Alfred, Count D'Orsay mansucript material

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Creator

Orsay, Alfred Guillaume Gabriel, comte d', 1801-1852.

Location

Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

Extent

• 33 items

Access Restrictions

Restricted access; Pforzheimer Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Scope/Contents Note

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.

Biographical/Historical Note

Alfred D'Orsay, styled Count D'Orsay, French artist and man of fashion.

Controlled Access Terms

• Orsay, Alfred Guillaume Gabriel, comte d', 1801-1852 -- Correspondence.
• Artists -- Great Britain -- 19th century -- Correspondence.
• Artists -- France -- 19th century -- Correspondence.
• Dandies -- Great Britain -- 19th century -- Correspondence.
• Dandies -- France -- 19th century -- Correspondence.
• Drawings.

Additional Creator Names

• Bentley, Richard, 1794-1871. rcp
• Bouard, Alfred-François. rcp
• Curie, Paul Francis, 1799-1853. rcp
• Du Pasquier, John. rcp
• Elliotson, John, 1791-1868. rcp
• Garwood, John, 1805-1889. rcp
• Hayward, A. (Abraham), 1801-1884. rcp
• Heath, Charles, 1785-1848. rcp
• Heath, James, 1757-1834. rcp
• Jarnac, Philippe-Ferdinand-Auguste de Rohan-Chabot, comtede, 1815-1875. rcp
• Lyndhurst, John Singleton Copley, Baron, 1772-1863. rcp
• Mathews, Charles, 1776-1835. rcp
• Mitchell, John, fl. 1832-1889. rcp
• Sherburne, John Henry, 1794-1850? rcp
• Simpson, W. W. (William Wooley) rcp
• Smith, Albert, 1816-1860. rcp
• Smith, James, 1775-1839. rcp
• Westmacott, Richard, 1799-1872. rcp
• Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: Manuscripts, 1772-1925