Text / Thomas Gainsborough letter to David Garrick, 1774 March 2

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Title: Thomas Gainsborough letter to David Garrick, 1774 March 2
Creator: Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727-1788
Date Created and/or Issued: 1774-03-25
Publication Information: Honnold Mudd Library. Special Collections
Contributing Institution: Claremont Colleges Library
Collection: Philbrick Library Collection of Theater Letters
Rights Information: For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact Honnold Mudd Library Special Collections at https://library.claremont.edu/scl/
Description: Artist Thomas Gainsborough writes a friendly letter to David Garrick on his activities and interactions with various persons. Letter contains what may be a wax seal. Image four scan has been rotated 90 degrees to the right.
Type: text
Format: image/jp2
Identifier: phl00540
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/phl/id/3039
Language: English
Subject: Dance
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727-1788
Garrick, David, 1717-1779
Garrick, Eva Maria, 1724-1822
Letters
Painting
Sealing-wax
Seals (Closures)
Signatures (Writing)
Source: Handwritten letter, 8.81 x 7.25 inches: Philbrick Library of Dramatic Arts and Theatre History, Autograph letters box 6, folder 38; 4 pages
Relation: Philbrick Library Collection of Theater Letters - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/phl

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