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Title
Date(s)
- 1844-1876. (Creation)
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File
Extent and medium
11 ff. Guarded and filed.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Winifred A. Myers (Autographs) Ltd; London; Purchase; 1982
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Six letters, 1844-1876, from the artist Penry Williams to the sculptor William Theed, the painter Edward William Cooke, and an unnamed correspondent. The subjects include a proposed visit to Wales by Williams, his travels in Italy with the sculptor John Gibson, the latter's failing health and his death at Rome, with reference to various English artists in Italy and to works by Gibson, Theed and Williams.
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Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
The contents of NLW MSS 21701-22852 are indexed in greater detail in Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, vol. 8 (Aberystwyth, 1999).
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Notes area
Note
Title based on contents.
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MS 21796B.
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Access points
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Name access points
- Williams, Penry, 1798-1885 -- Correspondence (Subject)
- Gibson, John, 1790-1866 (Subject)
- Gibson, John, 1790-1866 -- Health (Subject)
- Gibson, John, 1790-1866 -- Death and burial (Subject)
- Theed, William (Subject)
- Cooke, Edward William, 1811-1880 (Subject)
- Theed, William (Subject)
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This description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH.
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English