Illustrated letter from Walter Scott

Hugh William Williams (1773 - 1829)

National Library of Scotland

1823

A short letter from Sir Walter Scott to the sporting artist William Scrope inviting him and Williams to dinner at Abbotsford. Scrope later gave the letter to Williams who illustrated it with drawings of Abbotsford and the nearby picturesquely romantic ruin of Melrose Abbey.

• Medium: pen, ink & wash on paper
• Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2cm
• Art Fund Grant: £638 ( Total: £2,270)
• ArtFunded in: 2005
• Vendor: Bonhams

Provenance

Collection of Wilfred Partington; Roy Davids.

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