BIB_ID
107795
Accession number
MA 3315.1-79
Display Date
1840-1845.
Credit line
Purchased on the Fellows Fund with special assistance of Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Page, 1974.
Description
79 items (316 pages), unbound : illustrations ; various sizes
Notes
High reserve.
John Doyle was a portrait painter and political cartoonist; he published hundreds of sketches of political figures under the pseudonym "HB" over the course of his career. Richard, Henry, and Charles all pursued careers in the arts: Richard became an artist and illustrator, best known for designing the cover of Punch; Henry was a portrait painter and museum director for the National Gallery of Ireland; and Charles was a draftsman and illustrator (as well as the father of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle).
John Doyle was a portrait painter and political cartoonist; he published hundreds of sketches of political figures under the pseudonym "HB" over the course of his career. Richard, Henry, and Charles all pursued careers in the arts: Richard became an artist and illustrator, best known for designing the cover of Punch; Henry was a portrait painter and museum director for the National Gallery of Ireland; and Charles was a draftsman and illustrator (as well as the father of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle).
Provenance
Richard Doyle; Arthur Conan Doyle; Adrian Conan Doyle. Purchased from House of El Dieff, 1974.
Summary
The letters in this collection were produced as part of a weekly assignment: starting in July 1842, the Doyle brothers were required to write a letter each week, describing their activities, reflecting critically on art, music, literature, and public events, and illustrating from memory the scenes and events they described. For more on the context and composition of the letters, see The Illustrated Letters of Richard Doyle to His Father, 1842-1843, pp. 7-11. Items in the collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see related records for more information.
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