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Severn, Joseph, 1793-1879. Joseph Severn papers (MS Eng 1434): Guide.Administrative Information*71M-85. Gift of Arthur A. Houghton, Jr.; received: 1972 March 27. Preferred Citation for Publication:Joseph Severn Papers (MS Eng 1434). Houghton Library, Harvard University. There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Images linked to this finding aid are intended for public access and educational use. This material is owned and/or held by the Houghton Library, and is provided solely for the purpose of teaching or individual research. Any other use, including commercial reuse, mounting on other systems, or other forms of redistribution requires the permission of the curator. Return to the Table of Contents Severn was an English painter and friend of the poet John Keats. Elizabeth (Montgomerie) Severn was his wife and Walter Severn was his son. Return to the Table of Contents Includes letters from Charles Lock Eastlake, James Thomas Fields, Harry Buxton Forman, William Ewart Gladstone, Seymour Stocker Kirkup, John Ruskin, among other correspondents, many of which concern the poet, John Keats. There are autograph letters to Elizabeth (Montgomerie) Severn and Walter Severn from various correspondents as well as a manuscript letter in the hand of Charles Armitage Brown from John Keats to Frances Mary (Keats) Llanos Gutiérrez. There are many illustrated letters including a letter with drawings in watercolor by Arthur Severn, and a drawing in ink copied by Walter Severn of proposed design for the graves of John Keats and Joseph Severn. Compositions include unsigned autograph manuscripts of Severn's works as well as an unsigned autograph manuscript of proposed inscription for tomb of Joseph Severn by Sir Vincent Eyre, and a manuscript fragment of On Fingal's cave by John Keats, among other items. Return to the Table of Contents Organized into the following series:I. Letters to Joseph Severn II. Letters by Joseph Severn III. Letters to Elizabeth (Montgomerie) SevernIV. Letters to Walter Severn V. Other letters VI. Compositions by Joseph SevernVII. Other compositions VIII. Miscellaneous Return to the Table of Contents Severn, Joseph, 1793-1879. See items nos. 304-317 in this series. [Poems]. See items no. 91 and 290 in this series. Return to the Table of Contents |