Ref NoLDGSL/857
TitleSketches of scenery in Wales and the Welsh Borders for Roderick Murchison's 'Silurian System'
Date[1833-1838]
Date NoteOnly the drawings by Charlotte Murchison are dated (1834-1835)
LevelSeries
Extent36 sheets
FormatPhotograph/drawing/painting/print
DescriptionSketches of scenery and geology in Wales and the Welsh Borders, by various artists, [1833-1838], a number of which were published in Roderick Impey Murchison's ‘Silurian System’(1839).
ProvenanceMurchison collection. Although the original 1980s catalogue records all of the drawings being by Charlotte Murchison, when comparing the drawings to the published book the file actually contains work by a number of different artists. There are at least five identifiable artists - Thomas Webster, Charlotte Murchison, Lady Lucy Clive, Harriet Clive and Hugh Edwin Strickland.
ArrangementArranged according to attribution of the artist as the folder had no order.
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
LanguageEnglish
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray; revised by Caroline Lam
Previous referenceLDGSL 857
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/2MURCHISON; Sir; Roderick Impey (1792-1871); Baronet; geologist and geographer1792-1871
Places
CodePlaceName
NA110Wales
NA330Welsh Borders
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