In the woods beside a stream a young woman bather removes her last stocking while a young man hidden among the reeds looks at her with pleasure.
799.00.00.56
Acquired June 2019
“Portrait of a Persian dwarf, full-length, slightly turned to the left, holding up ropes tied to his hair, dressed in a frockcoat with the skirts buttoned back and with a Turkish hat on his head, a large weight at his side, a harlequin pointing to an advertisement for the dwarf on a shed beyond, the whole surrounded by scrolling rococo foliate and shell designs.”–British Museum online catalogue.
740.00.00.65+
Acquired June 2019
File 659 807 P544
Acquired June 2019
File 767 P68B Al452 1832 07/20
Acquired June 2019
“Portrait of unknown tradesman standing half-length to front, head slightly to right, eyes to front; carrying bag over his right shoulder, staff in his left hand, and wearing cap.”–British Museum online catalogue.
755.00.00.26+ Impression 3
Acquired June 2019
File 767 P68B Al452 1810 08/24
Acquired June 2019
A pocket diary beginning with frontispiece (recto blank) and 40 engraved unnumbered pages with two vignettes (many signed Landseer sc.) at the top of both of the two pages for each month, followed by 12 pages engraved at the top “Cash Account 1808” and followed by a page with the heading “Annual account, 1808”.
145 So729 1808
Acquired June 2019
File 767 P69B C838 1756 4/29
Acquired June 2019
Quarto 646 780 On58
Acquired June 2019
Manuscript record of rental accounts and disbursements between 1761 and 1775 for properties in Homerton, the Old South Sea House Estate and Tower Hill, London, owned by William Harvey and his heirs. Included are records of residents on the Old South Sea House estate, which was well-positioned in the City of London, among them being listed Joseph Mellish, Samuel Waldo, John Boissier, Stephen Tessier and Sir John Chapman. There are also a few commercial rents, including a “warehouse & compting house” leased to Mr. [Mark?] Cramer. The costs of the annual maintainence of the properties, including taxes and bills for expenditure on carpentry, bricklaying, glazing and plumbing are recorded in great detail.
LWL Mss Vol. 247
Acquired June 2019