Henry Gurdon Marquand Papers, 1852-1903 (bulk, 1868-1903).

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)

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The main building of the Metropolitan Museum of Art is located at 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, a new art reference library, named the Thomas J. Watson Library, was designed by the architectural firm of Brown, Lawford and Forbes in consultation with the Museum. Severud-Elstad-Krueger were the structural engineers; Krey and Hunt were the mechanical engineers. The Library formally opened Jan. 26, 1965. It occupies three floors: the two lower floors comprise s...

Methuen, Paul Sanford Methuen, Baron, 1845-1932

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Leighton of Stretton, Frederic Leighton, baron, 1830-1896

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British painter; president of the Royal Academy of Arts. From the description of Letters from Frederic Leighton, ca. 1875-1894. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 80461091 English painter. From the description of Autograph signature : [n.p., n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270846652 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to Lucas, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270846660 From the description of Autog...

Boughton, George Henry, 1834-1905

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Born in England, George Henry Boughton grew up in New York State but returned to England and made his reputation there. Boughton was elected to the Royal Academy of Art and known for his genre scenes of peasant life in Italy and for his illustrations to histories and romances of early New England. Boughton illustrated Washington Irving's History of New York (1886) and Hawthorne's The scarlet letter (1908) for the Grolier Club. From the description of Letter : London, to Minnie E. Noy...

Deschamps, Charles, 1941-

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Nevin, Robert Jenkins, 1839-1906

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Robinson, J. C. (John Charles), Sir, 1824-1913

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English painter. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to an unidentified recipient, 1869 July 31. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270852855 ...

Helbig, Wolfgang, 1839-1915

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Alma-Tadema, Lawrence, 1836-1912

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Painter. From the description of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema correspondence, 1883. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449425 British painter. From the description of Papers, ca. 1877-1934. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 78472594 ...

Ward, Thomas Humphry, 1845-1926

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Epithet: journalist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000816.0x00033c Epithet: of Add MS 39041 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001188.0x0003db English poet. From the description of Thomas Humphry Ward correspondence, no year May 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981310 Epithet: author British ...

Marquand, Henry Gurdon, 1819-1902

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New York financier Henry Gurdon Marquand (1819-1902) was a member of the Provisional Committee to establish a museum of art in New York City (1869), an early Trustee of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (1871-1902), Treasurer (1883-1889), and its second President (1889-1902). For over three decades Marquand spent his fortune carefully acquiring artwork to decorate his Madison Avenue mansion and to enlarge the Metropolitan{u2019}s then modest holdings. From the description of Henry Gurdo...

Godwin, Harold, 1857-1931

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Ruskin, John, 1819-1900

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Wife of Ruskin's physician, Dr. John Simon. From the description of Letter : to Mrs. John Simon, [18--] (Lewis & Clark Library). WorldCat record id: 31272017 British writer, artist, and critic. From the description of John Ruskin papers, ca. 1837-1904. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 80934993 John Ruskin was born on 8 February 1819 in London. Ruskin was educated by his mother and by various tutors before attending Oxford University. H...