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Northwick Park; and Spencer-Churchill, Captain E. George

Catalogue reference: FHS/4/1/124

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This record is a file about the Northwick Park; and Spencer-Churchill, Captain E. George dating from [c1960s-1970s].

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Reference
FHS/4/1/124
Title
Northwick Park; and Spencer-Churchill, Captain E. George
Date
[c1960s-1970s]
Description

Includes:

-two letters exchanged between Florence C. Lamb and Letitia Simpson, dated 15 and 21 February 1957, concerning a picture by Franz Pourbus II of James I in the Northwick collection

-letter from Simpton to George Bernier, dated 26 March 1960, concerning a picture by van Ast in the collection of Spencer-Churchill

-letter from Dennis [?] to Simpson, dated 30 November 1965, concerning the sale of the Northwick Park collection

-handwritten list of pictures at Northwick, undated (6pp)

-typed list of pictures belonging to Spencer-Churchill, undated (3pp)

-handwritten notes concerning a picture titled 'Village Surgeon', undated (1p)

-handwritten notes giving details of works of art in the collection and their locations at Northwick Park, undated (49pp)

-twelve black and white photographs of works of art

-annotated Christie's sale catalogue titled 'Pictures by Old Masters, on Friday, February 11, 1966'

-ten annotated extracts from sale catalogues

-two news cuttings relating to the sale

Held by
Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Language
English
Physical description
1 file
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Record URL
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FHS/4/1

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Northwick Park; and Spencer-Churchill, Captain E. George