c. 1741-1788
The cuttings relate to the award by the society in the Strand [the
Society of Arts] of a premium of 140 guineas to
Nicholas Read for a statue of Diana, marked April 1764; notice of the publication of a print by
Thomas Major, marked 1754; a letter containing a recipe for cleaning old pictures, marked August 1742; notice of auction of pictures and antiques formerly belonging to the late William Hubert, marked February [17]41; notice of the publication of a poetical epistle inscribed to John Brown on account of his engraving after
Salvator Rosa, marked 1769; and an ode by F. W. on the death of
Giles Hussey, marked October 1788. The file also includes an autograph of Mr Baker, with the words "with Mr Haslewood's compliments" added.