DUVEEN, JOSEPH, LORD — (1869–1939), English art dealer. His grandfather was a Dutch Jewish blacksmith, and his father a dealer first in lard, then in Delft pottery, furniture, and objets d art. Duveen was born in Hull, and later moved to London. He began to deal in… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Duveen Brothers — storeroom photographed c 1920 The Duveen Brothers, Joseph Joel Duveen (1843 1908) and Henry J. Duveen (1855 1918), were notable art dealers in London, Paris, and New York from the late nineteenth century to the mid twentieth century. They brought … Wikipedia
Joseph Duveen, 1st Baron Duveen — Joseph Duveen in the 1920s. Joseph Duveen, 1st Baron Duveen (14 October 1869, Hull – 25 May 1939, London), known as Sir Joseph Duveen, Bt, between 1927 and 1933, was a British art dealer, considered one of the most influential art dealers of all… … Wikipedia
Adolfo Müller-Ury — (1862 1947) was a Swiss born American portrait painter and impressionistic still life painter. He was born Felice Adolfo Müller on March 29 1862 at Airolo, in the Ticino in Switzerland, into a prominent patrician family whose lineage descended… … Wikipedia
Meryle Secrest — is an award winning American biographer, primarily of American artists and art collectors. Contents 1 Biography 2 Books … Wikipedia
List of British Jews — is a list that includes Jewish people from the United Kingdom and its predecessor states.Although the first Jews may have arrived on the island of Great Britain with the Romans, it wasn t until the Norman Conquest of William the Conqueror in 1066 … Wikipedia
List of Old Gowers — This is a List of Notable Old Gowers former pupils of University College School. See also .A*Thomas Adès, composer (OG ? 1988)*The Very Rev. Dr. Hermann Adler (OG 1852 54), Chief Rabbi of UK *The Rev. Canon Ainger, Alfred Ainger (OG 1847 49),… … Wikipedia
Antoine Lavoisier — Lavoisier redirects here. For other uses, see Lavoisier (disambiguation). Antoine Lavoisier Line engraving by Louis Jean Desire Delaistre, after a design by Julien Leopold Boilly … Wikipedia
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Mercado del arte — La galería de arte de Jan Snellinck en Amberes, por Hieroniymus II Francken,[1] 1621. Mercado del arte es un conce … Wikipedia Español