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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

Summary Information 

Biographical Note 

Scope and Content 

Arrangement 

Administrative Information 

Related Materials 

Controlled Access Headings 

Collection Inventory 

Subseries I: Purchases, 

1881-1921, undated 

Subseries II: Inventories 

and Lists, 1881-1925 

Subseries III: Catalogs 

and Works Exhibited, 

1906-[1925] 

Subseries IV: 

Correspondence, 1895- 

1919, undated 

Subseries V: Works Not 

Purchased, 1897, 1911- 

1919 

Subseries VI: Sale 

Catalogs and 

Miscellanea, 1902-circa 

1911, undated 

Find 

Finding Aid for the Henry Clay Frick Papers, Series I: Art Files, 1881-1925, undated 

Part of the Frick Family Papers, on deposit from the Helen Clay Frick Foundation 

SUMMARY INFORMATION 

Repository 

The Frick Collection/Frick Art Reference Library Archives 

10 East 71st Street 

New York, NY, 10021 

archives@frick.org 

© 2010 The Frick Collection. All rights reserved. 

Title 

Henry Clay Frick Papers, Series I: Art Files 

ID 

HCFF.1.1 

Date 

1881-1925, undated 

Extent 

8.9 Linear feet (18 boxes and one oversize folder) 

Abstract 

Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919), a Pittsburgh industrialist who made his fortune in coke and steel, 

cultivated a lifelong interest in art collecting, beginning with his first purchase in 1881. Upon his death, 

he bequeathed his New York City residence, along with his extensive collection of paintings, furniture, 

and art objects, to be established as a museum called The Frick Collection. The Collection has been open 

to the public since December 1935. These papers consist of correspondence, one letterpress book, 

invoices, vouchers, canceled checks, inventories, notes, and printed material documenting the selection, 

purchase, and disposition of Henry Clay Frick’s art collection. 

Preferred Citation 

Henry Clay Frick Papers, Series I: Art Files, The Frick Collection/Frick Art Reference Library Archives. 

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BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE 

Henry Clay Frick was born 19 December 1849, in West Overton, Pa. One of six children, his parents were John 

W. Frick, a farmer, and Elizabeth Overholt Frick, the daughter of a whiskey distiller and flour merchant. Frick 

ended his formal education in 1866 at the age of seventeen, and began work as a clerk at an uncle's store in 

Mt. Pleasant, Pa. In 1871, Frick borrowed money to purchase a share in a coking concern that would eventually 

become the H.C. Frick Coke Co. Over the next decade, Frick expanded his business through the acquisition of 

more coal lands and coke ovens, and joined forces with fellow industrialist Andrew Carnegie in 1882. He 

assumed the chairmanship of Carnegie Bros. & Co. (later Carnegie Steel Co.) in 1889. He served in that 

capacity until his resignation from the company in December 1899. During his tenure as chairman, differences 

between Frick and Carnegie emerged, most significantly in their approach to labor issues. The 1892 Homestead 

Strike further strained relations between the two men, and in 1899, after Carnegie attempted to buy out 

Frick's share in the company for a fraction of its value, Frick sued. Frick eventually received a satisfactory price 

for his shares, but permanently severed his relationship with Carnegie. 

In December 1881, Frick married Adelaide Howard Childs of Pittsburgh. The couple purchased a house (called 

"Clayton") in the Homewood section of Pittsburgh, and had four children: Childs Frick (1883-1965), Martha 

Howard Frick (1885-1891), Helen Clay Frick (1888-1984), and Henry Clay Frick, Jr. (born 1892, died in infancy). 

After his break with Carnegie in 1899, Frick began spending more and more time on the East Coast of the 

United States. In 1905, he signed a ten-year lease on the Vanderbilt mansion at 640 Fifth Avenue in New York, 

and built an elaborate summer residence ("Eagle Rock") on Boston's North Shore, which was completed in 

1906 . Though Frick maintained his status as a Pittsburgh resident for the remainder of his life, he and his 

family chiefly divided their time between Massachusetts and New York. In 1907, Frick purchased land at the 

corner of Fifth Avenue and 70th Street. Construction of the new Frick residence, designed by Thomas Hastings 

of the firm Carrère and Hastings, began in 1912, after the wrecking of the Lenox Library formerly on the site. 

The family moved into the house at One East 70th Street in the fall of 1914, and Henry Clay Frick died there on 

2 December 1919. 

While there is evidence that Frick had an interest in art collecting as early as 1871, little is known about his 

early exposure to art, or his earliest acquisitions. His first recorded purchase occurred in 1881, when he 

acquired George Hetzel's Landscape with River. Frick purchased only a few paintings over the next decade, but 

by the mid-1890's, he was steadily acquiring new pictures at the rate of about one per month. His taste during 

this period ran toward contemporary French artists, such as Bouguereau and Cazin, and Barbizon School 

landscapes. After the turn of the century, however, Frick's taste shifted to eighteenth century English portraits 

and seventeenth century Dutch paintings, including works by Gainsborough, Lawrence, Vermeer, Cuyp, and 

Hobbema. He purchased his first Italian Renaissance painting, Titian's Pietro Aretino, along with the first of his 

eight Van Dycks in 1905, the same year he and his family took up residence in the Vanderbilt mansion at 640 

Fifth Avenue in New York. Major acquisitions during this period include Rembrandt's Self-Portrait, El Greco's 

Purification of the Temple, a second painting by Vermeer ( Officer and Laughing Girl), and Holbein's Sir Thomas 

More. In 1914, the same year the Frick family moved into their newly constructed New York house at One East 

70th Street, Frick's purchases included works by Gainsborough, Goya, Renoir, Turner and Whistler, among 

others. From 1915 until his death in 1919, Frick purchased fewer paintings overall, but added works by Bellini, 

Boucher, Bronzino, Hoppner, and Stuart, as well as additional works Titian, Holbein, and Vermeer. 

