HERKOMER
(Sir Hubert von, 1849-1914, Portrait Painter)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed to "My dear friend"
telling him that his "difficulties with regard to Mr Watts [(George Frederick, 1817-1904, Painter & Sculptor)] are easily overcome - you MUST SIT TO BOTH OF US!!! I can't possibly let you off. It is my privilege to enable the companion to one you so appreciate. It is kind of you to tell people to come to me, but then you are always kind in my case ..." and he mentions a friend whose "eldest was ill ... with Rheumatic fever, but he is now getting better. But it touches up the parents dreadfully to see their children suffer ...", 2 sides 8vo,., Bushey House, 28th April
Item Date:
1894
Stock No:
29042
£100
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HERKOMER
(Sir Hubert von, 1849-1914, Portrait Painter)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed to "My Lord" the Marquis of LORNE
(9th Duke, John Campbell, Marquis of Lorne, 1845-1914, Husband of Princess Louise, Governor-General of Canada) saying that it "would give me so very much pleasure to be able to show my pictures to H.R.H. the Princess Louise & yourself, either on one of the days mentioned in the enclosed or separate day next week by appointment ...", together with the printed invitation that he is referring to with their names filled in by Herkomer, the invitation has an illustration at the head and says "Mr Hubert Herkomer, solicits the honour of a visit from ... & friends to a private View of his Pictures at his Studaio 22B Ebury Street ...", 2 sides 8vo., 22b Ebury Street, Belgravia, 28th March
Item Date:
1885
Stock No:
40585
£150
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HICKS
(George Elgar, 1824-1914, Painter)
Fine Autograph Letter signed to W. H. ALLCHIN
(Sir William Henry, 1846-1912, Physician) saying that he "will be of course speaking to any of the Academicians about the coming exhibition - your best way will be to write at once to the Secretary of the Academy who I suppose will make all the arrangements, saying that you are willing to contribute a valuable painting by Rembrandt and desiring to know when you are to send it in. This is a good opportunity of testing its originality. For the correspondence I shd not admit a doubt of its genuineness ...", 2 sides 8vo., with the address of the secretary on the blank 3rd side, 36 Kensington Park Road, 26th November
Item Date:
1887
Stock No:
40592
£75
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HILL
(Amelia Robertson, 1820-1904, Scottish Sculptress influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites)
Signature and Subscription at the end of a letter,
in this fragment wishing "goodnight dear friend & a happy awakening in the New Year. Always yours affectionately", no place, no date, circa
Item Date:
1880
Stock No:
55840
£45
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HINE
(Harry, 1845-1941, R.I., Watercolourist)
Signature and Subscription from the end of a letter,
no date, circa
Item Date:
1890
Stock No:
55841
£20
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