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Holmes, Sir Richard

Born
1835
Died
1911
Title
Sir
Forenames
Richard
Surname
Holmes

FH describes him as 'the genial librarian of Windsor', by which I take it he means Windsor Castle. At one of Sir Henry Thompson's 'octave' dinners, Holmes politely invited FH to inspect the collection, but 'I would have accepted eagerly had he not first talked to me of his water color sketches, which also could be seen from time to time gracing the anemic walls of the [Royal] Academy'.

Sources
LL