| Admin/Biog History | Hilda Felicitie Finberg (c1885-1959) was the second wiife of art historian Alexander Joseph Finberg (1866-1939). They owned the Cotswold Gallery, which operated from 59 Frith Street, London, between 1921-1938. They dealt in old master and modern prints, and British drawings and watercolours, many of which were acquired by the British Museum.
After the Second World War, Finberg worked as a volunteer with Mrs Croft-Murray in the Print Room at the British Museum, compiling an index to the Whitley Papers. |
| Description | Includes:
-letter from Finberg to William Roberts, dated 9 June 1921, concerning a catalogue of the collection of the Earl of Oxford
-twenty-one letters from Finberg to Letitia Simpson, dated 29 July 1932-28 July 1948, concerning various subjects, including research on works of art by Canaletto and Bernardo Bellotto, the Whitley Papers, and personal matters
-thirty letters exchanged between Finberg and Simpson, dated 11 April 1950-14 December 1956, concerning research on artists, collections and sales |
| Image Caption | Letter from Hilda Finberg to Letitia Simpson concerning various subjects, including research on pictures, dated 15 November 1936 |