Grant, Francis, Sir, 1803-1878

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Marked private. Grant writes about a Royal Academy issue, beginning with: "The Royal Academy has[?] no occasion to apologize to any gentleman for not asking them to their[?] party…." Additional annotations, probably in Redgrave's hand, on the back of the letter. Letter and annotation difficult to decipher.

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In an almost indecipherable hand, Grant appears to write about the arrangements for an exhibition of old master works, listing paintings in the hands of various private collections for potential display. [return to]

Scope and Contents: The album was compiled by Henry Sanford Bicknell. It includes letters to David Roberts from William Allan, Samuel Austin, Edward Hodges Baily, William Boxall, John Britton, John Burnet, Robert William Buss, Augustus Wall Callcott, George Cattermole, Alfred Edward Chalon, Henry Barnard Chalon, William Collins, Edward William Cooke, George Cooke, Charles West Cope, John Doyle, Thomas Duncan, Charles Lock Eastlake, James Elmes, William Etty, Myles Birket Foster, Andrew Geddes, Frederick...