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- Creator
- Orsay, Alfred Guillaume Gabriel, comte d', 1801-1852
- Call number
- Pforz MS
- Physical description
- 33 items
- Preferred Citation
- Alfred, Count D'Orsay mansucript material : 33 items, Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
- Access to materials
- Restricted access. Request an in-person research appointment.
Alfred D'Orsay, styled Count D'Orsay, French artist and man of fashion. The Alfred, Count D'Orsay manuscript material in the Pforzheimer Collection consists of writings, correspondence, and artwork. The writings include a holograph essay discussing a journal article on Lord Byron, and an autograph attestation for a snuff box belonging to Henry IV. The correspondence dates from between 1824 and 1852; correspondents include: Dr. Paul Curie, the physician; Abraham Hayward, the essayist and translator; James Smith, the writer and humorist; and over a dozen others. The artwork consists of a quick pencil and crayon caricature sketch of Teresa Guiccioli.
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Names
- Orsay, Alfred Guillaume Gabriel, comte d', 1801-1852
- Bentley, Richard, 1794-1871 (Recipient)
- Bouard, Alfred-François (Recipient)
- Curie, Paul Francis, 1799-1853 (Recipient)
- Du Pasquier, John (Recipient)
- Elliotson, John, 1791-1868 (Recipient)
- Garwood, John, -1889 (Recipient)
- Hayward, A. (Abraham), 1801-1884 (Recipient)
- Heath, Charles, 1785-1848 (Recipient)
- Heath, James, 1757-1834 (Recipient)
- Jarnac, Philippe-Ferdinand-Auguste de Rohan-Chabot, comte de, 1815-1875 (Recipient)
- Lyndhurst, John Singleton Copley, Baron, 1772-1863 (Recipient)
- Mathews, Charles, 1776-1835 (Recipient)
- Mitchell, John, active 1832-1889 (Recipient)
- Sherburne, John Henry, 1794-1850? (Recipient)
- Simpson, W. W. (William Wooley) (Recipient)
- Smith, Albert, 1816-1860 (Recipient)
- Smith, James, 1775-1839 (Recipient)
- Westmacott, Richard, 1799-1872 (Recipient)
Subjects
- Artists -- France -- 19th century -- Correspondence
- Artists -- Great Britain -- 19th century -- Correspondence
- Dandies -- France -- 19th century -- Correspondence
- Dandies -- Great Britain -- 19th century -- Correspondence
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Location
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His CircleStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Third Floor, Room 319