Part of Miscellaneous letters and papers
A letter, 19 December 1840, from the artist D[avid] Cox, Harborne, Bir[mingha]m, to a fellow artist, Henry [?Gastineau], in North Wales, expressing concern for his friend sketching in the cold weather.
Cox refers to the proposed railway through Conway and to acquaintances in Betws-y-Coed.
Cox, David, 1783-1859.
Nine letters, 1835-1850, to R. H. Grundy, printseller, of Manchester and Liverpool, from the artist David Cox (1783-1859), mostly relating to the latter's work.
The letters contain references to paintings, among them an oil painting of Harlech Castle, submitted for an exhibition at Liverpool (ff. 4-8), and sketches sold to R. H. Grundy (ff. 12, 15-16). A memorial card of David Cox, 1859 (f. 18), and a letter from his son, David Cox, 1870 (f. 19), are also included.
Cox, David, 1783-1859.