companies of Henry Maull, namely: Maull and Polyblank; Maull, Henry and Co; Maull and Co; Maull and Fox.

        Maull and Polyblank
        Maull, Henry and Co
        Maull and Co
        Maull and Fox
        Masterpieces of Hogarth
        GB 0096 MS1100 · Collection · c1800-1950

        Masterpieces of Hogarth Scrapbook, c 1800-1950, contains cuttings of a majority of Hogarth's paintings and drawings.

        Unknown
        Masefield, John Edward
        GB 0096 MS951-953 and 966 · Fonds · 1907-1971

        Papers of John Masefield, 1907-1971. Manuscripts 951 and 952 contain photographs of Masefield, Mrs Ethel Stockdale Ross, theatre productions and HMS Conway (?). B/W and colour photographs and negatives. Manuscript 953 contains watercolours and one ink drawing by Masefield. Manuscript 966 contains a watercolour, 'The Dalgoner', 1920s.

        Masefield , John Edward , 1878-1967 , poet and novelist
        GB 0120 GP/42 · c1899-1900

        66 Ear, Nose and Throat pathology illustrations, in pencil, ink and watercolour, by Dr John Stewart Mackintosh, c 1899-1900.

        Mackintosh , John Stewart , 1870-1939 , general practitioner
        Mackenzie, Peter: letter
        GB 0096 AL511 · Fonds · 1834

        Letter from Peter Mackenzie of Glasgow to Joseph Hume, 8 Jan 1834. Returning the 'Major's portrait'. Sends Hume volumes [2 and 3] of the Reformers' Gazette.

        Mackenzie , Peter , 1799-1875 , journalist
        GB 0402 DL · 1850-1873

        Papers of David Livingstone including autograph letters and articles; one small watercolour; copies of letters to various correspondents; a notebook of astronomical observations and many letters and copies of letters from relations; friends and the Foreign Office referring to Livingstone.

        Papers relating to the period 1850-1852, including a letter from Livingstone to William Cotton Oswell dated from Kuruman Sept 20 1852 which contains an account of the activities of the Boers around Kuruman and towards Sechele and copies of letters, 1850-1851, to the London Missionary Society. (9 items)

        Papers, 1853-1857, principally concerning the expedition to Loanda, Linyanti and the Victoria Falls. These include 10 letters from Livingstone in Africa, 1853-1856, reporting to the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) on the progress of the expedition, the discovery of the Victoria Falls etc (long extracts from these letters were published by the RGS); a letter dated [25 Aug 1856] to the Editor of the 'Athenaeum' discussing 'easy chair versus field geography'; 18 letters from English addresses, Jan 1857-Feb 1858 to Dr Norton Shaw (the Society's Secretary) in which Livingstone asks for information on the mouth of the Zambesi, requires a copper boat, comments on his book, maps, family matters and the London Missionary Society; copies of letters from Livingstone to E Gabriel from Cassange, 14 Feb 1855, to Mr Sturge from Tette, 11 Dec 1858 and to Mr Layard from Bombay, 28 Sep 1865. (76 items)

        Papers, 1858-1865, concerning the expedition to the Shiré, Zambesi and Lake Nyasa. These include 8 letters from Livingstone in Africa 1860-1864, to Sir Roderick Murchison and Dr Norton Shaw at the RGS reporting on the progress of the expedition; a small watercolour of the Victoria Falls; a report on the navigation of the Zambesi; an article in which Livingstone summarises proceedings of the expedition and activities of Universities Mission [probable date Jan 1862]; letters from Mary Livingstone to Dr. Norton Shaw, 1858 and 1860; copies of 19 letters from Livingstone to Macgregor Laird, the Foreign Office, Sir Thomas Maclear, E. Gabriel, the Rev A Monk, 1858-1862. (54 items).

        Papers, 1865-1873, concerning Livingstone's last expedition. These include 3 letters from Livingstone to Sir Roderick Murchison, 2 Feb 1867; to Sir Thomas Maclear 8 Jul 1868, to Sir Henry Rawlinson dated from South Central Africa 1873 [probably written in early April, and the last known communication addressed by Livingstone to any official of the RGS]; a notebook of astronomical observations 1872-1873; a collection of news cuttings of 1872 about Livingstone and H M Stanley; copies of 17 letters from Livingstone to the Foreign Office, Sir Bartle Frere, Dr. John Kirk, Sir Roderick Murchison and Mr Seward; letters of Dr. John Kirk, H A Churchill and others communicating news and rumours about Livingstone. (60 items).

        Papers relating to the death and funeral of Livingstone. (11 items).

        Livingstone , David , 1813-1873 , African Missionary Consul , explorer
        COL/LBD/AG · Collection · 1670-1965
        Part of CORPORATION OF LONDON

        Records of the Guildhall Art Gallery, comprising memorandum on the establishment of the Guildhall Art Gallery and the appointment of a Director, 1944; article The Corporation's Picture Collection and the Guildhall Art Gallery, 1965; extracts relating to the portraits of the Fire Judges, 1670-1705, and reports on the restoration of the portraits, 1945; Chamber vouchers, orders for payment and receipts for drawing, framing, setting up, inscribing and decorating the Fire Judges portraits, 1671 and order for payment for painting the pictures of the King and the Duke of York, 1672.

        The City of London's first commissions were portraits of the judges appointed to assess property claims in the wake of the Great Fire of London - the so-called 'Fire Judges'. These were followed by portraits of kings and queens and of other individuals who had rendered a service which the City of London wished to recognise.

        Corporation of London
        GB 1518 CI/AHL · [1878-1954]

        Papers of Lord Lee of Fareham, [1878-1954], notably papers relating to Lee's book Letters that Remain, including proofs for letters intended for the book, including from Lloyd-George, 1917, 1920; photographs of individuals for the book;

        invitations to events and programmes, [1920s-1930s]; papers relating to speeches, [1915-1930s], comprising notes and texts, including speeches as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, [1919-1921]; for exhibition opening at Christie's, 1932; press cuttings and Parliamentary reports relating to speeches, printed copies of speeches, [1909-1936], including 'The Need for National Service', 1915, 'The War and After', 1918, 'Lessons of the War', 1936;

        original and copy letters, [1894-1946] includingfrom Neville and Mrs Chamberlain, Stanley Baldwin, Ramsay MacDonald, [1920s-1930s]; Winston and Clementine Churchill, 1945; Micheal Balcon, Kenneth Clark, Osbert Sitwell, [1939-1946], Nancy Astor, A J Balfour, Joseph Duveen, relating to the National Gallery and Courtauld Institute, David and Frances Lloyd-George, Field-Marshall Lord Haig, Rudyard Kipling, Ramsay MacDonald; Graham Sutherland, relating to a painting, 1940;
        papers relating to Lee's military career, including reference from Lieutenant Colonel Gerald Kitson, 1897; letter concerning Lee, 1898; letter of introduction to Commanding Officers, 1899; letters of authority as Colonel, 1914; army pass, 1914; requisition for petrol and tyres, 1914; permit, 1915; agenda for artillery conference, 1916;
        letters relating to Lee's appointment as Chairman of the Radium Commission, 1929, and copy Charter of Incorporation for the Commission; Declaration of Trust between Lord and Lady Lee and the Massey Foundation, 1940;
        personal papers, [1878-1945], including passport, 1889; birth certificate, [1868], anecdotes, jokes, press cuttings, printed books and articles, journal, 1889; correspondence and leases of White Lodge, Richmond Park, 1928-1932; letter from Lloyd-George informing Lee of his viscountcy, 1922; letters of condolence to various people and obituaries, [1940s]; correspondence regarding Lee's will, 1945; obituary of Lord Lee, [1947];
        papers relating to Chequers, 1917-1953, including abstract of Chequers Estate Act, 1917; articles, guide, 1921, press cuttings, 1920s; correspondence relating to Chequers, including the library, Chequers Trust, silver dessert service presented by Lee, 1938; cartoons by Sir Mark Sykes [of Chequers], [1917];
        correspondence concerning pictures and silver, including sale, purchase, restoration work, and some photographs, [1922-1940], including with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1927-1928, British Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, private dealers;
        correspondence with Theodore Roosevelt, 1897-1918, and Edith Roosevelt, 1912-1945, including an album of selected letters, 1898-1906, including one labelled by Lee 'possibly Roosevelt's first letter as President', 1901; correspondence with Ethel Derby, [daughter of Roosevelt], [1917-1951];
        photographs, [1890-1946], including of the Roosevelt family, the Lees, film stars taken during the Lees' visit to Hollywood, [1930s];

