Forrester, James, 1729–1775, Letter to Nollekens, 1775 November 25
- Call Number:
- MSS 10
- Holdings:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
- Creator:
- Forrester, James, 1729–1775
- Title(s):
- Letter to Nollekens.
- Date:
- 1775 November 25
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Part of Collection:
- 3-16[a]
- Provenance:
- Paul Mellon Fund, June 2006.
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The materials are open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- Copyright UndeterminedThe 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 author is probably James Forrester, the Irish landscape artist at Rome. Long and detailed letter about British painters in Italy. Mentions James Barry. Also mentions a copy of Piranesi prints ordered by Nollekens and discusses the political situation, "I sincerely hope that England will triumph over her rebellious sons who indeed seem to deserve a heavy chastisement".
- Physical Description:
- 4 pages ; 27.5 x 20 cm.
- Genre:
- Correspondence , Portraits, Engravings (prints), Extra-illustrated copies (Provenance), and Letters
- Subject Terms:
- ArtistsCollectors and collectingSculptorsSculptureWills
- Associated Places:
- Great Britain
- Associated People/Groups:
- Barry, James, 1741-1806Nollekens, Joseph, 1737-1823Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778
- 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/850
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/850?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1