| RefNo | MS/928/2/105 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from William Holman Hunt, Draycott Lodge, Fulham, to Charles Vernon Boys |
| Creator | Hunt; William Holman (1827-1910); British painter |
| Recipient | Boys; Sir Charles Vernon (1855-1944); British physicist and inventor |
| Date | 27 September 1888 |
| Description | The absence from town of Mr Cunnynghame has given Hunt some difficulty in enlarging his study of chorister boys singing on Magdelene Tower ['May Morning on Magdelene Tower', 1888-1890]. He was to have employed an optical technique using a photographic lens devised for 'The Lady of Shalott', but he did not take note of the special arrangement. Asks Boys to direct him to someone who could take a photograph of his picture and arrange it in a magic lantern so that he might outline the big canvas under favourable conditions. The great need would be to correct any distortion at the outer edges of the image. |
| Extent | 2p. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | On paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |