COLLECTION NAME:
Mary Hamilton Papers
Record
Image Number:
HAM_1_2_37.pdf
Reference Number:
HAM/1/2/37
Link to Catalogue:
Series Title:
Correspondence from John Dickenson to Mary Hamilton
Parent Work Title:
Letter from John Dickenson
Creator:
Dickenson, John, approximately 1757-1842
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1794-05-01
Description:
Dickenson writes in detail of his time in Bath, his social life there and the people he socialised with including the Rundells (see HAM/1/8/6) and Mrs Boscawen (see HAM/1/6/1). At the house of the Mrs Pigotts who own a portrait painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds, the finest he ever saw and suggests Hamilton view it herself when she gets a chance. They told him that Reynolds was so pleased with the portrait that he said that he should pay them for it rather than him.
Language Code:
eng-GB
Subject:
Letters
Subject:
Great Britain--Description and travel
Subject:
Great Britain--Social life and customs
Category of Material:
Archives
Sub-Category:
Correspondence
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
England: Bath and Northeast Somerset: Bath
Time Period Covered:
18th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Bath and Northeast Somerset: Bath
People Covered:
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723-1792
People Covered:
Hamilton, Mary, 1756-1816
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Work:
Copyright restrictions may apply
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2014-06-20
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2014-07
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Mary Hamilton Papers