William Cavendish 6th Duke Devonshire (5 results)
More imagesAn Original Handwritten and Signed Letter from Cadiz by William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire to Probably a Future Mistress Eliza Warwick
William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire SIGNED
Language: English
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Add to basketPaper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Handwritten and Signed Letter from Cadiz by William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire to Probably a Future Mistress Eliza Warwick. Undated. A long letter discussing his desire to meet her and how much he had admired her from a distance. Two coat of arms engravings… attached to the letter. William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, 1790 - 1858, styled Marquess of Hartington until 1811, was an English peer, courtier and Whig politician. Known as the "Bachelor Duke", he served as Lord Chamberlain from 1827 to 1828 and again from 1830 to 1834. The Cavendish banana is named after him. Size is 170mm x 115mm. Condition is good. Paper residue to rear. Light folding crease. Recipient cut away. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 18812. Signed by Author(s).
An Original Third Person Hand Written Letter and Signed by Peer William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire
William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire SIGNED
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Add to basketPaper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Third Person Hand Written Letter and Signed by Peer William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire. Undated. A thank you note to a Mrs Fitzpatrick and also declining a meeting. William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, 1790-1858, was a British peer, cou…rtier, nobleman, and Whig politician. Known as the "Bachelor Duke", he was Lord Chamberlain of the Household between 1827 and 1828 and again between 1830 and 1834. The Cavendish banana is named after him. Size is 180 x 115mm. Condition is good. Folding crease. More images can be taken upon request. Ref17707. Signed by Author(s).
Autograph Note, third person, tp "[Mr Ward?]", about a box at Drury Lane and busines involving his agent.
William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, peer, courtier and Whig politician
Published by Lismore Castle 7 Sept, 1812
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Add to basketOne page, cr.8vo, faint staining (foxing?) but text clear and complete. "the Duke of Devonshire has only today received Mr Wards letter cponcerning the box at Drury Lane. Mr Heaton [his agent] Old Burlington St will transact the business with the committee upon this letter being shown to him." He succeeded to the title on the de…ath of his father in 1811.
Published by 'Chatsworth / 21 Feb. no year'. Chatsworth House Chesterfield Derbyshire
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Add to basketSee his entry, and that of his mother, in the Oxford DNB, as well as James Lees-Milne's biography 'The Bachelor Duke' (1991). 2pp, 12mo. With thin mourning border, and his monogram at top left of recto. In fair condition, lightly aged, with slight discoloration to extremities on recto. Folded for postage. Reads: 'Sir / On my ret…urn to London I shall have great pleasure in sending a portrait of my mother, not Duchess of "Richmond" to Lord Lansdowne - & I shall send you one for Mr W W Russell who is I suppose the Accountant General though he must be too young to have been acquainted with the Dss / Yours sincerely / Devonshire.'.
Published by ONE: 7 October ; Chatsworth House Chesterfield Derbyshire. TWO: 25 July 1852; Brighton, 1827
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Add to basketTwo letters providing an insight into the relationship between artist and patron in nineteenth-century England. See the the Duke's entry, and Eastlake's, in the Oxford DNB, as well as James Lees-Milne's biography 'The Bachelor Duke' (1991). With regard to the subject of the letters (now at Chatsworth), Eastlake's obituary in the… Illustrated London News states: 'A more important effort was a large composition, commissioned by the Duke of Devonshire, the subject of which was derived from Plutarch's story of the Spartan Isadas appearing in a battle armed but undraped, and being in consequence taken for a god; the exhibition of which picture, in 1827, procured the artist's election an Associate of the Academy.' Both items have strips of minor discoloration, otherwise they are in good condition, lightly aged and with postage folds. Both signed 'Devonshire.' Eastlake is not named as the recipient of the first letter, but given the context his identity is apparent. ONE: 7 October 1827; Chatsworth. 2pp, 12mo. On first leaf of bifolium. The letter suggests that Eastlake has been paid twice. Begins: 'Dear Sir / I am surprized & embarrassed by the letter I have today received from you, and I can only account for my bankers conduct by my having employed a secretary at the very busy time of last spring, who may have sent another order for 250£, I having forgot having done so myself. / I have written to Messieurs Snow for an explanation of this & they will give information to Messieurs Harman. / Sir Thomas Lawrence who is here is going to repair a slight injury done to the picture on the journey. I have hung it in a very good though temporary place, & I admire it more every day'. In 1837 the author of 'Modern Chatsworth; or, The Palace of the Peak' reported that the painting had recently been removed from the state drawing room at Chatsworth to the banqueting hall. TWO: 25 July 1852; Brighton. 1p, 4to. Written (for reasons explained in the text) in a very shaky hand. Eastlake would clearly like to retouch his painting, but the Duke is not inclined to let him. Reads: 'Dear Sir Charles / I should be willing to comply with a request of yours, but I do not like to remove Isadas [sic] from the position where he is seen and admired by thousands every year. But a stronger objection is that I never could consent to having the picture retouched or altered. It is valued by me, and accompanied by too many recollections & associations to permit that. Wishing to give you a [sic] immediate answer, I have used my paralytic left hand. / most sincerely yrs / Devonshire.'.
