Nineteenth century French artists' letters and other papers, 1719-1921

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Summary

Title:
Nineteenth-century French artists' letters and other papers
Dates:
1719-1921
Creators:
Guérin, Paulin-Jean-Baptiste, 1783-1855, Gravillon, Arthur Antoine Alphonse de, Granet, François-Marius, 1775-1849, Duval-Lecamus, Pierre, Dubray, Vital Gabriel, 1813-1892, Miciol, Pierre, Marold, Luděk, 1865-1898, Lory, Matthias Gabriel, 1784-1846, Lipinsky, Sigmund, 1873-1940, Hymans, Henri, 1836-1912, Harpignies, Henri, 1819-1916, Meissonier, Jean Louis Ernest, 1815-1891, Cabanel, Alexandre, 1823-1889, Calmettes, Fernand, 1846-1914, Ade, Mathilde, 1877-1930, Berthelon, Eugène, Cazin, Jean-Charles, 1841-1901, Desnoyers, Auguste Gaspard Louis, baron, Clésinger, Jean-Baptiste, 1814-1883, Clairin, Georges, 1843-1919, David, Jules, 1808-1892, Detaille, Edouard, 1848-1912, Colin, Paul Alfred, David d'Angers, Pierre-Jean, 1788-1856, Dardoize, Emile, 1826-1901, Gérôme, Jean Léon, 1824-1904, Gudin, baron, 1802-1880, Monnier, Henry, 1799-1877, Percier, Charles, 1764-1838, and Rochet, Louis, 1813-1878
Abstract:
This assembled collection comprises 85 items, mainly letters, notes, and cards written by 30 identified French artists, and 10 of other nationalities, on various subjects related to their professional and private lives.
Extent:
90 items
Language:
French .
Preferred citation:

Nineteenth-century French artists' letters and other papers, 1719-1921, Research Library, The Getty Research Institute, Accession no. 2000.M.23.

http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa2000m23

Background

Scope and content:

A composite collection, assembled by an English dealer. This composite collection comprises 85 items with identified authors, and 10 unidentified. It consists mainly of letters, notes, and cards written by 30 identified French artists, and 10 of other nationalities, on various subjects related to their professional and private lives.

Among the most significant are 16 letters by Edouard Detaille, revealing details of his private and public activities; some of Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier's letters reflecting his continued fight against his detractors; the comments of Louis Emile Dardoize to his biographer; a letter written by Louis Etienne Waltelet while he was sketching the Echelles de Savoye; and 3 letters of David d'Angers revealing details of his professional life. The correspondence of artists of other nationalities includes the following: Mathilde Ade sends samples of bookplates, with a note on which her photograph is printed; Sigmund Lipinski wants to send bookplate samples, but sends the prices first. Otto Heyden describes his trip across Italy. Paul Tetar van Elven is in Italy, hoping to obtain an important commission. An unidentified Spanish painter describes the artistic life in Madrid and the frustrating behavior of the exhibition juries. The other 9 items in this unidentified group are about various personal matters.

A French document written on parchment and dated Bayonne, 1719 Nov. 27, is also included in the collection. It is a receipt signed by Guy Renéì de la Chevallerie de la Motte for 116 livres, received as payment for two months of his appointment as "ingeìnieur ordinaire du roy" in the ongoing war.

Acquisition information:
Acquired in 2000.
Processing information:

Processed by Onica Busuioceanu.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged in one series, alphabetically.

Physical location:
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About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Onica Busuioceanu.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-03-26 15:45:42 -0700 .

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Preferred citation:

Nineteenth-century French artists' letters and other papers, 1719-1921, Research Library, The Getty Research Institute, Accession no. 2000.M.23.

http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa2000m23

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