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Sir, the building for the Virginia Museum, in this city is now nearly completed : and the establishment will, we flatter ourselves, be opened early the ensuing summer. : It is our wish to have annual exhibitions of the works of art ... Many artists have productions on hand, which they would like to dispose of, in Richmond.

Author/creator Virginia Museum (Founded 1817)
Other author/creatorWarrell, James, approximately 1780-approximately 1854.
Other author/creatorLorton, Richard, 1779-
Format Electronic and Book
Publication Info[Richmond] : [publisher not identified], [1817]
Description1 sheet (1 unnumbered page)
Supplemental Content Shaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition
Subject(s)
Series Early American imprints. Second series no. 41986. ^A575643
General note"The first annual exhibition to take place the first Monday in October next; each individual sending any specimen of art must have it framed, and may be assured attention will be used to place it advantageously ..."
General noteDated: Richmond, Virginia. [Blank] 181[blank].
General noteThe original, held by the New York Historical Society, is signed in ms. by James Warrell & R. Lorton and dated 4th March, 1817.
References Shaw & Shoemaker 41986
References Hummel, R.O. Southeastern broadsides, 3318
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 41986).
Genre/formBroadsides.
Genre/formAdvertisements Art galleries, Commercial.

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