Howard, Henry, 1769-1847

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British Theatrical and Literary Prints is a collection of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century engravings and etchings depicting scenes and characters from 267 plays and stories by 112 authors that were published in England and Ireland during those two centuries. The prints are generally small in format—octavo or quarto in size—and most were extracted from publications.

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Testimonial on behalf of Richard Redgrave's qualifications to fill the position of Drawing Master at Addiscombe.

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Asking him to deliver to "Mr. Smith or bearer" the pictures listed in the previous letter.

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With sketches by Joseph Nollekens on the verso showing detailed designs with measurements of two monuments, one for a Mr. Bagge dated May 1st 1811.

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...