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‘An Account of an ancient painting’ by J S Hawkins, FSA
Catalogue reference: HAJ
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This record is about the ‘An Account of an ancient painting’ by J S Hawkins, FSA dating from 1786, 1790.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HAJ
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Title (The name of the record)
- ‘An Account of an ancient painting’ by J S Hawkins, FSA
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1786, 1790
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Description (What the record is about)
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'An Account of an ancient painting, on the wall of the Chapel of St Blase [actually St Faith], in the abbey church of St. Peter, Westminster', by John Sidney Hawkins, FSA (1758-1842); 1786, 1790. Two papers, the first (fols. 1-37v) being a revision of the second (fols. 38-49v). Read to SA, 22, 29 June 1786, 29 Apr., 6, 13 May 1790 (Minute Books XXI, pp. 304-12, 314-19; XXIII, pp. 375-81, 388-9, 390-7). Drawings and plans by Jacob Schnebbelie relating to the painting are in SA collection of topographical drawings, and in MSS/0263 (fol. 3a).
The painting is now identified as a representation of St Faith; see J. Perkins, Westminster Abbey. Its Worship and Ornaments (1952), iii, 24-32, pl. opp. 31, for an account of the chapels of St Blaise (dismantled in the 18th century) and St Faith, and reproduction of the figure of St Faith.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Society of Antiquaries of London
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- SAL/MS/318; MS 318
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Hawkins, John Sidney (1758-1842), antiquary
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- Society of Antiquaries online catalogue: https://collections.sal.org.uk/haj
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/98f51ece-3e28-49ca-aa3f-7e14616f3273/
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‘An Account of an ancient painting’ by J S Hawkins, FSA