        correspondence regarding the establishment of the Conway Hall, London, 1930-1931; correspondence with Thomas Sherrer Ross Boase; papers of Professor W G Constable; papers relating to the Lee Bequest; Harding Collection; Home House Trust; Wilkinson Bequest; MacColl, Panofsky, Ostrer and Samuel Courtauld correspondence; Pilgrim Trust grant for Corpus of English Medieval Paintings; Scientific Department; Summer course; Lee gift to Hart House; draft scheme for the establishment of art history teaching in UK; insurance papers; press cuttings, 1930-1934; speeches relating to the opening of the Courtauld gallery.

        Lee , Arthur Hamilton , 1868-1947 , Viscount Lee of Fareham , statesman
        KURZ, Otto (1908-1975)
        GB 1370 WIA, Otto Kurz · Collection · c 1930-1975

        Notes, working papers and correspondence of the art historian Otto Kurz, c 1930-1975. Topics covered include: the Baroque, notably the painters Guido Reni, Carracci; faked art; critical edition of Marco Polo's 'Description of the World'; Christian manuscripts; 'Die Legende vom Künstler' (Historiography); astrological manuscripts; Eastern astrology; cultural history of material goods; costume and Jewish Art.

        Kurz , Otto , 1908-1975 , art historian and librarian
        KURZ, Hilde (1910-1981)
        GB 1370 WIA, Hilde Kurz · Collection · c 1945-1968

        Papers of Hilde Kurz, art historian, c 1945-1968, including working papers and draft for The Encyclopaedia of Painting. Topics covered include: Costume; Tapestries; Painting in Northern Europe.

        Kurz , Hilde , 1910-1981 , née Schüller , art historian
        GB 1556 WL 1032 · 1913-1987

        The papers in this collection consist chiefly of photographs of the work of the sculptor and medallion maker, Fred Kormis, 1913-1987. In addition there is some correspondence mostly relating to his work, including letters of thanks from Lord Mountbatten, Menachem Begin and members of the British War Cabinet during the Second World War, for whom Kormis sculpted medallions.

        Kormis , Fred , 1897-1986 , sculptor
        KORMIS, Fred I, (1897-1986)
        GB 0100 KCLCA K/PP26 · 1975-1983

        Papers and photographs, 1975-1983, concerning the placing of a memorial sculpture of victims of war on their way to work camps/concentration camps, called 'Marchers', by Fred I Kormis, at King's College London, in 1975, comprising brochure, 1975, of Fieldborne Galleries, London, containing 'Sculpture, Fred Kormis'; photograph of 'Marchers', [1975]; press cutting, 1975, detailing 'Marchers' acquisition and presentation to the Department of Philosophy, King's College London; correspondence, 1975, between Kormis and Professor Peter Winch, Department of Philosophy, King's College London, and other departments of King's College London, about the unveiling ceremony of the 'Marchers' plaque; correspondence between Professor Winch and Bernard Sternfield of Fieldborne Galleries, London, 1975, concerning photographs taken of 'Marchers'; list of invitees to the ceremony, 1975; article by Professor Winch about 'Marchers', for the College magazine 'Viewpoint', 1975; correspondence, 1979-1983, between Professor Winch and the Decorations and Amenities Committee, King's College London, about the conditions under which 'Marchers' was displayed and its possible relocation.

        Kormis , Fred I , 1897-1986 , sculptor
        GB 0120 MSS.1180-1218, 1233, 2048-2069, 2802-2819, 3014-3072, 3587-3588, 3662-3663, 4220, 4257, 4302-4306, 4487-4489, 5222-5249 and 7966 · 1680-1877

        The collection comprises correspondence, writings and administrative material relating to the Jenner family, particularly Dr. Edward Jenner (pioneer of smallpox vaccination) and the associated Black and Davies families, 1680-1877.

        The material on Edward Jenner includes papers relating to organisations set up in the aftermath of his vaccination discoveries: the National Vaccine Establishment, the Royal Jennerian Society and the London Vaccine Institution.

        Black family Black , George Charles , 1723-1775 Black , Mary , 1730-1810 Davies , Anne , 1741-1812 Davies , William , 1741-1817 Davies , William , 1769-1849 Davies family Head , Henry , 1664-1739 Jenner family Jenner , Edward , 1749-1823 , surgeon and pioneer of smallpox vaccination Jenner , Elizabeth , fl.1706 Jenner , Henry , 1737-1798 Jenner , Henry , 1767-1851 Jenner , Stephen , 1645-1727 Jenner , Stephen , 1702-1754
        Jenner , Stephen , 1732-1797 Jenner , Thomas , 1687-1768 Jenner , George Charles , 1767-1846
        London Vaccine Institution. Mockler , Frederick Murray , Charles , d.1847 National Vaccine Establishment Royal Jennerian Society Seely family Seely , Elizabeth , d.1804 Seely , Robert , 1714-1759
        Inventory magazine
        GB 0000 Inventory · [1995-2000]

        Material relating to the production of Inventory magazine, [1995-2000], comprising flyers, private view cards, christmas cards and letters.

        Claydon , Paul , fl 1995-2000 , artist Scrivener , Adam , fl 1995-2000 , artist Abbott , Damian , fl 1995-2000 , artist
        GB 0070 TGA 738 · Fonds · 1897-1937

        The collection contains committee minutes from its foundation until 1925, minutes of the annual general meetings from 1902 to 1937, agendas and notes for meetings between 1905 and 1910, press cuttings (mainly reviewing the Society's exhibitions) and printed material relating to exhibitions.

        International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers
        GB 0402 CHU · 1899-1943

        Diaries and notebooks of Col Corrie Hudson illustrated with watercolours recording his career in the Indian Medical Service, and his travels and observations, chiefly in North India and Kashmir, also in the Far East, Europe, Iran and the Gulf, 1899-1943 and photographs comprising: diary in India, China, Japan, Korea, Somaliland, Balkans, Muscat and Persia, 30 Mar 1899-29 Dec 1913; diary in Bombay, France, Kashmir and North India, 30 Dec 1913-1 May 1921; diary in India and the Persian Gulf, 2 May 1921-22 Dec 1932; diary in Egypt, Palestine, Turkey, Cyprus, Greece, Rhodes, Cornwall and Scilly Isles, 22 Dec 1932-3 Nov 1943; notebook containing watercolours of landscapes and maps and notes on the Himalayas and Kashmir; notebook of watercolours of birds in India and the UK together with some notes and anatomical drawings and photographs of Hudson, 1900-1927.

        Hudson , Corrie , 1874-1958 , Army surgeon , Major General
        GB 1370 WIA, Herbert Horne · Collection · c 1883-1886

        Papers of Herbert Horne, architect and art historian, c 1883-1886, including correspondence with Grace Parkinson and some correspondence with Aby Warburg. Topics covered include: Italian Renaissance Art: Botticelli, Uccello and Piero di Cosimo.

        Horne , Herbert Percy , 1864-1916 , architect, art collector and art historian
        GB 0096 AL326 · Fonds · [1897]-1901

        2 postcards from George Jacob Holyoake of Eastern Lodge, Brighton to Edwin Ashworth, Todmorden Hall, Yorkshire, West Riding. (1) On the subject of portraits, 1 Feb [1897]. (2) 'Thank you for your pleasant birthday note. I have pleasant memories of Todmorden', 16 Apr 1901.

        Both letters are autograph, with signatures.

        Holyoake , George Jacob , 1817-1906 , co-operator and secularist
        GB 1556 WL 1299 · Collection · 1996

        Notes on an interview with Rachel Whiteread about her proposed design of a concrete bunker to commemorate the Holocaust at the Judenplatz, Vienna by Ernst Eisenmayer.

        Eisenmayer , Ernst , b 1900 , artist and sculptor
        GB 0402 THH · 1880-1929

        Sketches and watercolours of Col Sir Thomas Holdich, 1880-1902, including notebook of sketches and watercolours made while a member of the Afghan Boundary Commission, 1885 and of Afghanistan, Persia and India, 1880-1896 and sketch book containing seven sketches of Patagonia, 1902.

