Title	Finding aid for Papers of Richard and William Westall, 1805-1836.
Creator	Westall, William, 1781-1850.
Extent	39 letters and one manuscript volume, also a folder of ephemera.
Biographical Note	William Westall, a British illustrator of topographical works; younger brother of Richard Westall, painter and book illustrator; instructor of painting and drawing to the Princess Victoria.
Scope and Content	The collection of correspondence, documents, engravings, and ephemera of the Westall brothers assembled at the Huntington Library. Included are the correspondence of William and Richard Westall, a bound volume of Richard Westall's illustrations, and printed pieces and photograph reproductions of various and paintings and illustrations. The incoming correspondence of William Westall includes letters from Sir John Carr, William Bernard Cooke, and others. 18 letters are signed "W. Stevens, Sedbergh, Westmoreland, England." There are six letters by Richard Westwall, written between 1811 and 1836, including two letters addressed to his brother. Also included is a statement of account for Richard Westall (1829). Also included is a letter by James William Inman to a "M. Parrington." (1811). Also included is the bound manuscript volume titled "Westall's illustration of Byron's Works, with Suitable Extras, and a Brief Memoir." 31 printed illustrative plates were drawn by Richard Westall and engraved by various artists. The brief memoir of Byron and suitable extras (short extracts from various poems by Byron), were written in an unknown hand and signed with the initials: MM, 1834. The volume bears the bookplate of Henry Ecroyd Smith, on inside front cover.
Notes	All inquiries about this collection should be directed to the Curator, Literary Manuscripts.
Date	1805-1836.
Provenance	Correspondence and ephemera was purchased from Cesi Kellinger, February 1, 1984 and the volume was donated by Mr. Edwards H. Metcalf, June 15, 1992 (manuscript volume).
Subject	Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824. Works. Westall, Richard, 1765-1836 -- Archives. Westall, William, 1781-1850 -- Archives. Artists -- Great Britain -- Correspondence.
Form/Genre	Book illustrations Great Britain 19th century. (aat) Drawings Great Britain 19th century. (aat) Engravings Great Britain 19th century. (aat) Ephemera. (aat) Letters (correspondence) Great Britain 19th century. (aat) Manuscripts Great Britain 19th century. (aat)
Contributors	Carr, John, Sir, 1772-1832. Cooke, William Bernard, 1778-1855. Inman, James, 1776-1859. Westall, Richard, 1765-1836, correspondent.
Department	Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. Manuscripts Department.
Call Number	mssHM 54281-54318, HM 63286
Accession Number	mss 01088 and mss 01638.
Physical Collection	Richard and William Westall Papers.
Digital Collection	Finding Aids, Huntington Digital Library
Physical Description	5 p.
Digitization Specifications	Original finding aid converted into PDF document by B. Black, 2011-12-23.
Date Digital	2011-12-23.
DCMI Type	text
Digital Format	pdf
Original Finding Aid	Finding aid prepared by Gayle M. Richardson, January 18, 2002.
Citation Information	Finding aid for Richard and William Westall Papers, Huntington Digital Library, San Marino, California.
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Cataloging Notes	Arranged alphabetically by author.