Ref NoWR/573
Alt Ref NoS3023
TitleMaterial concerning the sale of the John Linnell Collection of works by William Blake
DescriptionIncludes:

-eight newspaper cuttings concerning the price of drawings and prints by William Blake from the Linnell Collection, sold at auction 15 March 1918
-newspaper cutting concerning a painting by Quentin Matsys bought by a restorer and resold for £10,000
-letter from A.J. Finberg, dated 13 December 1918, concerning an article by Tancred Borenius on 'An Unknown Quentin Matsys'
-newspaper cutting concerning the donation of a Williams Blake original manuscript of the poem Vala to the British Museum
-article from The Literary Digest, 12 January 1918, entitled 'Resurrected Art of William Blake

1 item removed and 11 items pasted into: Christie, Manson & Woods (1918) The John Linnell collection of works ... by William Blake ... remaining pictures and drawings by John Linnell Senr. [Auction catalogue] London: Christie, Manson & Woods

[Available in the Paul Mellon Centre's Library, see URL below]
Date1918
LevelFile
Extent10 newspaper cuttings; 1 letter; 1 journal article
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