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Early Christian Arguing his Case in Roman Court (Paul Before Felix Acts 23:26)

William Hogarth

1697-1764

III, 38

Classification

Drawing

Department

Drawings and Prints

Pierre-Jean Mariette and the Art of Collecting Drawings

Art dealer, collector, art historian, and connoisseur Pierre-Jean Mariette (1694–1774) assembled one of the finest and most renowned drawings collections. The selection shown here, drawn primarily from the Morgan’s holdings, speaks to Mariette’s discerning taste and erudition.

Online Exhibitions

MORGAN LIBRARY RECEIVES MAJOR REMBRANDT LANDSCAPE DRAWING AS GIFT

Press release date

Tuesday, February 1, 2000

The Morgan Library announced today that it has acquired, through the generosity of an anonymous friend, an extraordinary pen-and-ink landscape drawing by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606–1669). Dating to around 1650, it depicts a panoramic view of a bulwark and a group of houses seen from the walls of the city of Amsterdam.

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MORGAN LIBRARY ACQUIRES THE PARIS REVIEW ARCHIVES

Press release date

Monday, September 27, 1999

The Morgan Library announced on September 27, 1999, that it has acquired the voluminous archives of The Paris Review. Comprising the complete extant editorial, production, and business correspondence, as well as records from over forty years of operation, the archives chronicle one of the liveliest and most respected literary journals of our time.

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Degas: Drawings and Sketchbooks

September 24, 2010, through January 23, 2011

The exhibition features some twenty exceptional drawings by Degas, along with two of his sketchbooks, demonstrating the iconic artist's characteristic daring and inventiveness.