Found 2 collections related to Art patrons -- Great Britain -- 19th century -- Correspondence

William Roscoe, English historian and patron of the arts. · Holograph verses, "Hymn" : 20 October 1819 : (MISC 4023.16b) : 1 page (single sheet) : [no place] : begins, "What is the first and greatest command? / To love thy God above . . ."; with two emendations; Roscoe's autograph signature, apparently clipped from a letter, is mounted at the foot of the page. Mounted in the Mary Ann Humble autograph album. Shelved with oversized bound manuscript volumes. less

Autograph signature on Admiralty document : 13 Jan 1779 : (MISC 0482) : appointing Peter Dupuy Abbott "Second Lieutenant of His Majesty's Ship, The Flora, and Lieutenant at Arms"; on vellum; document also signed by John Buller and Henry Penton; countersigned by Philip Stephens, secretary. less