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Total number of records: 260

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Archives250
Art items10

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Novello Cowden Clarke Collection260
Brotherton Collection256

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
drawing260
illustration95
family56
portraits41
painting39
art education24
gift giving21
sculpture17
poetry11
music10

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
Genoa, Italy12
London, United Kingdom10
Bruges, Belgium4
Hastings, United Kingdom4
Nice, France4
Paris, France4
Harrogate, United Kingdom3
Rome, Italy3
France2
Berlin (Germany)1

Count of People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Christie, Alexander1
Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria1
Frost, Wlliam Edward1
Humphrys, W.1

Count of Earliest date

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From 17002
From 1800254
From 19004

Count of Latest date

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Up to 1899248
Up to 199912

Archive Collection

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...

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NOVELLO, Emma Aloysia

1814-1902

Drawings, paintings and prints by the artist Emma Aloysia Novello, alongside material related to her family, financial and medical histories.

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NOVELLO, Clara Anastasia

1838-1910

Material related to the soprano singer Clara Anastasia Novello, including a gift presented to her; notes, manuscripts and partial typescripts for 'Clara Novello's Reminiscences' published in 1910; hon...

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NOVELLO, (Mary) Sabilla

1838-1904

Financial, artistic, legal and literary material related to (Mary) Sabilla Novello and her short singing career. Includes portraits of her, albums of greetings cards and her illustrations to her siste...

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SERLE, Emma Clara

1860-1861

Two pencil on paper portraits drawn by Emma Clara Serle, who was the eldest surviving daughter of Cecilia Serle (née Novello) and Thomas James Serle and the granddaughter of Vincent Novello. She was ...

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NOVELLO COWDEN CLARKE, Family

1739-1950

Material relating to the Novello, Cowden Clarke and Gigliucci families which is not attributable to a single member of the family. Includes financial and legal records, creative collaborations between...

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COWDEN CLARKE, Mary Victoria (née NOVELLO)

1825-1898

Two silk carte de visite albums, drawings of plants from Villa Novello in Genoa, gifts of glazed prints and seaweeds, two brooches, Mary Cowden Clarke's Will and Probate details, notes and memoranda, ...

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NOVELLO, Edward Petre

1822-1835

Drawings, oil sketches, watercolours, prints and sketchbooks by the artist Edward Petre Novello.

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Notes

1850-1900

Examples of Clara Anastasia Novello's signature and various notes, verses and memos in Clara's hand and in the hands of her family and friends. Includes a selection of complimentary verses and letters...

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Christie, Alexander to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria

1848-1851

Handwritten letters and ink sketches from Alexander Christie to Mary Victoria Cowden Clarke.

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Drawings

c. 1830

Pencil, ink and watercolour sketches by Edward Petre Novello, including portraits of members of the Novello family, illustrations for his sister Mary Cowden Clarke's publications, copies after existin...

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Albums

c. 1831

Autograph album belonging to Emma Aloysia Novello, with contributions from her mother Mary Sabilla Novello, Charles and Mary Cowden Clarke and others.

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