| Description | Bound volume titled 'Sir George Scharf K.C.B. F.S.A. Patents, portrait, superannuation and bequests'. This volumes was created after Scharf's death and includes records relating to the following:
-awarding Scharf with the order of Companion of the Bath, including correspondence and official confirmation letter with Queen Victoria's signature, 1885
-awarding Scharf with the order of Knight Commander of the Bath, including correspondence and official confirmation letter with Queen Victoria's signature, 1895
-commission of Scharf's portrait by Walter William Ouless [NPG985] including correspondence and copyright declaration, 1886
-prolonging of Scharf's tenure of office at the Gallery, including correspondence from Lord Hardinge, 1891-1892
-illness of Scharf, including Scharf's letter justifying his inability to attend Trustees meetings, final inventories of Scharf's books and papers, 1895
-death of Scharf, including letters informing people about his death, 1895
Also includes:
-Scharf's handwritten report to the Trustees on his expedition to France, 1867
-correspondence relating to arrangements for Scharf's funeral, 1895
-extract from the last will of Scharf, 1895
-correspondence relating to execution of Scharf's will, 1895-1899
-press cuttings relating to Scharf, 1885-1892 |
| ImageCaption | Letter nominating Scharf to be an Ordinary Member of Order of the Bath, with Queen Victoria's signature, 1895 |
| Letter informing Lionel Cust of Scharf's death, 20 Apr 1895 |