        Holdich , Sir , Thomas Hungerford , 1843-1929 , Knight , surveyor , Colonel
        GB 0099 KCLMA Heard · Created 1901-1903, 1939-1946

        Papers relating to British produced propaganda for the Indian Army, produced to counter Japanese propaganda aimed to entice Indian Army personnel to desert and fight for the Japanese led Indian National Army, India and Burma, 1943-1945, including correspondence, memoranda, personal papers and propaganda material, 1939-1946. Also, scrapbook album of watercolours, sketches, photographs, menus, invitations and autographs, created 1901-1903 by Beryl White (1877-1954) relating to her life in Sikkim, northern India.

        Untitled
        HAYWARD, George (d 1870)
        GB 0402 GWH · 1868-1871

        Fifteen watercolours of Turkistan (Ladakh, Kashgar and Yarkand) by George Hayward some with descriptive text on backs; two sketch plans of Kashgar and Yarkand forts and photograph of the grave of Hayward.

        Hayward , George W , d 1870 , explorer
        Hayward Gallery
        GB 1464 · 1942-2003

        Archives of the Hayward Gallery (HG) comprising:

        Files relating to the HG policy and administration, 1994-2003; files relating to HG exhibitions, 1987-2003; files relating to the Arts Council Collection exhibitions and National Touring Exhibitions, 1994-2003;

        printed exhibition leaflets, 1987-2003; printed posters advertising HG exhibitions and National Touring Exhibitions, 1968-2003;

        printed private view invitation cards for Arts Council exhibitions (ACGB-1994) (including HG and National Touring Exhibitions), 1968-2003;
        printed guides to HG Exhibitions, 1979-2003; printed catalogues for Arts Council Collection Exhibitions, 1950-2003; printed catalogues for HG and National Touring Exhibitions (including some from CEMA) 1942-2003;

        HG press releases, 1978-2003; press cuttings relating to exhibitions and the Gallery, 1968-2003;
        photographs of Hayward exhibition installations, 1968-2003; and National Touring Exhibitions including the Arts Council Collection, 1975-2003.

        Hayward Gallery , 1968-present London County Council , 1889-1965 Greater London Council , 1965-1986 Council for Encouragement of Music and the Arts , 1940-1945 Arts Council of Great Britain , 1945-1994 Arts Council of England , 1994-
        Hare Collection
        GB 0369 HAR · c 1961

        Photographs of Russian silver, porcelain, glass, ikons, paintings and other objets d'art; also offprint of Russian silver by R G Hare (in Ramsay, L G G "The Connoisseur Complete Encyclopedia of antiques" (New York, 1962, pp 60-65).

        Hare , Richard Gilbert , 1907-1966 , Russian scholar
        GB 1518 CI/JDH · 1819-1996

        Papers of and relating to James Duffield Harding, 1819-1996, comprising annual diaries which include notes on the weather, art lessons given, photography, family birthdays and marriges, financial details, 1828-1861 (not all years are covered);
        journals, some including a few sketches, recording journeys to the North of England, 1827, Llandough, Glamorgan 1828, France and Italy, 1830, the Continent, 1832, 1844, 1856; accounts, 1823-1863, including lists of pupils with accounts of fees paid, 1832-1837; lists of subscribers to Sketches at Home and Abroad, 1836; sales of pictures and income from lessons, 1845-1846; daily expenditure diary, 1856;
        miscellaneous papers including manuscript entitled Remarks on Water Colouring, 1819; passport to France, 1845; letter offering Harding a teaching post, 1846; poem by Mrs Valentine Bartholomew, inspired by a picture by Harding, 1848; manuscript of the 'Use of the Brush etc', possibly printed (in part) in Lessons in Taste; undated notes on "Objects", their form and function, and art; undated extracts from various items including a paper on Coleridge; an Essay on Taste by Oliver Goldsmith; Locke's Essay on the Human Understanding; items (title page and vignettes) from Harding's book Sketches at Home and Abroad, 1836; lists of the collection, by the Reverend A A Duffield Harding [1953]; James Duffield Harding 1797-1863: A Centenary Memoir, by Charles Skilton, 1963.

