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Novello Cowden Clarke
1739-1966
The Novello Cowden Clarkes were a well known Anglo-Italian family of musicians, writers, artists, singers and actors, with a wide and influential literary and artistic circle. Based in London and lat...
Travel
1959-1960
Pamphlets, timetables, reservations and photographs associated with the painting trip Bridget Riley took across Italy with Maurice de Sausmarez in the summer of 1960, during which they travelled to Ro...
Examples of Clara Anastasia Novello's signature
c. 1875
Five examples of Clara Anastasia Novello's signature mounted on two sheets of paper. In three of the examples she has used her married name, Clara Gigliucci.
Contracts to sing in Italy, France and Spain
1849-1852
6 contracts for Clara Anastasia Novello to sing in Rome, Florence, Milan, Paris and Madrid between 1849 and 1852, written in Italian.
Elizabeth Amati-Airy to Maurice de Sausmarez
1965-1968
Handwritten letter and handwritten postcard from Elizabeth Amati-Airy to Maurice de Sausmarez, the letter thanking him for writing to her with the news of her National Diploma in Design [NDD] and for ...
Sketchbooks
1822-1835
Ten sketchbooks belonging to Edward Petre Novello, dating from his time as a student at Sass's Academy in Bloomsbury and the Royal Academy of Arts and the period afterwards, including travels to Franc...
Bell, John to Cowden Clarke, Charles and Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria
25 Feb 1867
Letter from the sculptor John Bell to Charles and Mary Cowden Clarke, in which John describes his surprise at finding himself in Italy, having sailed for ten days from France. He records the beauty of...
Craik, Dinah Maria (née Mulock) to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria
4 May 1880
Handwritten letter from Dinah Maria Craik to Mary Victoria Cowden Clarke, recording Craik and her husband's new friendship with 'the lilies', referring to the daughters of Mary's sister Clara Anastasi...
Craik, Dinah Maria (née Mulock) to Novello, (Mary) Sabilla
12 Mar 1884
Handwritten letter from Dinah Maria Craik to (Mary) Sabilla Novello, apologising that she would have written sooner but had been unwell since the first day of their travels. She writes that her husban...
Craik, Dinah Maria (née Mulock) to Novello, (Mary) Sabilla
20 Mar 1884
Handwritten postcard from Dinah Maria Craik to (Mary) Sabilla Novello, noting that she had not been able to travel until now and remains weak. She records her travels plans to Genoa and Rome and reque...
Diaz de Soria, Jules to [Novello, (Mary) Sabilla]
23 Jan 1870
Handwritten letter from the musician Jules Diaz de Soria to (Mary) Sabilla Novello, written in French.
Reservations from Dover to Calais
26 Jul 1960-13 Sep 1960
Typed letter from J. Lindsay of the Automobile Association to Maurice de Sausmarez, confirming reservations to travel between Dover and Calais on 26 July 1960 and returning from Boulogne to Dover on 1...