George A. Plimpton collection of portraits, 1550-1920

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
MS#1007
Bib ID:
4079577 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Plimpton, George A. (George Arthur), 1855-1936
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
40 items (40 items)
Language(s):
English .
Additional Description:
https://www1.columbia.edu/sec/cu/libraries/inside/projects/findingaids/scans/pdfs/36_PL-Q_04.pdf
Access:
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

Description

Summary

Primarily oil portraits of 18th century literary figures. There are also engravings, and pen and ink and pencil sketches. Among the literary figures are portraits of Samuel Butler, Lord Byron, Thomas Carlyle; Colley Cibber; Charles Dickens; John Evelyn; John Foxe; David Garrick; Thomas Gray; Charles Lamb; Sir Thomas More; Sir Walter Raleigh; Samuel Richardson; Richard B. Sheridan; Alfred, Lord Tennyson; William M. Thackeray; and others. There is also a portrait by Blanche Ames of George A. Plimpton. Among the artists represented in the collection are James Maubert, Frederick Sandys, and William Hogarth (attrib.)

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

Ownership and Custodial History

Bequest of Mrs. George A. Plimpton, 1950. Gift of Mrs. Francis T. P. Plimpton, 1987.

The entire collection was transferred to Columbia University Art Properties Department as of January 2023. Please contact Art Properties for access.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Portraits: Source of acquisition--Plimpton, Mrs George A and Mrs. Francis. Method of acquisition--Bequest and Gift.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Biographical / Historical

Collector, publisher, trustee, and philanthropist. Plimpton collected manuscripts and early books of an educational nature, Italian literature, and Americana.

Subject Headings

The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches for other collections at Columbia University, through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, and through ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.

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Genre/Form
Drawings (visual works) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Engravings (prints) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Oil paintings (visual works) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Sketches CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Name
Ames, Blanche CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Butler, Samuel, 1612-1680 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Evelyn, John, 1620-1706 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Foxe, John, 1516-1587 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Garrick, David, 1717-1779 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Gray, Thomas, 1716-1771 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Lamb, Charles, 1775-1834 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
More, Thomas, 1565-1625 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Richardson, Samuel, 1689-1761 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Sandys, Frederick, 1829-1904 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron, 1809-1892 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Artists CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Authors, English CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Painters CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Philanthropists CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Portraits CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Publishers and publishing CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID