Received of Richard Westmacott Eqr A.R.A. the
sum of one Guinea, for one copy of Memoirs of
Wm Collins Esqre R.A.
W. Wilkie Collins
£1"1"---
Signed receipt for one guinea to Richard Westmacott ARA, on blue paper, 55x228mm, dated [Monday] 11 December 1848. The slip is tipped into a copy of Memoirs of the Life of William Collins, Esq., R.A. London 1848 by Wilkie Collins, presumably the copy for which it is a receipt.
The Public Face of Wilkie Collins I 30
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| London Decr 11th 1848 Received of Richard Westmacott Eqr A.R.A. the sum of one Guinea, for one copy of Memoirs of Wm Collins Esqre R.A. W. Wilkie Collins £1"1"--- |
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Richard Westmacott (1799-1872) was a sculptor. His father, also called Richard and an artist is shown left. He knew William Collins and is mentioned in Memoirs (I 23). The younger Richard became a full RA in 1849 and was professor of Sculpture at the Royal Academy 1857-1867. |
Another receipt to William Buckland dated two days earlier is also known.
