Joseph Wilton, R.A., agreements and inscriptions relating to commissioned monuments

RA Collection: Archive

Archive context

Showing item 69 of 73 in this group

Reference code

785

Title

Joseph Wilton, R.A., agreements and inscriptions relating to commissioned monuments

Date

1755-1774

Level

Fonds

Extent & medium

25 items

Content Description

Includes the Royal Warrant appointing Wilton Sculptor in Ordinary to George III, and a photocopy of a letter from Sir Joshua Reyonlds

Provenance

Mrs Boyle's in-laws were descended from Wilton.

Acquisition Details

Gifted by Mrs Penelope Boyle, relative of Sir Alexander Boyle, in the late 1980s (from a note by Helen Valentine, 14 Apr 1994).