Scope and Contents
The Le Keux Correspondence consists of business letters addressed to John, Henry, and John Henry Le Keux, along with a few letters by each. The papers span the dates 1811-1879 and have been arranged alphabetically by correspondent in a single series.
The letters' authors include fellow engravers, prospective students, artists, publishers, and patrons of works to which the Le Keux contributed. Authors include Robert Batty, A. C. Pugin, Dawson Turner, and Alaric Alexander Watts.
Dates
- 1811-1879
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Le Keux Correspondence is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
Extent
0.42 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
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Abstract
The collection consists of professional correspondence of John, Henry and John Henry Le Keux, including letters from publishers, artists, fellow engravers, patrons, and prospective students. Among the correspondents are Robert Batty, Edwin Guest, Augustus Charles Pugin, and Dawson Turner. A letter by George Doo encloses a copy of the Associated Society of Engravers' plan for publishing their National Gallery collection.
LE KEUX FAMILY
John Le Keux (1783-1846) and his younger brother Henry Le Keux (1787-1868) were apprenticed to the architectural engraver James Basire, and both produced a wide variety of architectural and views engravings for various publications, including works by Neale, Pugin, and J. M. W. Turner. Henry Le Keux abandoned engraving work for the crape manufacturing business in 1838, but John continued to execute commissions until shortly before his death in 1846. John's eldest son, John Henry Le Keux (1812-1896), also became an architectural engraver; his works include plates in Ruskin's Stones of Venice (1851) and Modern Painters (1888).
Processing Information
This finding aid was produced from a previously existing card set in the Manuscripts Catalog. All pertinent bibliographic information has been retained.
- Batty, Robert, 1788 or 1789-1848
- Bliss, Philip, 1787-1857
- Bridgewater, Francis Henry Egerton, Earl of, 1756-1829
- Cooke, George, 1781-1834
- Doo, George Thomas, 1800-1886
- Engravers -- Great Britain
- Engravers -- Great Britain
- Engraving -- Great Britain
- Finden, W. (William), 1787-1852
- Guest, Edwin, 1800-1880
- Le Keux, Henry, 1787-1868
- Le Keux, John Henry, 1812-1896
- Le Keux, John, 1783-1846
- Nichols, John Gough, 1806-1873
- Publishers and publishing -- Great Britain
- Pugin, Augustus, 1762-1832
- Turner, Dawson, 1775-1858
- Wyatt, M. Digby, Sir (Matthew Digby), 1820-1877
- Title
- Guide to the Le Keux Correspondence
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- by Beinecke Staff
- Date
- July 1996
- Description rules
- Beinecke Manuscript Unit Archival Processing Manual
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
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