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Date(s)
- 1957 (Accumulation)
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Extent and medium
4to, 1 volume
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Biographical history
BUNBURY, HENRY WILLIAM, younger son of Sir William Bunbury, Bart. (qv); b. Jul 1750; in sch. lists 1764, 1765; St. Catherine’s Hall, Cambridge, adm. fellow commoner 30 Jan 1768, readm. 1 Feb 1771; travelled in France 1767 and Italy 1769-70, studying drawing at Rome; [presumably Commissioner of Army Accounts 17 May 1775 – 31 Jul 1783]; an amateur artist and caricaturist, with a good deal of grotesque drollery; his drawings are chiefly in pencil or chalk; an etching of “A Boy riding upon a Pig”, executed by Bunbury when at school, is preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings, British Museum; m. 1771 Katherine, sister of Charles Horneck (qv); d. 7 May 1811. DNB.
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Conditions governing access
Access to rare books is granted to bona-fide researchers, by prior appointment, in cases where the item in unavailable at another UK repository.
Conditions governing reproduction
A reprographics service is available to researchers subject to the access restrictions outlined above. Copying will not be undertaken if there is any risk of damage to the item. Copies are supplied in accordance with Westminster School's Policy on Archive and Heritage Collections, and under provisions of any relevant copyright legislation. Permission to reproduce images of items in the custody of Westminster School must be sought from its Governing Body.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
With twenty coloured etchings and two hundred woodcuts by John Leech. Published at the Punch Office, 85, Fleet Street.
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- Westminster School (Accumulator)
- Greene, Godfrey George Roundell, 1888-1956 (Accumulator)
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Status
Final
Level of detail
Partial
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
- Latin