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John Britton Collection


3 Portraits in set

336 autograph letters, formerly bound into albums, addressed to the antiquary John Britton and dated 1798 to 1856. This collection has been interfiled with approximately 300 engraved portraits that illustrate Britton's correspondents, amongst whom are included many eminent literary, antiquarian, artistic and theatrical figures of the period.

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Robert Clutterbuck, by William Bond, after  William Henry Hunt - NPG D11256

Robert Clutterbuck

by William Bond, after William Henry Hunt
stipple engraving, (circa 1815)
NPG D11256

William Stevenson, by William Sharp, printed by  Day & Haghe, after  Horatio Beevor Love, after  William Hilton - NPG D8972

William Stevenson

by William Sharp, printed by Day & Haghe, after Horatio Beevor Love, after William Hilton
lithograph, 1821 or after
NPG D8972

Joseph Hunter, by Henry Meyer, published for  Joseph Hunter, after  Stephen Catterson Smith - NPG D12269

Joseph Hunter

by Henry Meyer, published for Joseph Hunter, after Stephen Catterson Smith
stipple engraving, published 1829
NPG D12269