Stanhope Alexander Forbes, recipient: Elizabeth Forbes

Letter from Stanhope Forbes to Elizabeth Armstrong, addressed Newlyn

[1886]

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Created by: Stanhope Alexander Forbes 1857–1947
Recipient: Elizabeth Forbes 1859–1912
Title: Letter from Stanhope Forbes to Elizabeth Armstrong, addressed Newlyn
Date: [1886]
Medium: Ink on paper
Dimensions: 173 × 102 mm
Description: The letter mentions a performance by the Newlyn Artists' Dramatic Society involving Jack Bateman, Percy Craft and Norman Garstin. The letter is illustrated with a self portrait of him during the performance.
Format: Document - correspondence
Collection: Tate Archive
Acquisition: Donated to Tate Archive in 1990 by Miss Monica Anthony.
Reference: TGA 9015/2/2/17

Realism Newlyn School Rural Naturalism New English Art Club Victorian / Genre Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood British Impressionism

Archive context

Papers of Stanhope Alexander Forbes (1857-1947) TGA 9015 (120)
- Correspondence from Stanhope Forbes TGA 9015/2 (117)
- - One hundred and fifty four letters written by Forbes to his future wife Elizabeth Armstrong TGA 9015/2/2 (117)
  - - Letter from Stanhope Forbes to Elizabeth Armstrong, addressed Newlyn TGA 9015/2/2/17