Letter from Seán Keating to Thomas McGreevy asking if the National Gallery of Ireland would be interested in purchasing a number of watercolours by Sir Frederick Burton
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Handwritten letter on headed paper, addressed from the National College of Art, Kildare Street, Dublin City, in which Keating encloses a letter from Robert Burton, grand nephew to Sir Frederick Burton, who is looking to sell a number of Burton's watercolours, and has asked for Keating's advice in identifying interested parties. Keating asks McGreevy if the Gallery would be interested in acquiring the paintings, as well as a death mask of [Mangan] which the younger Burton has subsequently written to Keating about.
Creator
Keating, Seán
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| Title | Letter from Seán Keating to Thomas McGreevy asking if the National Gallery of Ireland would be interested in purchasing a number of watercolours by Sir Frederick Burton |
|---|---|
| Creator | Keating, Seán |
| Date | 21 January 1957 |
| Type | Component |
| Ref | IE NGI/IA/KEA1/1/2 |
| Level | Item |
| Condition | Good |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
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Irish Art ArchiveSeán Keating (1889 - 1977)Correspondence regarding the sale of Sir Frederic William Burton's watercoloursLetter from Seán Keating to Thomas McGreevy asking if the National Gallery of Ireland would be interested in purchasing a number of watercolours by Sir Frederick Burton
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