Record

Document Reference	Pw V 594
Title	MS poem entitled 'Advice to a Painter'; c 1697
Date	1697 (c)
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Text consists of 147 lines plus 4 cancelled lines. Needham wrote on the cover to this bundle of poesm 'This seems to be corrected by the author.
Title Of Work	Advice to a Painter
First Line of Poem	What hands what skill can form the artfull peice
Last Line of Poem	Is mark'd for whose and never tasts the joy
Language	English
Physical Description	One sheet folded once to form two folios
Condition	Fragile
Descriptive Features	Watermark: Fleur de lis within narrow shield, surmounted by ornamental crown, 75 x 47 mm Countermark: Letters II, 14 x 28 mm
Watermark	Fleur de lis
Related Material	University of Nottingham Library: Pw V 44/49
	University of Nottingham Library: Pw V 48/71
	Other versions of the same MS.
Publication Note	Poems on Affairs of State, vol VI (1970), pp 15-25

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA1110	Needham; Francis (1900-1971); Mr; librarian to the 6th Duke of Portland	1900-1971
NA72726	Shippen; William (1673-1743); Mr	1673-1743

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