Although Frick purchased from many dealers while building his collection, he heavily favored the firm of M. 

Knoedler & Co. Roland Knoedler, Charles Knoedler, and Charles Carstairs were considered friends as well as 

advisers on art, and Frick made more purchases through them than he did from any other source. One major 

exception to this, however, is Frick's association with Duveen Brothers. Although Frick's ties to this firm date 

back to 1906, when rugs, porcelains, and other objects were purchased for the Frick family's Massachusetts 

estate, it was not until after the death of J.P. Morgan in 1913 that Frick made his most important acquisitions 

from them. From 1915 through 1918, Frick purchased millions of dollars of Renaissance bronzes, Chinese 

porcelains, Limoges enamels, and furniture from the Morgan estate through Joseph Duveen. In 1915, Frick also 

agreed to purchase the series of panels by Fragonard entitled The Progress of Love (also referred to as The 

Romance of Love and Youth). The installation of these panels in the Frick residence necessitated a complete 

renovation of the drawing room in the newly completed house. In addition to Knoedler and Duveen, Frick

acquired paintings through domestic and European galleries such as Arthur Tooth & Sons, L. Crist Delmonico, 

The Ehrich Galleries, and Durand-Ruel & Sons. Frick also occasionally acquired works through individuals, 

including Virginia P. Bacon, Alice Creelman, and Roger Fry. 

Henry Clay Frick's acquisitions were carefully considered, and he often kept pictures on approval in his home for 

months before deciding whether to purchase or return them. In certain instances, though, works of art were 

bought sight unseen, or brought over from Europe at his expense but not purchased. As Frick's collection grew 

and his taste evolved, he sometimes returned works for credit towards another painting, and pictures were 

also sometimes acquired with the option to return them for full credit within a given period of time. In some 

cases, he actively sought the opinions of art experts such as Roger Fry, Carel F. de Wild, and Charles Henry 

Hart before consenting to an acquisition. 

Although Frick continued to acquire works of art until his death in 1919 (his last purchase was Vermeer's 

Mistress and Maid), he quietly established plans to open his collection to the public after his death as early as 

1915. In his will, dated 24 June 1915, Frick bequeathed his New York City residence, including furnishings, art, 

and decorative objects, as a museum "for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a gallery of art…and 

encouraging and developing the study of the fine arts, and of advancing the general knowledge of kindred 

subjects." The museum was endowed with funds for maintenance, building alterations, and acquisitions of art. 

Henry Clay Frick's widow continued to live at the residence until her death in 1931. At that time, the building 

was extensively renovated, and opened to the public as The Frick Collection in December 1935. 

Sources consulted: 

Grier, H.D.M. "Henry Clay Frick, Art Collector," in The Frick Collection: An Illustrated Catalogue, Vol. 1, Paintings. 

New York: The Frick Collection; [Princeton, N.J.]: Distributed by Princeton University Press, 1968. 

Grier, H.D.M. Introduction to Masterpieces of The Frick Collection, by Edgar Munhall. New York: Frick Collection, 

1970. 

Ryskamp, Charles, et al. Art in the Frick Collection: Paintings, Sculpture, Decorative Arts. New York: Harry N. 

Abrams in association with the Frick Collection, 1996. 


SCOPE AND CONTENT 

Henry Clay Frick's Art Files, 1881-1925 and undated, consist of loose correspondence, one letterpress book, 

invoices, vouchers, canceled checks, inventories, lists, notes, and printed material pertaining to the selection, 

purchase, and disposition of works of art in Frick’s collection. These papers also document requests to visit the 

galleries at One East 70th Street during Frick’s lifetime, and works exhibited at institutions such as the 

Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. A small number of items date from after 

Henry Clay Frick’s death, and largely pertain to claims against the Frick Estate. These files do not represent a 

complete record of Frick’s art collecting activities (see Related Material note above). 

Materials are arranged in six subseries: I. Purchases, II. Inventories and Lists, III. Catalogs and Works 

Exhibited, IV. Correspondence, V. Works Not Purchased, and VI. Sale Catalogs and Miscellanea. Files are 

arranged chronologically within each subseries. 

The bulk of these files are contained in the first subseries, Purchases. The amount of documentation varies 

greatly from one file to another, but consists largely of correspondence with dealers, invoices, canceled checks, 

and vouchers. Many files contain red expanding wallet envelopes with a custom-printed form on the front 

entitled "H.C. Frick: Paintings, Etc." These envelopes were used by Henry Clay Frick’s office staff to house 

documents pertaining to his acquisitions, and on each one is noted the date of purchase, title, and artist, as 

well as names of correspondents, artists, other paintings mentioned in the file, the location of related material, 

and general remarks. These are referred to in the container list below as “red envelopes.” It is not unusual for 

a file to contain only a red envelope, or purely transactional papers such as receipts and vouchers. 

The next two subseries, Inventories and Lists, and Catalogs and Works Exhibited, also pertain to purchased 

works, but provide snapshots of Frick’s collection at various periods in time. Many of the inventories and lists 

contained here predate the construction of One East 70th Street, and seem to have been prepared for 

bookkeeping purposes. They document paintings, and to a lesser extent furniture, at Frick’s other residences, 

specifically “Clayton” in Pittsburgh, “Eagle Rock” in Prides Crossing, Mass., and the Vanderbilt mansion located 

at 640 Fifth Avenue in New York. The latter subseries, Catalogs and Works Exhibited, contains both published 

and unpublished descriptions of Frick’s collection, and also provides some insight into the extent to which Frick 

allowed the public to view his collection. More information about public viewing of his gallery is contained in 

Subseries IV, Correspondence, which consists mostly of inquiries from individuals and groups who wished to 

see the collection when it was still part of a private home. This subseries also contains a letterpress book of 

Frick’s replies on various matters related to art collecting and the administration of his collection. 

