George Adolphus Storey papers. 1848-1946, bulk 1848-1919.

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George Adolphus Storey papers. 1848-1946, bulk 1848-1919.

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The papers of George Adolphus Storey, R.A., prolific painter and longtime teacher of perspective at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, include both published and unpublished books, poems, plays, fiction, essays, lectures, notes, sketches, inventories, diaries, and other personal writings. Notable correspondence includes an 1850 letter to George Storey from his Paris painting instructor, Jean Louis Dulong, and Storey's 1899 letter exchange with Ernest Gambart, the Belgian art dealer. Also included are several items belonging to his daughter, Gladys Storey, an actress well-known for her charitable work during World War I and II. The items include a letter dated September 27, 1918, written to Gladys by Anne Ritchie, the daughter of William Thackeray.

4 linear feet (4 boxes)

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University of Delaware Library, Hugh M Morris Library

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University of Delaware Library, Hugh M Morris Library

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Dulong, Jean Louis.

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Miss Gladys Storey's Bovril Fund.

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Wynfield, David Wilkie, 1837-1887

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Storey, G. A. (George Adolphus), 1834-1919

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George Adolphus Storey, R.A. (1834–1919), prolific painter of portraits and historical genre pictures, was a long-time teacher of perspective at the Royal Academy of Art in London. He is best known for his book, The Theory and Practice of Perspective , which remains in print almost a century after its publication in 1910, and his participation in the St. John’s Wood Clique, a group of artists whose activities, aims, and ideals were loosely modeled on the Pre-Raphaeli...

Ritchie, Anne Thackeray, 1837-1919

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English novelist; daughter of W. M. Thackeray. From the description of Prayer : autograph manuscript : [n.p.], 1865 June 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270858284 Ann Isabella Ritchie was the elder daughter of William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1861), a well-known Victorian novelist. Anne was a prolific novelist, essayist and writer of memoirs. By 1875, The Works of Miss Thackeray had been published in eight volumes (Smith, Elder & Company), extended to 15 volumes by 18...

Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)

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Organization founded in 1768. In 1870 it took over the annual Old Masters exhibitions from the British Institution. From the description of Papers, 1827-1907. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 79626129 ...

Yeames, William Frederick, 1835-1918

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Leslie, George Dunlop, 1835-1921

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English painter. From the description of Autograph signature : Lindfield, Sussex, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270846694 From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Mrs. Trower, 1882 Mar. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270846683 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Wallingford, Berks., to Stephens, 1891 Apr. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270846687 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to Va...

St. John's Wood Clique.

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Walker, Frederick, 1840-1875

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English painter. From the description of Autograph letters signed (4) : Bayswater, [London], to Mr. Dalziel, 1864 Mar. 26-1866 Feb. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872431 Epithet: painter British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000497.0x00029d English artist. From the description of Autograph letter signed (facsimile reproduction) : [London], to the engraver, Joseph Swain, 1869 Ju...

Marks, Henry Stacy, 1829-1898

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British painter and book illustrator. From the description of Letter of Henry Stacy Marks, 1880. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454349 ...

Storey, Mary Gladys, 1886-1978

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Hodgson, J. E. (John Evan), 1831-1895

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Calderon, P. H. (Philip Hermogenes), 1833-1898

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English painter. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : London, to Peter Keary, 1896 July 28 and 1896 Aug. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270876540 From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Paterson, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270876538 From the description of Autograph letters signed (3) : London, to unidentified recipients, 1864 July 22, 1871 Apr. 20 and 1887 Nov. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270876542 ...

Gambart, Ernest, 1814-1902

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