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. and 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:
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., and Richard Doyle (1824-1883) was an artist and caricaturist, who designed the cover of "Punch" and contributed to over a thousand "Punch" cartoons.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--Politics and government--1837-1901 and Great Britain--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
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, and Tussaud, Marie,--1761-1850
Subject (Topic):
Caricatures and cartoons, Opera--Great Britain, and Wit and humor--Pictorial
Manuscript, in multiple hands, of a collection of about 25 primarily satirical or lighthearted poems, many on the subject of women and love. Poem titles include Damon to Philomel; Advice to a lady, by George, 1st baron Lyttleton; On Sr Isaac Newton; Upon the death of Mrs Page's dove; and A receipt to make an epigram by Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th earl of Chesterfield. Other poets include John Hervey, baron of Ickworth and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu., The last section of the manuscript contains a 19th-century collection of social letters by religious figures addressed to Mr. or Mrs. Young and Miss Anna Young, pasted or tipped into the volume., and The poems are followed by a copy of a letter from the Earl of Orrery to Thomas Southern, dated 1735; and several poems, including one on the death of Lady Caroline Seymour, and several rebuses and poems on flowers.
Alternative Title:
A receipt to make an epigram; said to be wrote by Lord Chesterfield
Description:
Autograph inside front cover: Mary Dyott 10 Febry 1792., Binding: contemporary panelled calf; gilt decoration. The front cover is detached., Partial index at end of volume., Written on flyleaf: My brother Willm & Family came to my mother April the 26 1808 Retd from May the 26 1808 left July the 10th., and Written on flyleaf: This book was given me by Dear Mrs Ogle January the 15 1747.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--Religious life and customs--19th century and Great Britain--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Dyott, Mary--Autograph, Ickworth, John Hervey,--Baron,--1696-1743, Lyttelton, George Lyttelton,--Baron,--1709-1773, and Montagu, Mary Wortley,--Lady,--1689-1762
Subject (Topic):
English poetry--18th century, Rebuses, Verse satire, English, Women authors, and Women--Conduct of life
Falmouth (England), Great Britain--Intellectual life--19th century, Great Britain--Religious life and customs--19th century, and Great Britain--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Fox family, Fox, Anna Maria, Fox, Barclay, 1817-1855, Fox, Caroline, 1819-1871, Sterling family, and Sterling, John, 1806-1844
Subject (Topic):
Bereavement--Great Britain, Death--Social aspects--Great Britain, English literature--19th century, and Tuberculosis--Great Britain
Holograph journal of notes concerning a tour from Greece to Egypt, Malta, the north of Italy, France, and Switzerland. Throughout, the author pays particular attention to the weather; notable landscapes and buildings; and visits to friends. The journal begins with the author's departure from Piraens towards Alexandria. He finds Cairo "grand" and visits the morgue of the sultan Ala'houn. On the way to Assouan, he marvels at a fruit with an appearance like an apple but which, on being broken open, contains no juice nor pulp, only air and seeds. In Phile, after describing a Pharoah's bed, he declares himself sick of writing about temples and other things he does not understand. He climbs a cliff in the Second Cataracts of the Nile and records the names of those who have carved their names on the cliff face. In Malta, he tastes blood oranges and mandarin oranges and gossips about the personal life of Sir George Murray. Traveling to Italy, he finds the lace veils worn by women in Genoa very becoming; laments the dirty streets of Toulon; and praises the scenery of Chartreuse. The journal ends with brief entries regarding towns in Switzerland and, dos-a-dos, supplementary notes about the tour.
Description:
Binding: silk-covered boards; remains of metal clasps. Written on spine: Egypt. Malta. North of Italy. South of France. Switzerland. and For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.
Subject (Geographic):
Egypt--Description and travel, France--Description and travel, Great Britain--Social life and customs--19th century, Greece--Description and travel, Italy--Description and travel, Malta--Description and travel, Nile River Valley--Description and travel, and Switzerland--description and travel
Falmouth (England), Great Britain--Intellectual life--19th century, Great Britain--Religious life and customs--19th century, and Great Britain--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Fox family, Fox, Anna Maria, Fox, Barclay, 1817-1855, Fox, Caroline, 1819-1871, Sterling family, and Sterling, John, 1806-1844
Subject (Topic):
Bereavement--Great Britain, Death--Social aspects--Great Britain, English literature--19th century, and Tuberculosis--Great Britain
Falmouth (England), Great Britain--Intellectual life--19th century, Great Britain--Religious life and customs--19th century, and Great Britain--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Fox family, Fox, Anna Maria, Fox, Barclay, 1817-1855, Fox, Caroline, 1819-1871, and Sterling family
Subject (Topic):
Bereavement--Great Britain, Death--Social aspects--Great Britain, English literature--19th century, and Tuberculosis--Great Britain
Falmouth (England), Great Britain--Intellectual life--19th century, Great Britain--Religious life and customs--19th century, and Great Britain--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Fox family, Fox, Anna Maria, Fox, Barclay, 1817-1855, Fox, Caroline, 1819-1871, and Sterling family
Subject (Topic):
Bereavement--Great Britain, Death--Social aspects--Great Britain, English literature--19th century, and Tuberculosis--Great Britain
Falmouth (England), Great Britain--Intellectual life--19th century, Great Britain--Religious life and customs--19th century, and Great Britain--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Fox family, Fox, Anna Maria, Fox, Barclay, 1817-1855, Fox, Caroline, 1819-1871, and Sterling family
Subject (Topic):
Bereavement--Great Britain, Death--Social aspects--Great Britain, English literature--19th century, and Tuberculosis--Great Britain
Falmouth (England), Great Britain--Intellectual life--19th century, Great Britain--Religious life and customs--19th century, and Great Britain--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Fox family, Fox, Anna Maria, Fox, Barclay, 1817-1855, Fox, Caroline, 1819-1871, and Sterling family
Subject (Topic):
Bereavement--Great Britain, Death--Social aspects--Great Britain, English literature--19th century, and Tuberculosis--Great Britain
Falmouth (England), Great Britain--Intellectual life--19th century, Great Britain--Religious life and customs--19th century, and Great Britain--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Fox family, Fox, Anna Maria, Fox, Barclay, 1817-1855, Fox, Caroline, 1819-1871, and Sterling family
Subject (Topic):
Bereavement--Great Britain, Death--Social aspects--Great Britain, English literature--19th century, and Tuberculosis--Great Britain
