Letter from George Scharf
Reference code
SAL/01/02/48/39
Title
Letter from George Scharf
Date
1854-1855
Level of description
item
Scope and content
Envelope enclosing letter from George Scharf comprising notes on a bronze prow found at Actium, an article by Thomas Gill on the discovery of a Roman tesselated pavement at Oulston near Easingford, Yorkshire with accompanying letter dated 20 December 1854 from John Gough Nicholls. The envelope states that Mr Gills article awaited illustrations by James Basire.
See Meeting of 10 May 1855, Proceedings Vol 3, P189-190 for account by George Scharf of the bronze prow.
See Meeting of 21 December 1854, Proceedings Vol 3, p135 for note of the account by Thomas Gill of the discovery of a Roman villa at Oulston and drawings of the tessellated pavement. See also Archaeologia Vol 36 pp 418-437.
See Meeting of 10 May 1855, Proceedings Vol 3, P189-190 for account by George Scharf of the bronze prow.
See Meeting of 21 December 1854, Proceedings Vol 3, p135 for note of the account by Thomas Gill of the discovery of a Roman villa at Oulston and drawings of the tessellated pavement. See also Archaeologia Vol 36 pp 418-437.
Creator
Scharf, George (1820-1895), Knight, art critic, illustrator and director of the National Portrait Gallery