Catalogue of pictures by Philip Reinagle together with copies of letters, compiled by Oriana Georgiana Reinagle

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Reference code

RE/14

Title

Catalogue of pictures by Philip Reinagle together with copies of letters, compiled by Oriana Georgiana Reinagle

Date

[c.1834]

Level

Item

Extent & medium

1 volume

Previous reference codes

842.E

Content Description

Entries apparently copied from an account and commonplace book maintained by Philip Reinagle, covering the period 1805-1826, recording works sold and various other expenses relating to frames and paints. Also sketches of the alignment of Jupiter and Saturn in September 1824; notes on classical sources. Also includes full transcriptions of letters by Reinagle - firstly to an unnamed gallery owner in Brighton, 1820. Secondly two letters to his wife, May 1818, describing his experiences while staying at the house of Lord Middleton in Stratford upon Avon. Lastly a letter from Is. Green, Stratford, regarding a commission from Lord Middleton.