| Description | Includes:
-six letters from Boyd Alexander, dated between 3 Nov 1949-26 May 1952, concerning references to Alexander Cozens within the personal papers of William Beckford (1760-1844). Also includes a reply from Oppé, dated 31 Jan 1951
-letter from [C.G.A.], dated 20 May 1953, concerning a work in the Turner bequest possibly based on a work by John Robert Cozens
-six letters from Carl P. Barbier, dated between 27 Oct 1952-Sep 1954, concerning his acquisition of works by Alexander and John Robert Cozens and the correspondence of Sawrey Gilpin (1733-1807). Also includes ten photographs of works by Alexander and John Robert Cozens, mostly annotated on reverse; and two transcripts of a letter from Gilpin, dated 1768, concerning the Alexander Cozens publication, 'The principles of beauty relative to the human head' (1778)
-letter from R.B. Beckett, dated 21 Jun 1953, comparing the use of ink blots by John Constable and Alexander Cozens
-letter from G.R. de Beer, director of the British Museum (Natural History), dated 6 Nov 1950, concerning Cozens and a possible trip to Switzerland in 1776
-thirty letters and a postcard from Charles F. Bell, dated between 21 Mar 1927-3 Dec 1952, concerning various research matters and some discussion of Thomas Rowlandson, and the letters of Beckford. There is additional material included, which was sent with the letters from Bell, as follows: a list of paintings depicting Lake Maggiore, and a transcript extract from minutes of Christ's Hospital, London, concerning Alexander Cozens. Also included are two letters of reply from Oppé, dated between 1 Apr 1934-2 Jul 1952
-letter from Laurence Binyon, British Museum, dated 2 Apr 1919, concerning information from Dalhousie Young relating to a missing painting by John Robert Cozens
-letter from Jacqueline Bouchot-Saupique, Palais du Louvre, undated, concerning reproductions of drawings (in French)
-letter from Charles E. Buckley, curator at Wadsworth Atheneum, dated 29 Dec 1954, concerning works by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797) which are thought to be based on works by Alexander Cozens. Also includes a draft letter of reply from Oppé, dated 18 Jan 1955, concerning his response and additional information on the relationship between Wright of Derby and Alexander Cozens
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| Image Caption | Letter from Charles Bell, dated 20 Mar 1934 and draft reply from Oppé, dated Easter Sunday 1934 |