Gambart, Ernest, 1814-1902
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Dante Gabriel Rossetti letter to Ellen Heaton, 1864 July 2
Item — Box 1, Folder: 64.94
Call Number: MSS 47
Scope and Contents:
Rossetti is concerned that Heaton believes her commissioned drawing to be small in relation to its price. Rossetti tells her that Mr. Dunlop recently paid 100 guineas each for two of his drawings, a price paid by others to Mr. Gambart (a dealer) for similar ones. Rossetti cites another instance in which a drawing smaller than the Sir Galahad had fetched 120 guineas and says that 100 guineas has become his standard rate for private commissions. He suggests that if...
Dates:
1864 July 2
John Ruskin: Letters to Thomas Goff Lupton
Collection
Call Number: MSS 5
Abstract:
This collection comprises letters sent by John Ruskin to Thomas Goff Lupton (or his family) from 1850 to 1873. It also includes one ALS to Lupton from Benjamin Haydon, sent in 1845.
Dates:
1845-1873