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Joseph Crawhall Collection
Collection
10 cm of textual records
Joseph Crawhall II was the son of Joseph Crawhall (1793-1853), an amateur artist, lithographer, and ropery business owner in Newcastle-upon-Type. Joseph Crawhall the second was born in Newcastle in 1821 and a writer and artist, heavily influenced by early modern woodcuts and the work of Thomas Bewick.
Collection consists of Joseph Crawhall's correspondence, notes, memoranda, and manuscripts related to his research on engraver Thomas Bewick (1753-1828).
Part of the Bewick Collection.
Original file inventory prepared 08/07/2016. Finding aid and file descriptions edited 16 April 2019.