'Stanzas by the Countess of Blessington' and 4 Autograph Letters Signed
Collection of 4 autograph letters to various recipients and one fair copy poetical manuscript, in addition with one autograph letter by Lord Blessington to Sir William Gell.
n.p: v.d., ca. 1818-1839.
Price: $3,000.00
About the item
Pen and ink on paper, 15 pp. in total. 'Stanzas by the Countess of Blessington' and 4 Autograph Letters Signed. Letters creased from prior folding, generally in very good condition.
Item #300351
1: “Stanza’s [sic] by The Countess of Blessington.” 1p. on folded sheet. A 16-line, 4 stanza poem opening with the line, “Like some lone Bird who in a Cage Confined …”
2: Autograph letter signed in the third person. 3 pp. Nov. 27, 1839. Lady Blessington subscribes to the Naval & Military Gazette and thanks the editor for the kind notice of her recent book, likely her Gems of Beauty annual for 1838, which the Gazette reviewed favorably.
3. Autograph letter, signed (“M. Blessington”), to the artist Alfred Edward Chalon. 4 pp. Gore House, October 15, 1838. On publication matters, likely for Lady Blessington’s The Belle of a Season (1840), illustrated by Chalon. Chalon also painted Lady Blessington’s portrait. The letter opens, “I saw the Vignette and Tailpiece, on Friday, and admire them exceedingly,“ and goes on to mention the artist William Heath.
4. Autograph letter, signed (“Margaret Blessington”), to an unnamed recipient. 1 p. Braynston Square, July 19, 1818. An early letter from Lady Blessington, a few months after her wedding to Count Blessington, reminding a friend that he is expected at her home for dinner.
5. Autograph note, signed (“M Blessington”), to “My dear Madam”. 1 p. n.p., n.d. A hastily written note expressing regret at having not seen the recipient, “I write this in a shop, which must excuse it …” With some smudging to the ink, resulting in loss of legibility.
6. Autograph Letter, signed ("B") and again in post-script ("P.B."), by Lord Blessington to Sir William Gell. 3 pp. Florence, post-script from Naples, August 4, 1827. A letter apparently arranging for payment for the plates to Gell's The Topography of Rome and its Vicinity (1834).