Correspondents in the letterbook include Charles Carstairs of the firm M. Knoedler & Co., Henry B. Culver, Alice 

Creelman, Roger Fry, Martin Gardiner Lane, Ricardo de Madrazo, and H. Silva White. 

The last two subseries, Works Not Purchased, and Sale Catalogs and Miscellanea, mostly concern objects that 

never entered Frick’s collection, although some works received more serious consideration than others. Such is 

the case with Holbein’s Erasmus von Rotterdam and Goya’s Tirana, the files of which both contain substantially 

more documentation than those for works offered to Frick and directly refused. The sale catalogs contained 

here largely describe decorative arts objects and works on paper. With the exception of George B. Warren’s 

collection of miniature porcelains, which was purchased by Frick and displayed at his Massachusetts home, it 

has not been confirmed whether or not Frick purchased items from the other catalogs. 


ARRANGEMENT 

Materials are arranged in six subseries: 

I. Purchases, 1881-1921, undated 

II. Inventories and Lists, 1881-1925 

III. Catalogs and Works Exhibited, 1906-[1925] 

IV. Correspondence, 1895-1919, undated 

V. Works Not Purchased, 1897, 1911-1919

These materials are grouped by format (bound volume, followed by purchase files), with the latter 

arranged chronologically by date of purchase (usually the date on which the charge was incurred on the 

invoice). When this date cannot be determined, the date of invoice or date of payment has been 

substituted. The degree of documentation varies for each purchase, and contents are noted below for 

each folder. In most cases, the name of the dealer or individual from whom the work was acquired is 

VI. Sale Catalogs and Miscellanea, 1902-circa 1911, undated 

Files are arranged chronologically within each subseries. 


ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION 

Access Restrictions 

These records are open for research under the conditions of The Frick Collection/Frick Art Reference Library 

Archives access policy. Contact the Archives Department for further information at archives@frick.org. 

Provenance 

On deposit from the Helen Clay Frick Foundation, 2001. 

Processing Information 

Arranged and described by Julie Ludwig, 2006. 


RELATED MATERIALS 


Helen Clay Frick, daughter of Henry Clay Frick, gave selected portions of these files to The Frick Collection in 

1953. These materials are now available as the Henry Clay Art Collection Files in The Frick Collection/Frick Art 

Reference Library Archives. Additional related material may also be found in other series of the Henry Clay Frick 

Papers. Please see the archivist for more information. 


CONTROLLED ACCESS HEADINGS 

Corporate Name(s) 

• Arthur Tooth & Sons. 

• Duveen Brothers. 

• M. Knoedler & Co. 

Genre(s) 

• Clippings, newspaper. 

• Financial records. 

• Correspondence. 

• Invoices. 

Personal Name(s) 

• Knoedler, Roland F., 1856-1932. 

• Fry, Roger Eliot, 1866-1934. 

• Carstairs, Charles. 

• Frick, Henry Clay, 1849-1919, Art Collections. 

• Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, Art Collections. 

• Bacon, Virginia P. 

• Duveen, Joseph Duveen, Baron, 1869-1939. 

• Hart, Charles Henry, 1847-1918. 

• Creelman, Alice. 

• de Wild, Carel F.L., 1870-1922. 

Subject(s) 

• Art dealers. 

• Decorative arts--Collectors and collecting--New York (State)--New York. 

• Mansions--New York (State)--New York. 


COLLECTION INVENTORY 

Subseries I: Purchases, 1881-1921, undated 

Items in this subseries document Henry Clay Frick’s art purchases through incoming and outgoing 

correspondence, invoices, accounts payable vouchers, canceled checks, newspaper clippings, and 

descriptions of works. Many files also contain the red envelopes in which the papers were originally stored. 

One bound volume (Bill Book No. 1, 1881-1900) contains correspondence, invoices, and other documents 

glued to each page. This volume is indexed and contains numerous annotations. Acquisitions documented 

here are primarily oil paintings, but also include drawings, prints, sculpture, and related expenses, such as 

frames, shipping, and customs duties. While the majority of these acquisitions were for Henry Clay Frick's 

personal collection, a small number were intended as gifts for friends, associates, or organizations with 

which he was affiliated.

noted, along with cross references to additional documentation. When applicable, data about the 

disposition of a work is also given. 

Box Folder Date 

1 1 

Bill Book No. 1 [Original] 

1881- 

1900 

Contains invoices, correspondence, provenance information, telegrams and 

newspaper clippings for various art acquisitions glued onto the pages of 

one volume. Indexed at the front of the volume by artist, title, and 

correspondent. Arrangement is generally chronological, with some 

exceptions. 

The bulk of the volume concerns purchases made from 1895-1898, but also 

documents acquisitions made 1881, 1887, and 1888, and includes one 

letter from 1900. Correspondents include Jules Breton, Charles Carstairs 

and Roland Knoedler of M. Knoedler & Co., Jean Charles Cazin, Francis Davis 

Millet, and Arthur Tooth of Arthur Tooth and Sons. 

This volume is closed to researchers due to condition. A bound photocopy 

can be found in the Henry Clay Art Collection Files in The Frick 

Collection/Frick Art Reference Library Archives. 

1 2 

Jiménez Aranda, Luis, 1845-1928, In the Louvre or Une Revelation 

1881, 

undated 

Purchased 24 March 1881 from William Schaus, New York, N.Y. 

Folder contains red envelope (No. 1) and photocopy of invoice. 

See: Bill Book No. 1 for original invoice (p. 65). 

1 3 

Lessi, Tito, 1858-1917, The Reader or Reading the Newspaper 

1887, 

undated 

Purchased 26 October 1887 from Charles Sedelmeyer, New York, N.Y. 



1 4 

Meyer, Johann Georg, 1813-1886, The Darlings 

1888, 

undated 

Purchased 4 November 1887 from John Wanamaker, Philadelphia, Pa. 

