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Samuel Carter Hall was an Irish journalist who was editor of 'The Art Journal' from 1849 to 1880. It was regarded as the most important magazine on art published during the nineteenth century. Hall was unimpressed with the Pre-Raphaelites and published several attacks on the movement. Hall married Irish novelist Anna Maria Fielding (better known by her married name). Hall's sanctimonious character was much satirised by writers including Charles Dickens.
Samuel Carter Hall was an Irish journalist who was editor of 'The Art Journal' from 1849 to 1880. It was regarded as the most important magazine on art published during the nineteenth century. Hall was unimpressed with the Pre-Raphaelites and published several attacks on the movement. Hall married Irish novelist Anna Maria Fielding (better known by her married name). Hall's sanctimonious character was much satirised by writers including Charles Dickens.
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| Title: | Letter from Samuel Carter Hall |
|---|---|
| Description: | Another of the oldest letters in the collection, it is addressed on the reverse to Louis Theodore Ventouillac who was Professor of French Literature and worked as an editor and translator for Sampson Low. Samuel Carter Hall requests a copy of the story 'Luke O'Brien'. |
| Address: | 59 Upper Charlotte Street, Fitzroy Square |
| Letter dated: | 19-10-1829 |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 1, 4 pages ; written on reverse of a page taken from 'Monthly Magazine for Families'. Remains of red wax seal. Brown staining. |
| Type of letter: | Request for an item |
| Key works mentioned: | Luke O'Brien |
| Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | No further use without permission. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
| Image rights: | © National Portrait Gallery London. by Ferdinand Jean de la Ferté Joubert albumen carte-de-visite 1860-1868 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ |
| Identifier: | SL_85 |
