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.
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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).
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Cambridge University Library
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