The Moray Minstrels (Invitation card of Arthur James Lewis). Artist: After Frederick Walker (British, London 1840-1875 Perthshire, Scotland). Dimensions: Block: 5 1/2 × 7 15/16 in. (14 × 20.2 cm)Sheet: 5 13/16 × 8 1/4 in. (14.7 × 21 cm). Engraver: William Harcourt Hooper (British, London 1834-1912 London). Patron: Arthur James Lewis (British, 1824-1901). Date: 1865.This printed invitation was created for the well-to-do silk merchant Arthur James Lewis, who often welcomed male friends to Moray Lodge, his bachelor establishment on Campden Hill, overlooking London's Holland Park. Once a month between January and March, singers would gather on a Saturday evening at 8:30 pm to perform modern and ancient works; and an oyster supper was served at eleven. Lewis was an amateur artist who joined the Junior Etching Club and welcomed London artists, such as Whistler, to his home. The invitation captures the jolly informality of Lewis's entertaining (see 58.503.1 for the related drawing). Museum:

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The Moray Minstrels (Invitation card of Arthur James Lewis). Artist: After Frederick Walker (British, London 1840-1875 Perthshire, Scotland). Dimensions: Block: 5 1/2 × 7 15/16 in. (14 × 20.2 cm)Sheet: 5 13/16 × 8 1/4 in. (14.7 × 21 cm). Engraver: William Harcourt Hooper (British, London 1834-1912 London). Patron: Arthur James Lewis (British, 1824-1901). Date: 1865.This printed invitation was created for the well-to-do silk merchant Arthur James Lewis, who often welcomed male friends to Moray Lodge, his bachelor establishment on Campden Hill, overlooking London's Holland Park. Once a month between January and March, singers would gather on a Saturday evening at 8:30 pm to perform modern and ancient works; and an oyster supper was served at eleven. Lewis was an amateur artist who joined the Junior Etching Club and welcomed London artists, such as Whistler, to his home. The invitation captures the jolly informality of Lewis's entertaining (see 58.503.1 for the related drawing). Museum:

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