Westmacott, Richard, 1799-1872

Abstract: The collection primarily consists of an album filled with drawings, prints, ephemera, and manuscript poems, letters, dedicatory inscriptions, and notes collected or created by John Charles Denham. The album contains 107 small drawings and sketches in graphite, ink, and watercolor by prominent British artists from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries such as Richard Parkes Bonington, John Flaxman, Sir Thomas Lawrence, Paul Sandby, J. M. W. Turner, and Benjamin West, as well as...

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With a list of the principal works of his father (Sir Richard Westmacott) and where they are to be found. Some are asterisked as "National Monuments."

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The archive comprises approximately 400 autograph letters, from upwards of 120 correspondents, addressed to Richard Redgrave (1804-1888).

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Marked private. Westmacott would like Redgrave to let him know his "sentiments" on the "salary question" that is to be discussed "next Thursday." Westmacott would like Redgrave to visit him before Thursday.

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Westmacott would like to meet with Redgrave to discuss "R.A. matters" before they are brought up at the Committee meeting.

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Westmacott writes that the Duke of Edinburgh was gifted a painting during his trip to New South Wales of a painting of a picturesque scene by a Mr Houson[?]. Westmacott would like Redgrave to help him locate another work in the Royal Collection.

Scope and Contents: "Private. Dear Redgrave, I have only heard this morning - in a note from Grant - that a Govmt meeting was held - I had no notice of it! - I want to know whether any opportunity was afforded you for ventilating your proposal on the constitution of the Council - for tho' it seems the object of the 'call' was special, possibly other matters were talked of - 'entre nous', maybe there is some very [...] & exceptional cause for [...] these hurried & [...] for meetings for [...] rather than...

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"Dear Redgrave, The secretary has written to me, by desire of the council, to […] the presentation of a report. There need be little delay about it - but I should like to have a meeting with you & Smirke at your earliest convenience - could you […] me for a few minutes tomorrow or the following morning before you go to the S.K. Museum? After [...] & Smirke. Yours truly, Rich Westmacott."

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Westmacott writes of three plaster casts to be made from sculptures in various private collections.

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Westmacott describes a pricing discrepancy between himself and Domenico Giovanni Brucciani regarding the creation of plaster casts.

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Westmacott briefly discusses issues, including the schools committee, which are to be addressed at an upcoming meeting Westmacott is unable to attend.