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- Stanhope Alexander Forbes 1857–1947
- Recipient
- Elizabeth Forbes 1859–1912
- Title
- Letter from Stanhope Forbes to Elizabeth Armstrong
- Date
- 29 September 1887
- Description
- The letter discusses his contemporaries Frank Wright Bourdillon, the Garstins and Thomas Cooper Gotch among others. He also mentions a painting of quarry men and a portrait of 'Old Hodgkinson' he is currently working on.
- Format
- Document - correspondence
- Collection
- Tate Archive
- Acquisition
- Donated to Tate Archive in 1990 by Miss Monica Anthony.
- Reference
- TGA 9015/2/2/68
Archive context
- Papers of Stanhope Alexander Forbes (1857-1947) TGA 9015 (120)
- Correspondence from Stanhope Forbes TGA 9015/2 (117)
- One hundred and fifty four letters written by Forbes to his future wife Elizabeth Armstrong TGA 9015/2/2 (117)
- Letter from Stanhope Forbes to Elizabeth Armstrong TGA 9015/2/2/68
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