Identity area
Reference code
Gleyre MSS
Title
Date(s)
- 1835 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
1 box
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Swiss artist. Born, Chevilly, Vaud 1806. Died, Paris 1874. Studied art in Paris from 1825. Whilst in Italy, was engaged by John Lowell, Jr., an American traveller, to accompany him as artist on his excursions in the Levant in 1834-5.
Archival history
Photographs of the drawings were made for Dr R. L. B. Moss by the Department of Prints, Drawings and Photographs, Boston MA, Museum of Fine Arts (these drawings form part of the John Lowell papers which have been lent to the Museum by his descendants).
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Photographs presented by Dr R. L. B. Moss in 1964.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
34 black and white photographs of Gleyre's drawings.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Kept as received.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions. Consultation only.
Conditions governing reproduction
Consult the Department of Prints, Drawings and Photographs, Boston, Museum of Fine Arts. Not to be re-photographed, scanned or xeroxed.
Language of material
- French
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
No problems.
Finding aids
Typewritten catalogue.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
On loan to the Department of Prints, Drawings and Photographs, Boston MA, Museum of Fine Arts. These drawings form part of the John Lowell papers which have been lent to the Museum by his descendants.
Existence and location of copies
Not known.
Related units of description
Publication note
Not known.