Papers, 1818-1843.

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Papers, 1818-1843.

This collection contains two rolls of microfilmed letters and one annotated book. The letters, to and from artists James McMurtrie and Horatio Greenough, are accompanied by notes on philosophical subjects, a poem and a fable. The book, entitled Monaldi, was written by Allston and owned by McMurtrie. Allston included two sketches for McMurtrie which are found in the frontispiece. Two letters dating 1842, from Allston to McMurtrie, have been tipped in, and some scrapbook pages containing an article on Allston by Mrs. Jameson and an obituary of Allston have been bound in. Book pages contain some annotations.

2 microfilm reels + 1 folder.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6702050

Winterthur Library

Related Entities

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Greenough, Horatio, 1805-1852.

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Sculptor. From the description of Letter of Horatio Greenough, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450551 Journalist, anthologist, author. From the description of Letter to Rufus Wilmot Griswold [manuscript], ca. 1851. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647880477 From the description of Letter to Rufus Wilmot Griswold, ca. 1851. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 35035734 Greenough was a Boston sculptor influenced gre...

Allston, Washington, 1779-1843

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Allston was an American artist and author. From the description of Papers, 1815-1842. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122297604 From the guide to the Papers, 1815-1842., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) American artist and poet. From the description of An indenture tripartite..., 1827 May 9. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 550545503 American writer and artist. From the description of L...

McMurtrie, James, Jr., fl. 1843-1864.

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