Letter to Lucie, Lady Duff-Gordon; 17 Cambridge Terrace, [1851] Mar 27.
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Description
- Title
- Letter to Lucie, Lady Duff-Gordon; 17 Cambridge Terrace, [1851] Mar 27.
- Creator
- Doyle, Richard, 1824-1883
- Contributor
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Donizetti, Gaetano,--1797-1848.--Lucia di Lammermoor
Doyle, Richard,--1824-1883
Duff Gordon, Lucie,--Lady,--1821-1869
Graham, James,--Sir,--1792-1861
Great Britain.--House of Commons
Peel, Robert, Sir, 1822-1895--Caricatures and cartoons
Tussaud, Marie,--1761-1850 - Published / Created
- [1851] March 27
- Publication Place
- [London]
- Abstract
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Also contained in the letter are three pen drawings: one of Sir Robert Peel; another of the crowd at the Italian opera; and a caricature of his idea for an exhibit of the Whig Ministers at Madame Tussaud's wax museum.
Letter from Doyle to Lucie, Lady Duff Gordon, which primarily discusses politics and social news. The letter begins with a detailed description of his recent visits to the sessions of the House of Commons, including a summary of Sir James Graham's speeches and an unfavorable description of Sir Robert Peel. He also speculates about the marriage prospects and "wicked conspiracy" surrounding Miss Talbot; describes a night at a performance of the opera Lucia di Lammermoor; and mentions his social visits to other artists.
- Description
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Binding: full red morocco folder; gilt decoration.
For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.
In gilt on cover: Richard Doyle 1824 1883. Autograph letter containing three drawings to Lady Gordon.
Pasted inside cover: dealer's description of manuscript.
Richard Doyle (1824-1883) was an artist and caricaturist, who designed the cover of "Punch" and contributed to over a thousand "Punch" cartoons. - Extent
- 1 v. (12 p.) ; 18 x 11 cm.
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Osborn d118
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Format
- text
- Genre
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Correspondence
Drawings (visual works) - Subject (Geographic)
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Great Britain--Politics and government--1837-1901
Great Britain--Social life and customs--19th century - Subject (Name)
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Donizetti, Gaetano,--1797-1848.--Lucia di Lammermoor
Doyle, Richard,--1824-1883
Duff Gordon, Lucie,--Lady,--1821-1869
Graham, James,--Sir,--1792-1861
Great Britain.--House of Commons
Peel, Robert, Sir, 1822-1895--Caricatures and cartoons
Tussaud, Marie,--1761-1850 - Subject (Topic)
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Caricatures and cartoons
Opera--Great Britain
Wit and humor--Pictorial
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Richard Doyle, Letter to Lucie, Lady Duff Gordon. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 7041209
- Object ID (OID)
- 10191029