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Bewick, Thomas, (1753-1828), engraver
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Surname: | Bewick | |
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Forenames: | Thomas | |
Gender: | Male | |
Date: | 1753-1828 | |
History: | Thomas Bewick was born at Cherryburn, Ovingham, Northumberland in 1753. In 1767 he was apprenticed in Newcastle to Ralph Beilby, silver engraver. After completing his apprenticeship he worked in London for a few months then returned to Newcastle to form the firm of Beilby and Bewick with his former master. The partnership was dissolved in 1798 and Bewick continued to work on his own account until 1812 when he withdrew from the firm, which was continued by his son, Robert, and daughter, Jane. Thomas Bewick died in 1828. In 1790 Bewick and Beilby published the General History of Quadrupeds and in 1798 the first volume of The History of British Birds. Bewick produced the second volume of The History of British Birds in 1804, and another major work, The Fables of Aesop in 1818. | |
Biography: | ODNB link for Bewick, Thomas (1753-1828) Engraver | |
Name authority reference: | GB/NNAF/P132342 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P2463 ) | |
Online related resources | Artists' Paper Register link for Thomas Bewick | Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Thomas Bewick |
Number | Description | Held by | Reference | Further information |
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1 |
corresp and papers
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Victoria & Albert (V&A) Museum, National Art Library
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NRA 13466 V & A Museum
See Bridson, Natural history MS resources, 1980 |
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2 |
corresp and papers
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Tyne and Wear Archives
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DT.BEW
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NRA 24295
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3 |
18th-19th cent: further corresp
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Tyne and Wear Archives
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DT.BEW
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See Annual Return 1998
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4 |
further corresp with his children
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Tyne and Wear Archives
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DT.BEW
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See Annual Return 2004
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5 |
work and papers, with printing blocks
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Newcastle City Library
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See NEMLAC Survey of Collections, 2003
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6 |
notes and papers for history of British birds
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Add MS 50826
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7 |
memoir
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Add MS 41481
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8 |
literary MSS
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Literary and Philosophical Society of Newcastle upon Tyne
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See ASLIB Directory of Literary and Historical Collections 1993
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9 |
1797-1822: misc corresp
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Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
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MS Add.8520
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NRA 44020
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10 |
notes and cuttings
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London Library
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NRA 20043 London L coll
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11 |
corresp with John Dovaston
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Eg MSS 3147-48
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12 |
1802-06: corresp with Sara Hodgson
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Add MS 50241
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13 |
1807-27: corresp with Sir John and WC Trevelyan
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Add MS 31207
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14 |
1796-1836: letters (56)
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Huntington Library
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See Guide to literary MSS 1979; also British L microfilm M/278
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15 |
proofs, scrapbooks, letter from Jane Bewick
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Laing Art Gallery
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16 |
letters from Thomas Bewick
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Thomas Bewick Birthplace Museum
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