[Louis Haghe, Dutch lithographer of David Roberts’s ‘Holy Land’.] Autograph Letter Signed to Charles Manby, Secretary of the Institution of Civil Engineers, concerning the loan of a watercolour to a ‘conversatione’ (sic).

Haghe features prominently in William Day’s entry in the Oxford DNB, in which their firm’s publication of Robert’s ‘Holy Land’ (1842-49) is described as ‘the most ambitious lithographic work ever published’, for which ‘Haghe, praised by Roberts for the faithful and artistic interpretation of his drawings, must bear most of the credit for the success of this publication’. See also the entry on the recipient Charles Manby (1804-1884), Secretary of the Institution of Civil Engineers. 2pp, 12mo. On the first leaf of a 12mo bifolium. In good condition, lightly aged, with strip of mount adhering to edge of blank second leaf. Addressed to ‘Charles Mamby [sic] Esquire’ and signed ‘L Haghe’. Marked as ‘Entered’ at top left of first leaf. He has great pleasure in lending ‘a large water colour drawing the only one I have by me’ for ‘your conversatione’, and will send it ‘to the institution 25 great George Street before the 26th’. He also thanks him for putting his name ‘in the free list at the adelphi and Haymarket theatres’. He would ‘in several instances have made use of the priviledge [sic]’ had he been aware of it, and will now do so.