Folder contains red envelope (No. 3) and photocopies of letter and receipt 

from Wanamaker. 

See: Bill Book No. 1 for original letter and receipt (p. 66). 

1 5 

Andreoni, Orazio, active 1884-1893, Preghiera and two bust portraits 

1893 

Purchased 15 April 1893 from the artist. 

Folder contains invoice only. 

1 6 

Knight, Ridgway, 1839-1924, Coming from the Garden 

1894 

Purchased 28 May 1894 from M. Knoedler & Co., New York, N.Y. 

Folder contains accounts payable voucher only. 

1 7 

Wall, A. Bryan, 1861-1935, Sheep Picture 

undated 

Purchased 1895 or earlier from [?] 

Folder contains red envelope (No. 12) only. 

1 8 

Jacquet, Jean Gustave, 1846-1909, Manon 

undated 



1 9 

Harnett, [William Michael], [1848-1892], Still Life 

undated 


Folder contains red envelope (No. 14) only.

1 10 

Woodwell, Joseph R., 1842-1911, Landscape 

undated 

Purchased 1895 or earlier [from the artist?] 


1 11 

Hammer, [John J.], [d.1906], Gloucester Harbor 

undated 



Painting presented to Joseph Woodwell. 

1 12 

Rico, Martin, 1833-1908, Fishermen's Houses at Venice 

1895, 

undated 

Purchased 20 April 1895 from M. Knoedler & Co., New York, N.Y. 

Folder contains red envelope (No. 4), and accounts payable voucher (No. 

813). 

1 13 

Robie, Jean-Baptiste, 1821-1899, Flowerpiece 

1895, 

undated 

Purchased 24 April 1895 from J.J. Gillespie & Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. 

Folder contains red envelope (No. 5), and photocopy of invoice. 


1 14 

Bouguereau, William Adolphe, 1825-1905, Espieglerie 

1895, 

undated 

Purchased 4 June 1895 from M. Knoedler & Co., New York, N.Y. 

Folder contains red envelope (No. 6), accounts payable voucher (No. 866), 

letter from Charles Knoedler, and canceled check. 

1 15 

Breton, Jules, 1827-1906, The Last Gleanings 

1895, 

undated 

Purchased 23 August 1895 from [?]; sold to M. Knoedler & Co., 31 December 

1906. 

Folder contains red envelope (No. 7), and photocopy of a letter from the 

artist (with translation). 

See: Bill Book No. 1 for original letter and translation (pp. 39 and 41), and 

Bill Book No. 2 for sale information (p. 39). 

1 16 

Cazin, Jean-Charles, 1841-1901, Sunday Evening in a Miner's Village 

1895, 

undated 

Purchased [?] August 1895 from M. Knoedler & Co., New York, N.Y. 

Folder contains red envelope (No. 8), and photocopied translation of a letter 

from the artist. 

See: Bill Book No. 1 for original letter (p. 35). 

1 17 

Cazin, Jean-Charles, 1841-1901, The Pool - Grey Night 

1895, 

undated 

Purchased [?] August 1895 from M. Knoedler & Co., New York, N.Y. 

Folder contains red envelope (No. 9), and photocopied translation of a letter 

from the artist (same as above.) 

See: Bill Book No. 1 for original letter (p. 35). 

1 18 

Jacque, Charles Emile, 1813-1894, Minding the Flock 

1895, 

undated 

Purchased [?] August 1895 from M. Knoedler & Co, New York, N.Y. 

Folder contains red envelope (No. 10), and photocopies of invoice and 

biographical information about the artist. 

See: Bill Book No. for original invoice (p. 3) and biographical data (p. 7). 

1 19 

Chartran, Théobald, 1849-1907, Portrait of Martha Frick 

1914, 

undated

Purchased August 1895 or later [from the artist?] 

Folder contains red envelope (No. 11) and 1914 letter re: moving the 

painting. 

1 20 

[Artist unknown], A Rustic Bridge 

1895 

Purchased 12 September 1895 from J.J. Gillespie & Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. 

Folder contains accounts payable voucher (No. 940), with attached invoice 

and canceled check. 

1 21 

Bonheur, Rosa, 1822-1899, Horsefair 

1895, 

undated 

Purchased 2 October 1895 from M. Knoedler & Co., New York, N.Y. 

Folder contains red envelope (No. 17), and photocopies of letter and invoice 

from M. Knoedler & Co. 

See: Bill Book No. 1 for original invoice (p. 71) and original letter (p. 25). 

1 22 

Lancret, Nicolas, 1690-1743, Figure de Comédie Casatt, Mary, 1844- 

1926, Le Banjo 

1895 

Purchased 24 October 1895 from Durand-Ruel & Sons, New York, N.Y. 

Folder contains accounts payable voucher (No. 960), with attached invoice 

and canceled check. 

1 23 

Chartran, Théobald, 1849-1907, Portrait of Andrew Carnegie 

1895 

Purchased 7 November 1895 from M. Knoedler & Co., New York, N.Y. 

Folder contains accounts payable voucher (No. 976), receipt, canceled 

check, and letter from the Carnegie Library thanking Frick for the portrait. 

1 24 

Monet, Claude, 1840-1926, Argenteuil 

1895, 

undated 

Purchased 12 November 1895 from L. Crist Delmonico, New York, N.Y.; 

credited by M. Knoedler & Co., 31 Dec 1909. 

Folder contains red envelope (No. 19), and photocopies of a letter and 

invoice from the dealer. 

See: Bill Book No. 1 for original letter (p. 37) and for original invoice (p. 70). 

2 1 

Thaulow, Fritz, 1847-1906, Village - Night Scene 

1895, 

undated 

Purchased 12 November 1895 from L. Crist Delmonico, New York, N.Y.; 

returned for credit on 30 December 1916. 



