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Collection of autograph letters signed : France, to Jules Castagnary, 1857-1859.

BIB_ID
225073
Accession number
MA 5131.1-17
Creator
Poulet-Malassis, Auguste, 1825-1878.
Display Date
1857-1859.
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Harold M. Landon, 1976.
Description
1 v. (17 items), bound : ill. ; 28.5 cm
Notes
Some letters with envelopes and addresses.
Provenance
Harold M. Landon; gift of Mrs. Harold M. Landon,1976.
Summary
Collection consists primarily of letters concerning the publication of Castagnary's Philosophie du Salon, which was originally a report on the Salon of 1857 written for the Revue moderne, and recommending a young painter, Louis Deveau, among other topics. Also included is an invoice for publishing expenses related to Castagnary's Philosophie du Salon and a letter from Napoleon III to Georges-Eugène Haussmann. Items in this collection have been described individually in 17 separate catalog records (MA 5131.1-17); see related records for more information.