Bacon, Henry (b. 1839 d. 1912)
Henry Bacon papers, 1873-1897

Painter
France; Haverhill, , Mass.,

Sketchbooks, 1873-1897 8 v.

Included are pencil, ink, and watercolor sketches of people, animals, ships, landscapes, and sculpture. Images were inspired by foreign travel, primarily to France, Venice, Egypt, Athens, and Canada. France and Egypt, and shipboard sketches. Collection also contains a sketch of Bacon by J. Carroll Beckwith, and by an unidentified artist.

Microfilm reel(s): 4040-4041

Location of Originals: Sketchbooks 1, 5, and 11: Originals returned to the lender, Mrs. Nancy N. Brecht after microfilming.

Selected Documents

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[Henry Bacon, seated, in a gondola in Venice.], ca. 1890 / unidentified photographer. Photographic print : 1 : b&w ; 16 x 30 cm. Henry Bacon papers, 1849-1931. Archives of American Art.