Reference code
FU
Title
Henry Fuseli, RA, papers
Date
1799-1849
Level
Fonds
Extent & medium
1 box
Previous reference codes
491, FU 1-10
Content Description
Miscellaneous correspondence and other papers of Fuseli dating from the last 25 years of his life, and papers of his executor,
John Knowles, including items relating to the sale of Fuseli's paintings in 1827, and correspondence with
Sir Thomas Lawrence, one of the principal purchasers. It seems clear from Knowles'
Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, 3 vols, 1831, that Knowles was in possession of a large collection of Fuseli papers, of which this is only a small part.
Provenance
The papers listed here passed from John Knowles, biographer of Fuseli, to a descendant, E. F. Windeatt, a solicitor of Druid, Ashburton, Devon. [NRA list, 1973.]
Acquisition Details
The papers were purchased by the RA "for a nominal sum" in 1971 from T. Griffiths, Warden, Devon Centre, Dartington Hall, Totnes, Devon. [Annual Report, 1971; note by
Philip James, November 1971, at front of box.]
Arrangement
The arrangement preserves that of the 1973 finding aid.
Finding Aids
Historical Manuscripts Commission, National Register of Archives catalogue, June 1973.
Bibliography
Weinglass, David H., The Collected English Letters of Henry Fuseli, New York, 1982.