Material concerning the sale of old master paintings sold at auction on 17 July 1923

This material is held atPaul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art

  • Reference
    • GB 3010 WR/791
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1923-1924
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 newspaper cutting; 1 letter; 1 research note

Scope and Content

Includes:

-newspaper cutting concerning a portrait of Edgar Allan Poe by Rembrandt Peale, sold at auction on 17 July 1923

-letter from C. Brummer, Paris, dated 10 April 1924, concerning two portraits of General Charles Crosbie and Mrs Crosbie by Masquerier, sold at auction on 17 July 1923. Brummer questions the attribution to Masquerier and asks for Roberts' help in researching the pictures

-one page of Roberts' hand-written research notes on General and Mrs Crosbie

2 items removed and 1 item pasted into: Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge (1923) Pictures by old masters. [Auction catalogue] London: Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge

[Available in the Paul Mellon Centre's Library, see URL below]

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