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CollectionGB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
LevelItem
Ref NoMS 30/2/300
TitleJoseph Wright of Derby to James Beattie from Derby
Date18 January 1778
Extent1 Item
Administrative HistoryJoseph Write [1734-97] Painter of Derby. Painted a picture of Edwin from Dr Beattie's Minstrel for exhibition at Royal Academy, 1778
DescriptionHas read and admired Minstrel, and painted a picture of it which he intends to exhibit at the Royal Academy. Takes liberty to consult Beattie about it. Asks Beattie's advice, and whether Beattie would write or choose line of verse to inscribe on the rock behind Edwin
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