        Harding , James Duffield , 1797-1863 , painter and author
        GB 0074 CLC/251 · Collection · 1828-1851

        Transcript of the manuscript history of the Princes of Wales, from the time of Edward of Caernarvon to the present sovereign of England, by George Perfect Harding, F.S.A., also a description of a series of illustrations to the manuscript history, 1828, with engravings of tombs, portraits, original drawings, and manuscript letters, 1828-51, from royal and distinguished personages.

        Harding , George Perfect , 1779/80-1853 , miniature painter
        GB 0096 MS 1007 · Fonds · 1813-1857

        The Grieve collection comprises: 655 original scene designs (and 3 folders of slides), including panoramas and perspective 'cut-outs' in watercolours and wash by members of the Grieve family, covering performances of various revival productions of Shakespeare plays, along with works by Isaac Pocock, M.R.Lacy, Thomas Otway, Michael Costa, Samuel Beazley, Douglas Jerrold, G.Meyerbeer, Charles A.Somerset, Edward Fitzball, Rossini and others, staged at the Theatre Royal (Drury Lane), the Theatre Royal (Covent Garden) and Her Majesty's Theatre, 1813-1857.

        Grieve , John Henderson , 1770-1845 , scene painter and set designer Grieve , Thomas , 1799-1882 , scene painter and set designer Grieve , William , 1800-1844 , scene painter and set designer Grieve , Thomas Walford , 1841-1882 , scene painter and set designer
        GB 0064 GOW · Collection · [1792-1801]

        Papers of Sir Erasmus Gower, consisting of a log, 1792 to 1794, with one watercolour sketch; two volumes of 'Nautical Observations on a Voyage to China', illustrated with views of coasts and harbours; a letterbook, 1794 to 1798, and a signal notebook, 1801.

        Gower , Sir , Erasmus , 1742-1814 , Knight , Admiral
        GOSDEN, Thomas (1780-1843)
        GB 0074 CLC/250 · Collection · 1843

        Watercolour drawings of the grave monuments of 'celebrated persons' in London, Middlesex, Surrey and Kent, by Thomas Gosden.

        Gosden , Thomas , 1780-1843 , artist and illustrator
        GB 0096 AL183 · Fonds · 1868

        Letter from William Ewart Gladstone of Hawarden, North Wales to Sir Joshua Walmsley, 29 Oct 1868. Replying to his request for a portrait of Gladstone. 'I am haunted by the belief that I am under a prior engagement'.

        Autograph, with signature.

        Gladstone , William Ewart , 1809-1898 , statesman
        Freebairn Sketches
        GB 0103 MS ADD 225 · Created 1791

        Pencil sketches of views in Rome.

        Freebairn , Robert , 1765-1808 , landscape painter
        GB 1518 CI/JJF · 1880-1935

        Research material, manuscripts, and publications of Joshua James Foster, 1880-1935, notably exhibition catalogues, 1880-1881, 1908, 1912; catalogues of miniatures owned by Sir H Stafford Northcote, [1902], and the Duke of Buccleugh (John Charles Montagu-Douglas-Scott) at the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1916-1917; proofs of articles for The Antiquary, [1884]-1889, and other publications, 1899, 1909-1918, with related letters to Foster from Viscount Cobham (Charles George Lyttelton), Earl of Gosford, (Archibald Brabazon Sparrow Acheson), Sir William Hesketh Lever, M H (Marion Harry) Spielmann, Lord Weardale (Philip James Stanhope); transcripts of published articles relating to Richard Crosse, artist, post 1910; published works annotated by Foster, 1916-1917; notes and an article on miniatures in private collections, 1912-[1916]; newspaper cuttings relating to Wessex Worthies, 1921; printed articles written by Foster, relating to miniatures and Giles Hussey, artist, 1923;
        correspondence, notably relating to research projects, 1895-1917, including letter relating to the publication of British Miniature Painters, 1898, correspondence concerning the Buccleuch Miniatures, 1916, and a letter from Sir Robert Witt, 1917;
        miscellaneous material collected by Foster's children, 1925-1932, notably sales catalogues featuring miniatures, 1925-1932; newspaper cuttings, 1925-1929; sales catalogue including books sold from Foster's library, 1935.

