Two autograph notes, each signed, to Sir J.C.Robinson, Surveyor of the Queens Pictures, asking for permission to see the works of art under his care, including those at Windsor Castle
by VAN BEERS, Jan
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About This Item
Hotel Bristol, Burlington Gardens, 9 & 19 July 1890. Two oblong cards, 2 x 5 inches, written on both sides, with metallic stickers affixed, reading ILLUSION. With an original envelope, forwarded from Buckingham Palace to Harley Street (second stamp affixed, postage due charge deleted). Jean Marie Constantin Joseph "Jan" van Beers (1852 1927), Belgian painter and illustrator, the son of the poet Jan van Beers. They are sometimes referred to as Jan van Beers the elder and Jan van Beers the younger. In 1884, Jan Van Beers produced the pen-and-ink sketches for the edition de luxe of his father's poetry. he became the leader of a group of young artists, the "Van Beers clique." This group included the artists Piet Verhaert (18521908), Alexander Struys (18521941), and Jef Lambeaux (18521908). They were well known for their mischievous and eccentric behaviour, including walking around Antwerp dressed in historic costumes.
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- Julian Browning Rare Books & Manuscripts (GB)
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- Title
- Two autograph notes, each signed, to Sir J.C.Robinson, Surveyor of the Queen’s Pictures, asking for permission to see the works of art under his care, including those at Windsor Castle
- Author
- VAN BEERS, Jan
- Book Condition
- Used
- Place of Publication
- Hotel Bristol, Burlington Gardens, 9 & 19 July 1890
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