Thomas, Charles & Edwin Landseer, 1850s
Scope and Contents
Five pieces of correspondence related to the Landseer brothers, Thomas, Charles, and Edwin – all British artists. 1 in the hand of eldest brother Thomas addressed to a Mr. Hawlett (?), 3 in the hand of Charles – two to London businessman Elhanan Bicknell (1788-1861), and one to portrait painter Bryan Edward Duppa (1804-1866), and a note related to Edwin, apparently in the hand of fellow artist and lithographer W. Robertson. 1850s. Contents are personal.
Dates
- 1850s
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Thomas (1795-1880), Charles (1799-1879), and Edwin (1802-1873) were three of the seven surviving children of engraver John Landseer (1762/3-1852) and actress Jane Potts. All three were artists: Thomas was an engraver and etcher, Charles a painter, and Edwin a painter and sculptor noted for his work on the lion sculptures at the base of Nelson’s Column in Trafalgar Square.
Extent
From the Collection: 30 Cubic Feet (68 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
From the Collection: French
From the Collection: Italian
From the Collection: Welsh
From the Collection: Danish
From the Collection: Swedish
From the Collection: Spanish
From the Collection: German
From the Collection: Norwegian
From the Collection: Persian
From the Collection: Japanese
From the Collection: Russian
From the Collection: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Creator
- From the Collection: Scheetz, Nicholas B., 1952-2016 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu