Sujet

Letter from Sir Richard Steele to Henry Pelham, 27th May 1720. Artist: Richard Steele

Légende

Letter from Sir Richard Steele to Henry Pelham, 27th May 1720. Letter to Henry Pelham, Secretary to Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle, Lord Chamberlain, desiring to know whether the Duke will recall the order of silence imposed upon Drury Lane Theatre, with a threat of proceedings in defence of his rights as Manager under a royal patent. From the second series of Facsimiles of royal, historical, literary and other autographs in the Department of Manuscripts, British Museum: Series I-V. (London, 1899).
The Print Collector collection

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19C17_272

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,2Mo (2,3Mo) / 47,8cm x 26,3cm / 5649 x 3105 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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