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Leaf 6, 1809 December 20

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Collection Creator:
Cromek, Thomas Hartley (1809-1873)
Dates:
1809 December 20
Extent:
1 item
Languages:
English
Scope and Contents

CROMEK (R.H.). ALS to Thomas Bewick. One and a quarter pages. Quarto. London, 20 December 1809. Cromek writes how sad that he and Stothard were that their plans to meet Bewick failed - Stothard only spent a week in Scotland, and he, RHC, returned by boat after 13 weeks away. He encloses the portrait of Cunningham, then writes,"Schiavonetti has completed an Etching of the Canterbury Pilgrims, which has produced an Effect among both Painters and Engravers that would be in vain for me to Describe. It really is a Painter's Etching, with an Engraver's skill super added. I long for you to see one." Cromek concludes by a piece of"money-catching." Having given Schiavonetti 300 Guineas (as part of a total payment of 800 guineas), Cromek finds himself in a state of penury and asks Bewick if he has got"a few guineas [from The Grave subscribers] scattered about your town?"

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Leaf 6; Robert and Thomas Hartley Cromek papers, C1313, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

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Custodial History

By descent from T. H. Cromek. T. H. Cromek's daughter married John Warrington of Newland Hall, Wakefield. He was the father of Austin Warrington, whose son Paul Warrington inherited the Cromek archive and left the archive on his death to his wife, Jeanne Warrington, in 1992, who in turn left the archive to R. H. Cromek's great-great-great grandson Ian Warrington on her death in 2007, who sold the archive at Sothebys London in July 2008.

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CROMEK (R.H.). ALS to Thomas Bewick. One and a quarter pages. Quarto. London, 20 December 1809. Cromek writes how sad that he and Stothard were that their plans to meet Bewick failed - Stothard only spent a week in Scotland, and he, RHC, returned by boat after 13 weeks away. He encloses the portrait of Cunningham, then writes,"Schiavonetti has completed an Etching of the Canterbury Pilgrims, which has produced an Effect among both Painters and Engravers that would be in vain for me to Describe. It really is a Painter's Etching, with an Engraver's skill super added. I long for you to see one." Cromek concludes by a piece of"money-catching." Having given Schiavonetti 300 Guineas (as part of a total payment of 800 guineas), Cromek finds himself in a state of penury and asks Bewick if he has got"a few guineas [from The Grave subscribers] scattered about your town?"

Collection History

Custodial History

By descent from T. H. Cromek. T. H. Cromek's daughter married John Warrington of Newland Hall, Wakefield. He was the father of Austin Warrington, whose son Paul Warrington inherited the Cromek archive and left the archive on his death to his wife, Jeanne Warrington, in 1992, who in turn left the archive to R. H. Cromek's great-great-great grandson Ian Warrington on her death in 2007, who sold the archive at Sothebys London in July 2008.

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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

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Leaf 6; Robert and Thomas Hartley Cromek papers, C1313, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

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Bibliography

See Dennis M. Read's R. H. Cromek, Engraver, Editor, and Entrepreneur (Ashgate, 2011) for more information about Cromek and these papers.

Names:
Bewick, Thomas (1753-1828)
Cromek, R. H. (Robert Hartley) (1770-1812)
Pye, John (1782-1874)