See: Bill Book No. 1 for original letter (p. 37) and original invoice (p. 70). 

2 2 

Picknell, William Lamb, 1853-1897, Among the Pools 

1896, 

undated 

Purchased 11 January 1896 from S.P. Avery, Jr., New York, N.Y. 



See: Bill Book No. 1 for original letter (p. 37) and for original invoice (p. 71). 

2 3 

Os, Jan van, 1744-1808, Fruit 

1896, 

undated 

Purchased 5 February 1896 from Gross & van Gigch, Pittsburgh, Pa. 



2 4 

Dupré, Jules, 1811-1889, Road of Crotoy 

1896, 

undated 

Purchased 4 March 1896 from M. Knoedler & Co., New York, N.Y. 

Folder contains accounts payable voucher (No. 1075) and canceled check.

Acquired through return of Picking Poppies, by [?], and The Hazebroock Canal, 

by [?]. 

2 5 

Mauve, Anton, 1838-1888, A Quiet Hour 

1896, 

undated 


Folder contains red envelope (No. 23) and photocopies of invoice and 

biographical information about the artist. 

See: Bill Book No. 1 for original invoice (p. 76), and biographical data (p. 10). 

2 6 

Chartran, Théobald, 1849-1907, Portrait of Henry C. Frick and Portrait of 

Helen C. Frick 

1896, 

undated 


Folder contains red envelopes (Nos. 24 and 25) and photocopy of invoice. 


2 7 

[Roosenboom, Margaretha, 1846-1896], Over the Mountain 

1896, 

undated 




2 8 

[Roosenboom, Margaretha, 1846-1896], Run for the Train 

1896, 

undated 




2 9 

[Roosenboom, Margaretha, 1846-1896], Out for a Brush 

1896, 

undated 




2 10 

[Roosenboom, Margaretha, 1846-1896], Just in Time for Mail 

1896, 

undated 




2 11 

[Roosenboom, Margaretha, 1846-1896], The Relay 

1896, 

undated 




2 12 

Harpignies, Henri, 1819-1916, Sunset Pool 

1896, 

undated 

Purchased 25 July 1896 from M. Knoedler & Co., New York, N.Y.; credited by 

M. Knoedler & Co., 1 June 1907. 


See Bill Book No. 1 for original invoice (p. 77). 

2 13 

Harpignies, Henri, 1819-1916, Lake at Briare 

1896, 

undated 

Purchased 25 July 1896 from M. Knoedler & Co., New York, N.Y.; credited by 

M. Knoedler & Co., 1 June 1907. 

Folder contains red envelope (No. 32) and photocopy of invoice.


2 14 

Daubigny, Charles François, 1817-1878, Les Laveuses 

1897, 

undated 

Purchased 28 July 1896 from M. Knodler & Co., New York, N.Y. 

Folder contains red envelope (No. 33), accounts payable voucher (No. 

1486), and canceled check. 


2 15 

Ziem, Félix François Georges Philibert, 1821-1911, French Gardens in 

Venice 

1896, 

undated 

Purchased 28 July 1896 from M. Knoedler & Co., New York, N.Y. 



2 16 

Diaz de la Peña, Narcisse Virgile, 1807-1876, La Mare aux Viperes 

1897, 

undated 





2 17 

[Roosenboom, Margaretha, 1846-1896], Yellow Roses 

1896, 

undated 

Purchased 20 August 1896 from M. Knoedler & Co., New York, N.Y. 



3 1 

[Roosenboom, Margaretha, 1846-1896], Roses in a Jar 

1896, 

undated 



See: Bill Book No. 1 for original invoice (p.77). 

3 2 

Mauve, Anton, 1838-1888, Early Morning Ploughing 

1896, 

undated 

Purchased 29 September 1896 from M. Knoedler & Co., New York, N.Y. 



3 3 

Rousseau, Théodore, 1812-1867, Dessous de Bois 

Purchased 24 October 1896 from Julius Oehme, New York, N.Y. 

1896- 

1897, 

undated 


1477), canceled check, letter from Oehme, photocopy of invoice, and receipt 

handwritten by Frick with details of the terms of purchase. 

See: Bill Book No. 1 for original invoice (p. 77), and Henry Clay Frick Papers, 

Series II: Correspondence for additional letters from Oehme. 

3 4 

Diaz de la Peña, Narcisse Virgile, 1807-1876, Figure Piece 

1897, 

undated 

Purchased 26 January 1897 from M. Knoedler & Co., New York, N.Y. 



3 5 

Chialiva, Luigi, 1842-1914, Waiting 

1897 


Folder contains accounts payable voucher (No. 1613) and canceled check.

Voucher also lists charges for a copper plate portrait and commission paid 

on Diaz's Figure Piece. 

3 6 

[Artist unknown], Six sporting prints 

1897 

Purchased 7 August 1897 from Martin & Martin, Philadelphia, Pa. 

Folder contains accounts payable voucher (No. 1765), invoice, and canceled 

check. 

3 7 

Damman, [?], [dates unknown], The Gleaners [etching after Millet] 

1897 

Purchased 24 July 1897 from Obach & Co., London, [England], via M. 

Knoedler & Co., New York, N.Y. 


See: Bill Book No. 1 for original invoice (p.79). 

3 8 

L'hermitte, Léon Augustin, 1844-1925, La Fenaison 

1897, 

undated 

Purchased 1 September 1897 from M. Knoedler & Co., New York, N.Y.; 

returned to Knoedler for credit 2 October 1917. 


1787), invoice, and canceled check. Voucher reflects return of paintings The 

Plain of Barbizon and Lever de Lune. 

3 9 

Alma Tadema, Lawrence, 1836-1912, Watching 

1897, 

undated 

Purchased 19 September 1897 from Arthur Tooth & Sons, New York, N.Y.; 

returned for credit per M. Knoedler & Co.'s statement of 9 January 1906. 



