J.P. Morgan

The Financier as Collector

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144 pages 2001

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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". This book discusses art collection of J.P. Morgan now housed in the Pierpont Morgan Library, The Metropolitan Museum Of Art, The Frick Collection, The Wadsworth Atheneum, And The National Gallery Of Art. Includes Index.

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