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Bewick, Thomas, 1753-1828 (wood engraver)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1753 - 1828

Biography

Thomas Bewick (1753-1828), wood engraver, was born at Cherryburn House, near Eltringham, Northumberland, in August 1753. He was apprenticed to the engraver Ralph Beilby (1749-1817), with whom he subsequently entered into partnership in Newcastle. Bewick executed cuts for children's books, 1771-1774, and engraved blocks for Select fables (1784), A general history of quadrupeds (1790), History of British birds (1797 and 1804) and The Chillingham bull (1789). He died at his home in Gateshead on 8 November 1828.

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

 Series

Beilby to Bewick, 22 Jan. 1797 ('Friday afternoon, 3 O Clock 22 Jany'. Undated so date is inferred.)

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8520/3
Scope and Contents

His intention to have no further dealings with unnamed 'intemperate woman'.

Dates: 22 Jan. 1797 ('Friday afternoon, 3 O Clock 22 Jany'. Undated so date is inferred.)
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Thomas Bewick: Correspondence
 Fonds

Correpondence between Sir Geoffrey Keynes and Iain Bain

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10302
Scope and Contents 88 letters and cards from Sir Geoffrey Keynes to Iain Bain, with 42 draft autograph letters or copy typed letters from Bain to Keynes. The subject-matter of the correspondence principally concerns William Blake, with some discussion of Thomas Bewick.With three letters from Keynes to Reynolds Stone, and related items, including diary notes by Bain, a letter from Peter Summers to Keynes, 1969, news-cuttings of David Garnett’s 90th birthday article on Keynes for The Times, 1977,...
Dates: 1968-1982
Conditions Governing Access: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library
 Series

Ralph Beilby to Bewick, 8 Sep. 1797

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8520/2
Scope and Contents

Suggestion for resolving their dispute concerning Bewick's apparent desire to deny him due recognition for his share in the compilation of the first volume of the History of British Birds.

Dates: 8 Sep. 1797
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Thomas Bewick: Correspondence
 Series

Ralph Beilby to Bewick, Newcastle, 7 Sep. 1797

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8520/1
Scope and Contents

Complaint about Bewick's apparent desire to deny him due recognition for his share in the compilation of the first volume of the History of British Birds.

Dates: 7 Sep. 1797
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Thomas Bewick: Correspondence
 Fonds

Thomas Bewick: Correspondence

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8520
Dates: 1797-1822
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library

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