J.P. Morgan: The Financier as Collector

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Harry N. Abrams, Sep 1, 1990 - Art - 144 pages
A history of the growth of the J.P. Morgan collections and an examination of the quality of Morgan's eye and the impulses behind his purchases. More than 130 illustrations present a survey of Morgan's treasures, which include the Fragonard panels and Vermeer's A lady writing.

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со The Financier as Collector 9 Belle da Costa Greene
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Gainsboroughs Duchess of Devonshire
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The Illuminated Manuscripts
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Copyright

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About the author (1990)

Louis Auchincloss was born on September 27, 1917 in New York. He attended Groton College and Yale University and received a law degree from the University of Virginia. He served in the U.S. Navy for four years during World War ll. A practicing attorney, Auchincloss wrote his first novel, "The Indifferent Children," in 1947 under the pseudonym Andrew Lee, establishing a dual career as a successful lawyer and writer. Born into a socially prominent family, Auchincloss generally writes about society's upper class. Strong family connections, well-bred manners, and corporate boardrooms are subject matter in such novels as "Portrait in Brownstone" and "I Come As a Thief." He has also written several biographical and critical works on such notable writers as Edith Wharton and Henry James. Auchincloss was President of the Museum of the City of New York.

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