_Phelps's Gloucestershire Collections._--The late John Delafield Phelps,
Esq., who died in December, 1842, was well known among the literati as
an ardent _bibliophile_, and a great investigator and accumulator of
antiquities. He was one of the original members of the Roxburghe Club,
established nearly forty years ago, and had devoted a long life to his
favourite pursuits. Having been a native of Gloucestershire, he felt a
particular interest in everything which regarded that county, and had in
his lifetime collected a great mass of materials for the elucidation of
its history, antiquities, &c., in every respect. It is understood that
an ample catalogue (_raisonné_ perhaps) was printed under his direction
for circulation among his particular friends, giving great evidence of
his assiduity and talents, and of the value of the collection.
Participating to a great extent the interest which actuated Mr. Phelps
to ascertain a local knowledge of Gloucestershire, I should feel obliged
if any reader of the "N. & Q." could inform me what has become of Mr.
Phelps's collection; if it remains entire, and if it be accessible by
any recommendation to the present possessor?
Δ. (2).
_Huant Le Puisné._--I have in my possession a small gold _bonbonnière_
exquisitely enamelled with portraits and landscapes, and bearing the
following inscription:
"Huant Le puisné pinxit à Berlin."
Can any of your readers refer me to a work where I shall find any
account of this painter?