Cracherode, Clayton Mordaunt, 1730-1799
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Album, circa 1826–1854
Item — Box: Vol. 4
Call Number: MSS 16
Scope and Contents:
Inscribed at front: "Mary Parker, 1829." Album reveals Mary’s ongoing interest in comic scenes, picturesque views, and fine art. It includes drawings from key tourist sites, such as Northern Italy’s Lago Maggiore and Switzerland’s Lake Lucerne, as well as a series of copies after works in the British Museum. These drawings occasionally identify the collection from which the artworks come; many are from the bequests of Reverend Clayton Mordaunt Cracherode (1730–1799) and Richard Payne Knight...
Dates:
circa 1826–1854
Mary Leighton Collection
Collection
Call Number: MSS 16
Overview:
The collection comprises ten original sketchbooks, albums, and scrapbooks compiled by Mary Leighton and her children, 1824-1860.
Dates:
1824-1860