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Letter from Edward Lear to Henry Bruce, August 11, 1877
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Letter from Edward Lear to Henry Bruce, August 11, 1877.
Creator
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888, Aberdare, Henry Austin Bruce, Baron, 1815-1895
Abstract/Description
Has sent the painting of the Kinchinjunga. Asks them not to state the price to anyone, for he would charge others more. Requests payment of the balance. May not return to England, for he has no family and few remaining friends. Speaks of various acquaintances.
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FSU_Lear_MSS_1978_32b_18
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Letter from Edward Lear to Henry Bruce, August 23, 1877
Title
Letter from Edward Lear to Henry Bruce, August 23, 1877.
Creator
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888, Aberdare, Henry Austin Bruce, Baron, 1815-1895
Abstract/Description
Lear is delighted that the painting of the Kinchinjunga pleases. Has been told that he cannot consider himself a painter since he paints on commission and is unknown to the public.
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FSU_Lear_MSS_1978_32b_19
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Letter from Edward Lear to Henry Bruce, December 31, 1883
Title
Letter from Edward Lear to Henry Bruce, December 31, 1883.
Creator
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888, Aberdare, Henry Austin Bruce, Baron, 1815-1895
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Sends New Year greetings. Is 72 but continues working. Prefers large subjects as less trying to the eyes. Sends his works to Foord's in Wardour Street for sale. The two sons of his old servant now care for him. Quotes a portion of "Mrs. Jayphar's Wisdom."
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FSU_Lear_MSS_1978_32b_21
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Letter from Edward Lear to Henry Bruce, July 3, 1868
Title
Letter from Edward Lear to Henry Bruce, July 3, 1868.
Creator
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888, Aberdare, Henry Austin Bruce, Baron, 1815-1895
Abstract/Description
Playfully accuses Bruce of avoiding him.
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FSU_Lear_MSS_1978_32a
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Letter from Edward Lear to Henry Bruce, July 31, 1863
Title
Letter from Edward Lear to Henry Bruce, July 31, 1863.
Creator
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888, Aberdare, Henry Austin Bruce, Baron, 1815-1895
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Feels remorse at not having called on Mrs. Bruce. Has been hoping to get their children to his house. Has been making a small copy of a painting for "little Willie" Beadon, whose father lived at No. 9, opposite. Is going to Hastings. Refers to Napier's writings on Cephalonica. Lear will be in London in September and Bruce may select from numerous paintings. Refers to "Ionian Judge" political controversy. Hears Bruce is well liked as Under Secretary.
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FSU_Lear_MSS_1978_32a_03
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Letter from Edward Lear to Henry Bruce, June 6, 1875
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Letter from Edward Lear to Henry Bruce, June 6, 1875.
Creator
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888, Aberdare, Henry Austin Bruce, Baron, 1815-1895
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Lear's friend, Penry Williams, has become concerned about the fate of correspondence he retains. Lear asks if Lord Aberdare would agree to keep it in case anyone should wish to prepare a memoir of Williams. Lear fears that he may forget to address the title his old friends now elevated to the peerage. He has completed Lord and Lady Aberdare's paintings of Smila and Benares. Will do Lord Aberdare's Kinchinjunga next winter.
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FSU_Lear_MSS_1978_32b_15
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Letter from Edward Lear to Henry Bruce, November 24, 1865
Title
Letter from Edward Lear to Henry Bruce, November 24, 1865.
Creator
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888, Aberdare, Henry Austin Bruce, Baron, 1815-1895
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Compliments Bruce on his Ministry and describes his happy reaction to the appointment of Chichester Fortescue to the Irish Secretaryship. Hopes for the rise of T. G. Baring. Has been sketching but weather is foggy. He fears asthma. His servant George is ill at Corfu.
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FSU_Lear_MSS_1978_32a_06
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Letter from Edward Lear to Henry Bruce, October 18, 1865
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Letter from Edward Lear to Henry Bruce, October 18, 1865.
Creator
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888, Aberdare, Henry Austin Bruce, Baron, 1815-1895
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Quarantines have changed his travel plans. After painting view of Jerusalem and Mt. Olympus, Lear will head south. Holman Hunt is to marry in December and go to Palestine. References to numerous social visits, including one to Tennyson.
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FSU_Lear_MSS_1978_32a_05
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Letter from Edward Lear to Henry Bruce, September 11, 1872
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Letter from Edward Lear to Henry Bruce, September 11, 1872.
Creator
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888, Aberdare, Henry Austin Bruce, Baron, 1815-1895
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Regrets he will not be able to visit, for all his time is taken up. Acknowledges a commission for a painting to be executed in India.
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FSU_Lear_MSS_1978_32a_12
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Letter from Edward Lear to Henry Bruce, September 25, 1884
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Letter from Edward Lear to Henry Bruce, September 25, 1884.
Creator
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888, Aberdare, Henry Austin Bruce, Baron, 1815-1895
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Acknowledges the purchase of his paintings for pounds 31.8.0. Is surprised that Millais receives such prices for works that require much less labor than Lear's. Considers new publications and republications. Refers to Richard Doyle as "a wonderfully beautiful artist." Speaks of his work on 200 illustrations for Tennyson.
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FSU_Lear_MSS_1978_32b_22
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Letter from Edward Lear to Henry Bruce, September 26, 1875
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Letter from Edward Lear to Henry Bruce, September 26, 1875.
Creator
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888, Aberdare, Henry Austin Bruce, Baron, 1815-1895
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Has ordered a six-foot canvas to be sent to Sanremo for the painting of the Kinchinjunga. Stays at Franklin Lushington's on the way to Folkstone.
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FSU_Lear_MSS_1978_32b_16
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Letter from Edward Lear to Henry Bruce, September 8, 1866
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Letter from Edward Lear to Henry Bruce, September 8, 1866.
Creator
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888, Aberdare, Henry Austin Bruce, Baron, 1815-1895
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Inquires about the opportunities for an old friend's son, who has been thrown out of work by recent economic conditions. Refers to the death of Thomas George Baring's father; the son will now be Lord Northbrook. Lear's friend Penry Williams thinks of settling in London. Lear has accidentally burned a canvas. Sir Henry Storks has asked Lear to go to Malta with him. References to Cardinal Manning and to Holman Hunt.
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FSU_Lear_MSS_1978_32a_07
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Letter from Edward Lear to Henry Bruce, undated
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Letter from Edward Lear to Henry Bruce, undated.
Creator
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888, Aberdare, Henry Austin Bruce, Baron, 1815-1895
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Concerns establishing a time for a visit with Bruce. Refers to the William Beadons.
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FSU_Lear_MSS_1978_32a_02
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Letter from Edward Lear to Henry Bruce, undated
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Letter from Edward Lear to Henry Bruce, undated.
Creator
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888, Aberdare, Henry Austin Bruce, Baron, 1815-1895
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Sorry to have missed him. Mentions T. G. Baring, E. Drummond, Mr. Helps, Stephen Carr, and Spenser Robinson. Gives an anecdote of a school inspector.
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FSU_Lear_MSS_1978_32b_23
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