Item 4 - Album of Photographs of the Work of Thomas Kerrich

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Album of Photographs of the Work of Thomas Kerrich

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  • 1968 (Creation)

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Album containing photographs of drawings, paintings and engravings by Thomas Kerrich which had been collected by Sir Owen Morshead and given to D. Peys Whiteley.

On the inside of the of the front cover is an obituary of Sir Owen Morshead from The Times, 3 June 1977.
Then there is the draft of a letter by Pepys Whitely, 4 January 1971, giving details about some of the painting in the book as well as a

(1) Magdalene College from the high walk [showing the Pepys Building and the Chapel), 1776
(2) Window of the room (or rooms) where the library was kept until 1734 [see MCPH/1/6/6]
(3) View of the Pepys Building with a large body of water covering the Fellows garden [there is debate between Morshead and Pepys Whiteley as to what this water is]
(4) Looking west from the Second Court
(5) Magdalene College close, the river and the road to Ely, 12 June 1778
(6) Transcript of a letter Kerrich wrote to his sister, 7 Nov 1767, describing his first arrival at Magdalene College [original is in the Corpus Christi Archive]
(7) North view of Cambridge Castle and part of the town, from the Roman road towards Kings hedges, between 11 and 12 noon, 17 April 1783
(8) Portrait of Thomas Kerrich by H.P. Briggs [see MCWA/A/64]
(9a) Portrait of Richard Hey by Thomas Kerrich [see MCWA/A/61]
(9b) Portrait of Martha Hey by Thomas Kerrich [see MCWA/A/60]
(10) [Blank]
(11) Gentlemen after dinner by Thomas Kerrich 1773 [underneath is written 'Coll. Mrs R.J.P. Wyatt, 1972]
(12 [Blank]
(13a) Drawing of a man holding a rope with 'Bury Suffolk 3 Kings in ? Market, Sept 3 1770' written by Thomas Kerrich
(13b) Drawing of a man with 'W. Brooke Maids Head Norwich, Aug 1771 T.K', written at the bottom [under both 12a and 12b is 'Coll. Mrs R.J.P. Wyatt, 1972'
(14) [Blank]
(15a) Old Goody Elgar of Dersingham, Norfolk
(15b) Old Susan Briggs
(16) [Blank}
(17a) John Smith of Magdalene (1744-1807)
(17b) Frances Thurston
(18) [Blank]
(19a) Will Heath, Magdalene, 1770
(19b) Brooks of Caius College
(20) [Blank]
(21a) Unnamed man, 1770
(21b) Unnamed man
(22) [Blank]
(23a) Female College Servant [resting her head on her hand with her eyes closed]
(23b) Woman in a hat holding a pair of glasses
(24) [Blank]
(25) Elizabeth Briggs, College Laundress [see MCWA/A/19]
(26) Blank]
(27) Head of a woman in a bonnet
(28) [Blank]
(29) Unnamed man, 1782
(30) [Blank]
(31a) Unnamed man
(31b) Child (Gooch is written underneath but the first name has been cut off)
(32) [Blank]
(33) Dr Hill, 1800
(34) Robert Glynn (executor of Kerrich's will)
(35) William Cole
(36) [Blank]
(37a) James Bentham, Prebendary of Ely
(37b) Isaac Milner
(38) Robert Master, Rector of Landbeach
(39a) Robert Masters, Rector of Landbeach [duplicate of 38]
(39b) Joseph Browne
(40) [Blank]
(41) William Pearce, Dean of Ely
(42) [Blank]
(43) Edward Waring
(44) [Blank]
(45) Thomas Wale
(46) [Blank]
(47) Road in Histon sowing windmill and fields, 1780 [Coll. Oliver Wyatt, 1971' is written underneath]

On the last pages is an obituary for Sir Owen Morshead from the College Magazine, No. 21 1976-1977

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      There are loose photographic copies of most of the photos in the abumn

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      F/OMP/VI/1

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