Letters from Franchi to Beckford, in Portuguese
MS. Beckford c. 13
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
Letters from Franchi to Beckford, in Portuguese
Shelfmark
MS. Beckford c. 13
Summary
Many written from abroad (especially Rome, 1825, and Paris, 1825-6), including pen-and-ink drawings of objets d'art, and caricatures, by Franchi, and some notes of replies by Beckford, with:
(fol. 89) a drawing possibly by D.A. de Sequeira, 1826, reproduced in Boyd Alexander, England's wealthiest son (1962), p. 103
(fols. 107-14) drawings and caricatures by Franchi, cut from letters no longer among the papers, including (fol. 108) an architectural drawing probably by Beckford
Date
1823-8, n.d.
Language
Portuguese
Physical extent
114 Leaves
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Collection contents
Correspondence
Letters from Franchi to Beckford
Letters from Franchi to Beckford, in Portuguese
