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Leaf 6, 1809 December 20
Collection Overview
Collection Description & Creator Information
- 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?"
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.
- Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
- Processing Information
This collection was processed by John Delaney on April 6, 2009. Finding aid coded by John Delaney on April 7-8, 2009, based on the descriptions of John Hart and Chris Johnson.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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- Credit this material:
Leaf 6; Robert and Thomas Hartley Cromek papers, C1313, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
Find More
- 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
