HICKS
(George Elgar, 1824-1914, Painter)
Fine Autograph Letter signed to W. H. ALLCHIN
(Sir William Henry, 1846-1912, Physician) saying that he "will be of course speaking to any of the Academicians about the coming exhibition - your best way will be to write at once to the Secretary of the Academy who I suppose will make all the arrangements, saying that you are willing to contribute a valuable painting by Rembrandt and desiring to know when you are to send it in. This is a good opportunity of testing its originality. For the correspondence I shd not admit a doubt of its genuineness ...", 2 sides 8vo., with the address of the secretary on the blank 3rd side, 36 Kensington Park Road, 26th November
Item Date:
1887
Stock No:
40592
£75
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KEPPEL
(Sir Henry 1809-1904, Admiral of the Fleet, Published 'The Expedition to Borneo of HMS Dido for the Suppression of Piracy')
Autograph Letter Signed to Dr Little
saying "If the enclosed is of any use I shall be very happy ...", 1 side 8vo., Windsor Castle blindstamped paper, Sunday 8th, no date, circa
Item Date:
1860
Stock No:
40587
£100
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KITCHENER
(Horatio Herbert, 1st Earl, 1850-1916, Commander in Chief in South Africa, Field Marshal Earl Kitchener of Khartoum)]
Fine Autograph Letter Signed in full "H. H. Kitchener" to "Dear Broadley"
thanking "Harris & the Drury Lane Lodge for their kind telegram. The Doctors have been pulling me about here but I hope soon to get out of their clutches & back to my work at Suakin. I am getting on very well but the bullet has not yet been found & pieces of bone from the jaw keep on coming away ...", 3 sides 8vo., Citadel Hospital, 5th February no year
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
40565
£325
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LANDSEER
(Sir Edwin Henry, 1802-1873, Animal Painter)
Autograph Letter Signed to W. Atkinson,
asking him to "have the goodness to send me by the bearer ... as I am particularly anxious to obtain some of those Red Oranges ...", 1 side 8vo., with autograph direction on the verso, no place, 21st March
Item Date:
1855
Stock No:
40588
£35
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"I AM BROKEN DOWN WITH GRIEF" BY THE DEATH OF PRINCESS ALICE OF HESSE
LEOPOLD
(George Albert, 1853-1884, 4th Son of Queen Victoria, Duke of Albany, a haemophiliac, died after an accident on 28th March in Cannes)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed, to his physician Arnold Royle
asking him for his "exact address - & be ready to start with me for the Continent early this week (perhaps Wednesday) - & have your uniform quite ready. This is a sad & afflicted house this day. For the 2nd time, Saturday Dec 14th, has proved fatal to our family. I am broken down with grief ...", 3 sides 8vo., on black edged mourning paper, no place, no date, Saturday
Item Date:
1883
Stock No:
40568
£775
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