Woolner, Thomas, 1825–1892, Thomas Woolner letter to John Frederick Lewis, 1874 April 12
- Call Number:
- MSS 53
- Holdings:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
- Creator:
- Woolner, Thomas, 1825–1892
- Title(s):
- Thomas Woolner letter to John Frederick Lewis
- Date:
- 1874 April 12
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Part of Collection:
- Box 1, folder 3
- Provenance:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The materials are open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- The collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts.
- Scope and Content:
- "Ap: 12 '74. My dear Mr Lewis, Sir Vincent Eyre is anxious to do something towards preserving the antiquities in Egypt, and intends drawing up a petition to the Khedive for that purpose, and to have it presented to him thro' the Foreign Office. But in order to give the petition full effect both with our and the Egyptians authorities, he thinks it best to obtain the sanctions and signatures of the President and Council of the R. Academy, and of the Roy: Soc: of Antiquaries. He was speaking to me on the subject, and I naturally thought that you would be the fittest member to mention it to the Council of the R. Academy; if you are willing to bring it forward, or look over the paper with a view to bringing it forward, will you kindly let me know that I may tell Sir Vincent what you say? He saw the Khedive this last winter on the subject, and he seemed anxious also to preserve the Monuments; and would be glad of any external assistance such as English opinion, to assist him in such a desirable object. Sir Vincent says the travellers increase and are knocking things about terribly, and he thinks no time should be lost. I hope you are feeling stronger with this milder weather, and are at work again. Believe me truly yours, T. Woolner."
- Additional Notes:
- With blind-embossed letterhead: 29, Welbeck Street. W.
- Physical Description:
- 1 folded sheet (3 pages) : autograph letter, signed ; 18 x 23 cm, folded to 18 x 12 cm
- Genre:
- Correspondence and Exhibitions
- Subject Terms:
- AntiquitiesArtOrientalismPaintersPaintingPhotographyPricesSculptorsSculpture
- Associated Places:
- EgyptFranceGreat BritainHayes (Bromley, London, England)Paris
- Associated People/Groups:
- Eyre, Vincent, Sir, 1811-1881Ismail, Khedive of Egypt, 1830-1895Lewis, John Frederick, 1804-1876Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)Society of Antiquaries of LondonWoolner, Thomas, 1825-1892
- Finding Aid Title:
- Thomas Woolner Letters to John Frederick Lewis
- Collection PDF:
- https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/10701.pdf
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/2629894
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/2629894?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1