See: Bill Book No. 1 for letter from the dealer and original invoice (pp. 49 

and 78); Bill Book No. 2 for Knoedler statement showing credit (p. 30); and 

Henry Clay Frick Papers, Series II: Correspondence (Arthur Tooth & Sons) 

for additional documentation. 

3 10 

Millet, Jean François, 1814-1875, La Fermière 


1897- 

1898, 

undated 


1978), canceled check, and photocopy of invoice. Voucher also shows 

payment for Jean François Millet's The Gleaners, Jan Chelminski's The Escort 

and Despatch Bearer Attacked General Blucher's Aide de Camp, and Linnell's 

Hampstead Heath, Evening, and credit for Jacob Maris's Amsterdam and The 

Fisherman. 


3 11 

Dupré, Jules, 1811-1889, La Rivière 

1897, 

undated 





3 12 

Linnell, John, 1792-1882, Hampstead Heath, Evening 

1897, 

undated 

Purchased 20 November 1897 from M. Knoedler & Co., New York, N.Y.; 

returned for credit, 31 December 1909. 



3 13 

Romney, George, 1734-1802, Mary Finch Hatton 

1898, 

undated 

Purchased 9 February 1898 from M. Knoedler & Co., New York, N.Y. 

Folder contains red envelope (No. 47), photocopy of invoice, and photocopy 

of letter from John W. Beatty, Director of the Carnegie Art Galleries, 

Pittsburgh, Pa.

3 14 

Cazin, Jean Charles, 1841-1901, The Dipper 

1898, 

undated 



2145), and canceled check. Voucher also shows payment for R.W. Van 

Boskerck's A Trout Stream, East Lyme, Conn., frame for Millet's The Gleaners, 

negatives and prints of J.C. Morse, and two watercolors by Louis Robert de 

Cuvillon. 

3 15 

Rigby, H.B., [dates unknown], Rear Admiral Dewey [pastel] 

1898 



check. Autograph note by Henry Clay Frick indicates this was given to the 

Duquesne Club. 

3 16 

Raffaëlli, Jean François, 1850-1924, La Toilette 

Purchased 29 July 1898 from Arthur Tooth & Sons, New York, N.Y. 

1898- 

1899, 

undated 


2341), invoice, and canceled check. Also contains accounts payable voucher 

(No. 2767), invoice, and canceled check for duty paid on painting, five 

colored engravings by the artist, and a frame for the pastel Head of Christ by 

Dagnan-Bouveret. 

3 17 

Turner, J.M.W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851, The Falls of Clyde 

1898- 

1899 

Purchased 29 July 1898 from Arthur Tooth & Sons, New York, N.Y., with 

provision that it could be returned at any time within three years for the 

purchase price. Returned for credit 12 April 1900. 

Folder contains accounts payable voucher (No. 2792 ½), invoice, and 

canceled check. 

3 18 

Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille, 1796-1875, Ville d'Avray 

1898, 

undated 



2324), canceled check, and letter from M. Knoedler & Co. 

3 19 

Troyon, Constant, 1810-1865, Landscape 

1899, 

undated 



2725), two invoices, and canceled check. Invoices include charges for 

Swan's Tigers Drinking, Lotus Pool, Millet's The Knitting Lesson, and 

Shepherd Minding His Sheep, Thaulow's Nuit a Falaise, Borders of the Argues 

Sunset, and Spring Afternoon, Chelminski's The Moonlight Drive, Cuvillon's 

Le Lever, a frame for a painting by Coffin, and two Eng Ironworkers. 

3 20 

Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1732-1792, Miss Puyeau 

1898 


Folder contains accounts payable voucher (No. 2338). 

See: Box 3, Folder 18 of this series for a letter from M. Knoedler & Co. to 

Frick possibly mentioning this painting. 

3 21 

Thaulow, Fritz, 1847-1906, Hoar Frost 

1898, 

undated 

Purchased 2 October 1898 from Arthur Tooth & Sons, New York, N.Y. 


2394), invoice, and canceled check. 

3 22 

Swan, John Macallan, 1847-1910, Tigers Drinking, Lotus Pool 

Purchased 13 October 1898 from the artist through M. Knoedler & Co., New 

York, N.Y. 

1898- 

1899, 

undated 

Folder contains red envelope (No. 52), photocopy of autograph receipt from 

the artist, accounts payable voucher (No. 2567), and canceled check for 

customs house charges on this work and a painting by Thaulow [ Hoar 

Frost?] Also contains autograph letter from the artist referring to this

painting and a bronze sculpture group. 

See: Bill Book No. 1 for original receipt from the artist (p. 83); Bill Book No. 2 

for receipted invoice (p. 10) and letter from Knoedler (p. 3); and file for 

purchase of Troyon's Landscape (Box 3, Folder 19 of this series) for invoice. 

4 1 

Millet, Jean François, 1814-1875, The Knitting Lesson 

undated 



See: File regarding purchase of Troyon's Landscape (Box 3, folder 19 of this 

series) for invoice. 

4 2 

Cuvillon, Louis Robert de, born 1848, La Lever 

undated 



See: File regarding purchase of Troyon's Landscape (Box 3, Folder 19 of this 

series) for invoice. 

4 3 

Coffin, William A., (William Anderson), 1855-1925, A Rainy Day 

undated 



4 4 

Thaulow, Fritz, 1847-1906, Nuit la falaise les amoureux 

undated 

Purchased 1 Nov 1898 from M. Knoedler & Co., New York, N.Y. 


See: File re: purchase of Troyon's Landscape for invoice. 

4 5 

Dagnan-Bouveret, Pascal-Adolphe-Jean, 1852-1929, Les Disciples 

d'Emmaus 

1898 

Purchased 12 August 1898 from Arthur Tooth & Sons, New York, N.Y., for 

presentation to the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Pa. 

