| Description | Includes:
-two letters from G.K. Adams, National Portrait Gallery, dated 5 September 1941 & [undated], concerning the portrait of Margaret Carpenter (1793-1872) by Bonington
-letter from T.W. Bacon, dated 27 April 1937, concerning various research matters including a work by John Sell Cotman entitled 'Bocastle Cove', an unamed engraving by Richard Wilson, a work by 'Turner of Oxford' entitled 'Crichton Castle', and a passing reference to Bonington
-three letters from Charles F. Bell, dated between 4 July 1937-15 July 1941, concerning the Burlington Fine Arts Club 1937 Bonington exhibition and some discussion of Shirley's 1941 Bonington monograph
-letter from Laurence Binyon, National Portrait Gallery, dated 12 August 1941, concerning Binyon's review of (presumably) Shirley's 1941 Bonington monograph
-a letter and a card from Maurice W. Brockwell, [both undated], concerning the racing colours of the Duke of Richmond
-letter from Kenneth Clark, dated 23 March 1937, concerning general research matters
-seven letters from Douglas Cooper, dated between 24 July 1941-4 February 1946 [some are undated], concerning various research matters in relation to Bonington and some other artists
-letter from Ralph Edwards, dated 4 September 1941, concerning his and Oppé's reviews Shirley's 1941 Bonington monograph
-letter from C.E. Hughes, dated 12 February 1937, concerning a meeting with Charles E. Russell about a Bonington work in his collection
-letter from Alfred A. Longden, Director of Fine Arts, The British Council, dated 15 April 1946, concerning an invitation for Oppé to join a selection committee for a proposed European exhibition of 'earlier British art'
-draft letter from Oppé to the Manchester Guardian, dated 26 October 1941, concerning his disapproval of a review they had published on Shirley's 1941 Bonington monograph
-letter from Henry P. McIlhenny, Philadelphia Museum of Art, dated 13 November 1941, concerning a work by Bonington in his collection entitled 'Death of Titian' or 'The funeral of Titian' [this letter was originally kept between plates 156-157 in Oppé's copy of Shirley's 1941 Boninton monograph]
-letter from [illegible], National Portrait Gallery, dated 30 July 1941, concerning portraits of Bonington, in particular those by Margaret Carpenter
-letter from F. Paul, The Warburg Institute, dated 7 August 1941, concerning a proposed article on Raphael
-letter from Clement Pitman, City of Nottingham Museum and Art Gallery, dated 18 October 1954, concerning a work by Bonington in their collection, entitled 'a coast scene', which is thought to be a misattribution
-letter from John Rothenstein, Director, The Tate Gallery, dated 20 May 1954, concerning the authenticity of a 'Venetian painting' attributed to Bonington. Also includes a reply from Oppé, dated 21 May 1954
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| Image Caption | Letter from John Rothenstein, Director, The Tate Gallery, dated 20 May 1954 and draft reply from Oppé, dated 21 May 1954 |