Cockerell, C. R. (Charles Robert), 1788-1863
Person
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Charles Robert Cockerell letter to "My Dear Sir", 1853 January 12
Item — Box 1, Folder: Cockerell 1
Call Number: MSS 84
Dates:
1853 January 12
C.R. Cockerell letter to Richard Redgrave, 1852 December 7
Item — Box 1, Folder: 18
Call Number: MSS 22
Scope and Contents:
"My Dear Colleague, Pray look at the accompanying drawings by the performer Mr. Gifford, & tell me if you can find a more legitimate drawing […] of architecture in London. It is a pity he should be out of employ could you help him […] Yours truly C.R. Cockerell."
Dates:
1852 December 7
C.R. Cockerell letter to Richard Redgrave, 1855 December 11
Item — Box 1, Folder: 18
Call Number: MSS 22
Scope and Contents:
In a letter that is frequently illegible, Cockerell writes of a mission in Paris [presumably related to the Paris Exhibition] in which he was instrumental in getting "our great national work" "sanction[ed]" by the "French […]" and the "Imperial authority." He writes that he "shall expect [the thanks of the commissioners] & the fullest acknowledgement of [his] services on that mission." Earlier in the letter, Cockerell discusses the "Gross treatment of [his] model, packed by the best men...
Dates:
1855 December 11
Letters to Richard Redgrave
Collection
Call Number: MSS 22
Abstract:
The archive comprises approximately 400 autograph letters, from upwards of 120 correspondents, addressed to Richard Redgrave (1804-1888).
Dates:
circa 1840-circa 1880