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Call Number:
MSS 10
Holdings:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Creator:
Humphry, George, d. 1759
Title(s):
Two letter fragments with signatures, one by Ozias Humphry and one by his father.
Date:
1758 September 1
Classification:
Archives and Manuscripts
Part of Collection:
2-366
Provenance:
Paul Mellon Fund, June 2006.
Conditions Governing Access:
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copyright Undetermined

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 Archives Department.
Scope and Content:
The first fragment signed "Your most humble servant, Geo. Humphry" with annotated note by W. Upcott. The second signed "Ozias Humphry Honiton Septr. 1st. 1758.
Physical Description:
2 letter fragments ; 5.5 x 17.5 cm. ; 5.5 x 11 cm.
Genre:
Correspondence , Portraits, Engravings (prints), Extra-illustrated copies (Provenance), and Letters
Subject Terms:
Artists
Collectors and collecting
Sculptors
Sculpture
Wills
Associated Places:
Great Britain
Associated People/Groups:
Blake, William, 1757-1827
British Museum
Nollekens, Joseph, 1737-1823
Smith, John Thomas, 1766-1833
Upcott, William, 1779-1845
Finding Aid Title:
Extra-illustrated Life of Nollekens
Collection PDF:
https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/3.pdf
Archival Object:
https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/794
Metadata Cloud URL:
https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/794?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1