        Foster , Joshua James , 1847-1923 , arts historian
        Flaxman Manuscripts
        GB 0103 MS FLAXMAN · 1788

        Manuscript items of John Flaxman, comprising his journal, kept by him in Naples in 1788, consisting of manuscript text and drawings; and a commonplace book containing manuscript notes on sculpture and art and some pencil and ink sketches.

        Flaxman , John , 1755-1826 , sculptor and draughtsman
        GB 0000 Ian Hamilton Finlay Archive · [1971-1996]

        Papers relating to Ian Hamilton Finlay, [1971-1996], comprising guides and booklets for sculpture exhibitions and poetry readings, 1969-1992; press cuttings and articles relating to Finlay's work, 1983-1993; artist's books by Finlay, [1971-1996], published by Wild Hawthorn Press; postcards produced by Finlay, [1968-1996], many published by the Wild Hawthorn Press.

        Finlay , Ian , Hamilton , b 1925 , poet and sculptor
        GB 0074 CLC/B/055-07 · Collection · 1890-1969

        Records of the Fine Art and General Insurance Company Limited comprising Board minute books, Committee minute books and general meeting minute books.

        They are held off-site and require 24 hours notice for access.

        Fine Art and General Insurance Co Ltd
        FIELD, George (?1777-1854)
        GB 1518 CI/GF · [1804-1825]

        Papers of George Field, comprising photographs and colour slides of five notebooks, [1804-1825], covering all aspects of colour making.

        Field , George , ?1777-1854 , chemist and artists' colourman Newton , Henry Charles , fl 1804-1825 , chemist and artists' colourman
        Faulkner, Helen (1888-1979)
        GB 0068 GRI · 1938-1979

        Papers of Helen Faulkner, 1938-1979, 20 water colour sketchbooks, 3 folders of notes relating to the sketchbooks, 3 boxes of index cards and 1 folder of preparatory notes for index and lists of determinations.

        Faulkner , Helen , 1888-1979 , botanist
        GB 1370 WIA, Leopold D Ettlinger · Collection · c 1948-1989

        Papers of Leopold David Ettlinger, c 1948-1989, including personal documents, notebooks, notes, working papers for lectures, and correspondence. Topics covered include: Art and Theory of Art; German 16th Century Art; Italian Renaissance; Catalogue Raisonné of Pollaiuolo; Greek and Roman Gods; 19th Century Landscape Painting; Self-Portraits; Winckelmann and 'Wien und die Entwicklung der kunsthistorischen Methode'.

        Ettlinger , Leopold David , 1913-1989 , art historian and curator
        Essay on miniature painters
        GB 0096 MS 248 · 1746

        Transcript of a work entitled 'Traitté ou sont enseignées toutes les manières de piendre en mignature, avec plusiers exemples des plus excellens peintres de ce siècle', 1746, comprising an account of the different styles of various miniature painters of that era, notably Louis du Guernier, Jean Eckman, Louis van de Bruggen, Jean Petitot, as well as paintings by Sir Anthony Van Dyck, Claude Vignon and Charles Lebrun.

        Unknown
        GB 0114 MS0141 · 20th century

        48 paintings of Ear, Nose and Throat subjects, 20th century, comprising paintings on board, stamped on the back with 'Kreutle Ferencz...Budapest...'. (Ferencz Kreutle was a Hungarian publisher.) The drawings were located in a package labelled 'For the attention of Professor Michael, Institute of Laryngology.'

        Unknown
        GB 1446 MS 50 · [1900-12]

        Papers of Mary Edith Durham, comprise water-colours, drawings and photographs from the Balkans, [1900-1912], many of the pictures are annotated, the paintings and drawings are signed M.E. Durham, 1900 and 17 water-colours, 4 black and white drawings and 2 photographs are mounted. Images depicted include Monastery churches at Deèani and Ipek, 'Moslem' peasants at Podgorica and market places at Cetinje and Cattaro.

        Durham , Mary Edith , 1863-1944 , Balkan traveller and author