© National Library of Scotland
Illustrated letter from Walter Scott
Artist: Hugh William Williams (1773 - 1829)
Location: National Library of Scotland
Date: 1823
Materials: pen, ink & wash on paper
Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £638 (Total: £2,270)
Vendor: Bonhams
Review number: 5646 (2005)
Provenance:
Collection of Wilfred Partington; Roy Davids.
Description:
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.
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