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Papers relating to the Dulwich Gallery of Pictures, collected by John Britton

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MS. Montagu d. 24

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Papers relating to the Dulwich Gallery of Pictures, collected by John Britton:

(fol. 4) Some letters to J. Britton:--from L. B. Allen, 1813 (two: fols. 4, 7): from William Bray, Aug. 15, 1813 (fol. 15): from S. P. Denning, March 29, 1821 (fol. 17). At fol. 20 is a letter from Charles Druce, April 3, 1813.

(fol. 26) 'Catalogue of the Dulwich Gallery of Pictures', a detailed account, with measurements.

(fol. 48) A detailed 'List of Sir Francis Bourgeois Pictures' bequeathed to the Gallery, by J. Britton: a relation of his and mrs. Desenfans's bequest occupies fols. 112-8.

(fol. 82) A historical account of the Picture Gallery, drawn up by J. Britton in Dec. 1813, for William Bray's History of Surrey: plans of the building are at fols. 22, 110, the former by sir John Soane.

(fol. 119) 'Dulwich Gallery. Minutes of a conversation between L. B. Allen, Master of Dulwich Coll: and Sir Fran Bourgeois' in Dec. 1809, drawn up by the former shortly after the latter's death.

(fols. 126, 130) Abstracts of the Wills of Margaret Desenfans, Apr. 19 and May 12, 1813, and of sir Peter Francis Bourgeois, Dec. 20, 1810.