Letters and other papers, 1826-1835.

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Letters and other papers, 1826-1835.

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The collection consists of letters and official documents arranged in chronological order. One letter (1826) details methods of preparing and caring for leather, particularly the distillation of different oils. A letter of 1833 written to Horace Vernet suggests that Vernet has a good chance at the professorship left vacant by Guérin. Mérimée also defends the selection of professors only from members of the Institute by claiming that that compensates for the difference in jurisdiction between the Académie and the École des Beaux-Arts. He points out that theory has a limited place in the fine arts, unlike the sciences. Therefore instruction should be the prime goal of members from both institutions. The collection also contains four documents signed by Mérimée pertaining to Joseph Leyendecker's studies at the École des Beaux-Arts.

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Vernet, Horace, 1789-1863

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French painter and lithographer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Versailles, 28 August 1840, to M. [Hector] Berlioz in Paris, 1840 Aug. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270677983 French painter. From the description of Letters, ca. 1812-1855. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79720558 ...

Mérimée, J.-F.-L. (Jean-François-Léonor), 1757-1836

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French painter. From the description of Letters and other papers, 1826-1835. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 81614219 ...

Ecole nationale supérieure des beaux-arts (France)

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Leyendecker, Joseph 1810-1867

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Guérin, Pierre-Narcisse, 1774-1833

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French painter. From the description of Miscellaneous papers relating to P.-N. Guerin, 1815-1833. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 78589519 ...