Folder contains accounts payable vouchers (Nos. 2296 and 2308), invoice 

for freight and customs charges, and canceled checks. 

4 6 

Dagnan-Bouveret, Pascal-Adolphe-Jean, 1852-1929, Pèlerins d'Emmaus 

Purchased 9 December 1898 from Arthur Tooth & Sons, New York, N.Y. 

1898- 

1899, 

undated 

Folder contains red envelope (No. 58), accounts payable voucher (No. 2570, 

invoice, and canceled check. 

See: Bill Book No. 2 for letter from the dealer re: cost of the painting (p. 2). 

4 7 

Millet, Jean François, 1814-1875, Shepherd Minding His Sheep [pastel] 

undated 

Purchased 31 December 1898 from M. Knoedler & Co., New York, N.Y. 


See: Bill Book No. 2 for letter from the dealer (p. 6) and invoice (p. 11); and 

file for purchase of Troyon's Landscape (Box 3, Folder 19 of this series) for 

invoice. 

4 8 

Chelminski, Jan, 1851-1925, The Moonlight Drive 

undated 



See: File for purchase of Troyon's Landscape (Box 3, Folder 19 of this series) 

for invoice. 

4 9 

Thaulow, Fritz, 1847-1906, Winter in Norway 

undated 

Purchased 14 February 1899 from I. Montaigue, Paris, [France].


See: Bill Book No. 2 for letter from the seller acknowledging receipt of 

payment (p.10). 

4 10 

Millet, Jean François, 1814-1875, The Sower 

undated 



See: Bill Book No. 2 for invoice (p. 16). 

4 11 

Troyon, Constant, 1810-1865, Road Near the Woods 

undated 




4 12 

Chartran, Théobald, 1849-1907, Portrait of P.C. Knox 

undated 




4 13 

Hoppner, John, 1758-1810, Miss Byng 

undated 




4 14 

Thaulow, Fritz, 1847-1906, The Smoky City 

undated 


Folder contains red envelope (no. 66) only. 

See: Bill Book No. 2 for statement of Frick's account with M. Knoedler & Co. 

(p. 20). 

4 15 

Thaulow, Fritz, 1847-1906, Moonlight 

undated 

Purchased 26 June 1899 from Arthur Tooth & Sons, New York, N.Y. 



4 16 

Thaulow, Fritz (1847-1906), Pittsburgh 

1900, 

undated 



3638), invoice, and canceled check. Painting given to Chas. S. Phillips per 

autograph note by Frick on the invoice. 

See: Bill Book No. 2 for statement of Frick's account with Arthur Tooth & 

Sons (p. 17). 

4 17 

Thaulow, Fritz, 1847-1906, Pittsburgh [pastel] 

undated 


Folder contains red envelope (No. 69) only. Note on envelope indicates this 

painting was given to [Charles] Schwab. 

See: Bill Book No. 2 for statement of Frick's account with Arthur Tooth & 

Sons (p. 17). 

5 1 

Friant, Emile, 1863-1932, Chagrin d'enfant 

undated



See: Bill Book No. 2 for invoice (p. 18) and statement of account (p. 20). 

5 2 

Le Roy, E. [dates unknown], Cats the Burglars 

undated 



See: Bill Book No. 2 for invoice (p. 18) and statement of account (p. 20). 

5 3 

Millet, Jean François, 1814-1875, Puy de Dome [pastel] 

undated 




5 4 

Millet, Jean François, 1814-1875, Cowherder [drawing] 

undated 




5 5 

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669 (follower of), A Young 

Painter 

1899, 

undated 

Purchased 29 August 1899 from Arthur Tooth & Sons, New York, N.Y. 



See also: Henry Clay Frick Papers, Series II: Correspondence (Arthur Tooth 

& Sons) for letters from the dealer. 

5 6 

Nattier, Jean-Marc, 1685-1766, Elizabeth, Countess of Warwick 

Purchased 30 August 1899 from Lawrie & Co., London, England. 

1899- 

1900, 

undated 


3409), canceled check, letter from Arthur J. Sulley of Lawrie & Co. re: 

invoice, and information transcribed from Frick's "Red Book." 

See: Bill Book No. 2 for description and invoice (p. 17). 

5 7 

Dagnan-Bouveret, Pascal-Adolphe-Jean, 1852-1929, Head of Christ 

1899, 

undated 

Purchased 31 August 1899 from Arthur Tooth & Sons, New York, N.Y. 


2937) for customs duties, with invoice and canceled check. 

5 8 

Dagnan-Bouveret, Pascal-Adolphe-Jean, 1852-1929, Portrait of Childs 

Frick 

1899 

Purchased circa September 1899 from the artist. 


2998) for customs duties, with invoice and canceled check. 

See: Bill Book No. 1 for correspondence between Frick and Edmond Simon 

concerning this painting (p. 33). 

5 9 

Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille, 1796-1875, L'Etang or The Pond 

1899 


Folder contains red envelope (No. 77), accounts payable voucher (No. 3064) 

and canceled check for payment on Knoedler account, less a painting by 

Inness ( Sundown in the Lane). 

See: Bill Book No. 2 for invoice (p. 18) and statement of account (p. 20).

5 10 

Morland, George, 1763-1804, White Horse and Man or Horse in Stable 

undated 




5 11 

Troyon, Constant, 1810-1865, Pasturage en Normandie 

undated 




5 12 

Daubigny, Charles François, 1817-1878, Le Village de Gloton, Bonnieres 

Seine and Oise 

undated 




5 13 

Four framed engravings by unnamed artists 

1899- 

1900 



check. 

5 14 

Balay, Charles, 1861-1943, The Flower Seller Versailles 

1899- 

1900 



check. Painting was sent to Mrs. J.S. Braddock, Mt. Pleasant, Pa. 

