| Description | This file contains letters mostly requesting information about the collection. Most are addressed to Armide, but a few are addressed to Denys.
Includes:
-letter from Geoffrey Cumberlege, dated 8 Aug 1957, concerning a volume entitled, 'Thirty-five sketches and designs in crayon by R. W.'
-letter from Mary Anne Dutt, Philadelphia Museum of Art, dated 15 May 1968, concerning the return of slides of works used from Oppé's collection in their exhibition, 'Romantic Art in Britain'. Also includes two colour slides
-letter from Erik Fischer, Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Denmark, dated 2 Feb 1958, concerning the attribution of a drawing by Melchior Lorch (1526 or 1527-after 1583)
-letter from Dr. Laurie Fusco, the J. Paul Getty Museum, dated 30 Sep 1982, concerning a work in the style of Antonio del Pollaiuolo (1429-1498). Also includes an extract from an article by Fusco related to this query
-four letters from Carlos van Hasselt, Fondation Custodia, dated between 9 Jun-29 Aug 1977, concerning an oil painting by Willem van de Velde (1633-1707). Also includes three letters from M.S. Robinson, dated between 28 Jul-30 Aug 1977, and an undated reply from Armide
-two letters from Evelyn Joll, Agnew & Sons, dated 14 & 21 Jul 1976, concerning works by J.M.W. Turner in the collection of the Earl of Arran. Also includes a reply from Armide, dated 17 July 1976
-letter from Denis Mahon, dated 27 Aug 1967, concerning works by Thomas Gainsborough, in particular one referred to as 'Roman charity'
-letter from Ernest Oppé, dated 26 Sep 1958, concerning the purchase of a work by John Sell Cotman
-letter from Heinrich Schwarz, Davison Art Centre, dated 27 Jan 1961, concerning the provenance of 'A new method of assisting the invention in drawing original compositions of landscapes' by Alexander Cozens
-postcard from [P. W-J], dated 20 Feb 1958, concerning the ceilings by Paolo Veronese (1528-1588) at the Sala del Collegio and a reference to an exhibition of Spanish art at the Burlington Fine Arts Club in 1928
-letter from George [Zamechi], Courtauld Institute of Art, dated 6 July 1961, concerning the photograph of a sculpture [title or artist not given] |
| Image Caption | Letter to Armide Oppé from Evelyn Joll, dated 14 Jul 1976 |