Autograph letter signed : London, to Holbrook Gaskell, 1878 Apr. 30.

Gaskell, Holbrook.

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Herbert, John Rogers, 1810-1890

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The British artist John Rogers Herbert began his career as a portrait painter and illustrator. After his conversion to Catholicism around 1840, his works were mostly of a religious character, often imbued with the reverential spirit of mediaeval art, which also influenced his appearance. Elected full member of the Royal Academy in 1846, Herbert was commissioned to paint frescoes in the new building of Parliament. He exhibited at the Academy until 1889. From the description of John Ro...

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...