George Whitney letters to Henry Hill Collins relating to William Trost Richards

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George Whitney letters to Henry Hill Collins relating to William Trost Richards

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Two letters, March 2 and April 16, from George Whitney to prominent business owner Henry Hill Collins concerning the potential sale to Mr. Collins of the landscape painting "Lion Rock, Cornwall" by artist William Trost Richards. The letters include a detailed description of the painted scene, Richard's painting technique, and the price of the painting. Wright also writes "It is the best work that Mr. R (Richards) has ever done."

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Collins, Henry Hill

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Whitney, George I.

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George Whitney (d. 1885) was an art collector from Philadelphia, Penn. From the description of George Whitney letters to Henry Hill Collins regarding William Trost Richards, 1880. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 710020053 Whitney was a collector; Philadelphia, Pa., and Richards a marine and landscape painter, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania (b. 1833, d. 1905). From the description of George Whitney papers relating to William Trost Richards, 1875-1889. (Unknown). Wor...

Richards, William Trost, 1833-1905

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William Trost Richards (1833-1905) was a marine and landscape painter in Newport, R.I. and Germantown, Pa. From the description of William Trost Richards exhibition list and photograph, 1914. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 710020348 Marine artist. From the description of Letters : Germantown, Pa., Newport, R.I., to Samuel Sartain, 1865 Sept. 5, 1898 May 29, 1904 Dec. 5, and 1905 Feb. 18. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28489765 From the descript...