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Creator:
Inman, Henry, 1801-1846  Search this
McMurtrie, James, fl. 1843-1864  Search this
Type:
Correspondence
Date:
1841 June 15
Place of publication, production, or execution:
No place, unknown, or undetermined
Physical Description:
Letter : 2 p. : handwritten ; 25 x 40 cm., folded to 25 x 20 cm., tipped onto sheet 27 x 22 cm.
Summary:
Inman writes from New York to McMurtrie in Philadelphia. He discusses the pricing for one of his works (which he refers to as "the retouched Bishop"), and also mentions the American Academy's interest in purchasing a full-length portrait of Benjamin West. <br>Letter is tipped onto a sheet which has a clipping pasted on with a short biography of Inman.
Citation:
Henry Inman. Henry Inman letter to James McMurtrie, 1841 June 15. Henry Inman letter to James McMurtrie, 1841 June 15. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Use Note:
U.S. public domain
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560
Topic:
Art market  Search this
Portrait painting  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)14638
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Henry Inman letter to James McMurtrie, 1841 June 15
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_item_14638