ROBINSON
(Sir J. Charles, 1824-1913, C.B., F.S.A., Superintendent of the Art Collections at South Kensington, 1852-1869, Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures, 1882-1901)
Autograph Letter in the third person to Mr Walford,
referring him to the enclosed notice (not present) for 'Debrett', "which contains all that is material", 1 side 8vo., 9th July
slight remains of laying down by blank conjugate leaf
Item Date:
1887
Stock No:
51807
£60
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ROBINSON
(Sir John Charles, 1824-1913, Art Connoisseur)
Autograph Letter Signed to William,
thanking him for his cheque "I am glad you are pleased with the bargain ...", 1 side 8vo, Surveyor of Pictures headed paper, 10 York Place, no date,
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
2815
£10
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HEATH ROBINSON IS "GUILTY OF A DRAWING OF A 'BUNKER CHAIR'" FOR GOLFERS
ROBINSON
(William Heath, 1872-1944, Humorous Artist)
Fine Autograph letter Signed "W. Heath Robinson" to Rosemary Hanson Day
thanking her for her "suggestions which are good but rather difficult to carry out sufficiently as drawings. I am now guilty of a drawing of a 'Bunker Chair' which lifted a middle aged golfer over the bunker - through the air in the direction of the ball. I will keep your letter in case I may be able to adapt the idea later on ...", 1 side 8vo., The Copse, Cranleigh, Surrey headed paper, 4th October
Item Date:
1924
Stock No:
38982
£425
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ROBINSON
(William Heath, 1872-1944, Humorous Artist)
Colour Reproduction of one of his illustrations Signed "W. Heath Robinson" in the bottom right hand corner
underneath the image taken from Shakespeare's Comedy Twelfth Night, titled "For the rain it raineth every day", the picture shows the jester Feste carrying a lute standing in full-length pose roaring with laughter during a heavy downpour of rain and with tortured grey clouds in the sky, from Act V, Scene I, taken from Robinson's illustrated edition purlbished by Hodder and Stoughton in New York in 1908, 6½" x 6½", no place,
Item Date:
1908
Stock No:
40925
£125
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RODIN THANKING A COLLEAGUE FOR A BRONZE CAST
RODIN
(Auguste, 1840-1917, French Sculptor)
Letter signed, in French with translation, to C. H. Bell
saying he is back in Paris and found his "kind letter and the little cast of the small torso from Taranto that you very kindly had manufactured for me. I am extremely grateful for the sympathy with which you honor me and I hope to have the honor to meet you personally one day. With all my thanks and my best remember to Mr. Walley as well ...", 3 sides 8vo., 182 rue de l'Université, Paris, 27th July
Item Date:
1907
Stock No:
40783
£575
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