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Research Collections > Image Gallery > George Whitney, Philadelphia, Pa. letter to Henry Hill Collins

George Whitney, Philadelphia, Pa. letter to Henry Hill Collins, 1880 Apr. 16

Physical Details: Letter : 2 p. : handwritten ; 28 x 22 cm.

Sender: George Whitney (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Recipient: Henry Hill Collins

Description: Letter from George Whitney to prominent business owner Henry Hill Collins concerning the potential sale to Mr. Collins of the landscape painting "Lion Rock, Cornwall" by artist William Trost Richards. The letter includes a detailed description of the painted scene.
Envelope included.
This record should be viewed with record 9232.

Forms part of: Miscellaneous manuscripts collection

Citation: George Whitney, Philadelphia, Pa. letter to Henry Hill Collins, 1880 Apr. 16. Miscellaneous manuscripts collection, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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