Autograph letter signed : London, to Lord Ronald Gower, 1883 June 27.

Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986

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Gordon N. Ray, a graduate of Indiana University, was closely associated with the life and work of William Makepeace Thackeray. His four volume edition of the Letters and private papers appeared in 1945-1946 and his two volume biography in 1954-1955. From 1963 to 1985 Ray was president of the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. Ray was also an outstanding collector of English and French illustrated books. His collections formed the bases of two exhibitions held at the Pierpont Morgan Library that w...

Boehm, Joseph Edgar, Sir, 1834-1890

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Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm, Viennese-born sculptor in Britain. He was among the most popular, prolific, and successful sculptors of late nineteenth-century England. Among his many works, he is known for sculpting the head of Queen Victoria on coinage, and the statue of the Duke of Wellington at Hyde Park Corner. From the description of Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm manuscript material : 1 item, 1876 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 76944791 From the guide to the Sir Josep...

Gower, Ronald, Lord,

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