5 15 

Van Boskerck, Robert Ward, 1855-1932, A Sussex Cottage Coldwaltham 

1900 



check. Invoice also includes charges for 30 photographs and an engraving 

of Hoppner's Miss Byng. 

5 16 

Nattier, Jean-Marc, 1685-1766, Head; unnamed works by Jean-Baptiste 

Greuze, 1725-1805, and Fritz Thaulow, 1847-1906 

1899- 

1900 

Purchased 12 April 1900 from Arthur Tooth & Sons, New York, N.Y., with 

provision that Greuze and Nattier paintings could be returned for purchase 

price within two years of 12 September 1899. 

Folder contains accounts payable voucher (No. 3338), canceled check, and 

letter from the dealer. Voucher reflects the return of Falls of Clyde by J.M.W. 

Turner. 

See: Bill Book No. 2 for invoice (p. 20); and file re: Dagnan-Bouveret's 

Consolatrix Afflictorum (Box 6, Folder 1 of this series) for voucher reflecting 

return of the Greuze and Nattier paintings. 

5 17 

Vollon, Antoine, 1833-1900, Still Life 

1900, 

undated 



3693), and canceled check. Voucher reflects return of Thaulow's pastel 

Spring Afternoon. 


5 18 

Van Boskerck, Robert Ward, 1855-1932, Evening in the Narragansett City 

1901 


Folder contains accounts payable voucher (No. 3767) and canceled check. 

Painting donated to Mrs. A.R. Whitney, Morristown, N.J.


5 19 

Chartran, Théobald, 1849-1907, The Signing of the Protocol 

1901 

Purchased 8 February 1901 from the artist. 


5 20 

Monet, Claude (1840-1926), Bords de la Seine à Lavacour 

1901, 

undated 

Purchased 2 March 1901 from Durand-Ruel & Sons, New York, N.Y. 



5 21 

Balay, Charles, 1861-1943, Billet de logement 

undated 


Folder contains red envelope (No. 83) only. Painting donated to Mrs. J.S.R. 

Overholt, Wooster, Ohio. 


5 22 

Turner, J.M.W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851, Antwerp, van 

Goyen Going About to Choose a Subject [ Antwerp: Van Goyen Looking 

Out for a Subject] 

1901, 

undated 



3949), and a handwritten account of the painting's connection to the 

Graham and Bicknell Collections. 

See: Bill Book No. 2 (p. 21) for invoice showing charges for this painting, 

along with Balay's Billet de logement, and Corot's La Seine à Mantes. 

6 1 

Dagnan-Bouveret, Pascal-Adolphe-Jean, 1852-1929, Consolatrix 

Afflictorum 

Purchased 8 April 1901 from Arthur Tooth & Sons, New York, N.Y. 

1900- 

1901, 

1903, 

1924, 

1933 


3933), canceled check, letters and invoices pertaining to shipping, duties, 

and frames, and correspondence from Charles Carstairs and the artist 

concerning the interpretation of the work and recommendations on hanging 

the painting. 

6 2 

Ruisdael, Jacob van, 1628 or 1629-1682, A Waterfall 

1901, 

undated 

Purchased 8 July 1901 from Thos. Agnew & Sons, London, England. 




6 3 

Maris, Jacob, 1837-1899, Amsterdam 

undated 



See: Bill Book No. 2 for invoice and account memorandum (pp. 12-13). 

6 4 

Israels, Isaac Lazarus, 1865-1934, Mother and Children 

undated 

Purchased 25 July 1901 from M. Knoedler & Co., New York, N.Y.; returned to 

Knoedler for credit on 9 January 1906. 



6 5 

Vermeer, Johannes, 1632-1675, Girl Interrupted at Her Music 

undated 

Purchased 25 July 1901 from M. Knoedler & Co., New York, N.Y.



6 6 

Wouwerman, Philips, 1619?-1668, Cavalry Camp 

undated 




6 7 

Diaz de la Peña, Narcisse Virgile, 1807-1876, La Plaine 

undated 




6 8 

Diaz de la Peña, Narcisse Virgile, 1807-1876, Les Baigneuses 

undated 




6 9 

Israels, Isaac Lazarus, 1865-1934, Near the Cradle 

undated 


returned to Knoedler for credit on 24 December 1908. 


See: Bill Book No. 2 for purchase invoice (p. 13) and credit towards the 

purchase of Velazquez's Queen Marianna of Austria (p. 45). 

6 10 

Maris, Jacob, 1837-1899, Mussel Gatherers 

undated 


returned to Knoedler for credit on 12 October 1906. 



purchase of Maris's The Bridge (p. 32). 

6 11 

[Artist unknown], Portrait of J. Pierpont Morgan [etching on vellum] 

1901 

Purchased 15 October 1901 from Wm. Ten Eyck Hardenbrook, New York, 

N.Y. 


check. 

6 12 

Mauve, Anton, 1838-1888, Hauling Logs or Landscape with Horses 

1914, 

undated 


Folder contains red envelope (No. 95), and letter of thanks from H.C. 

McEldowney, to whom Frick presented the painting circa 20 Mar 1914. 


6 13 

Hobbema, Meindert, 1638-1709, View of a Woody Country 

undated 




6 14 

Lawrence, Thomas, Sir, 1769-1830, Marquise de Blaizel 

undated 

Purchased 15 March 1902 from M. Knoedler & Co., New York, N.Y.



6 15 

Chabod, [?], [dates unknown], Portrait of Lafayette [copy after Joseph 

Désiré Court?] 

undated 




6 16 

Rousseau, Théodore, 1812-1867, The Village of Becquigny 

undated 




6 17 

Cuyp, Aelbert, 1620-1691, Herdsman and Cows on a River Bank 

undated 




7 1 

Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723-1792, Lady Margaret Beaumont 

undated 




7 2 

Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723-1792, Sir George Howland Beaumont 

undated 




7 3 


1903 

Purchased 6 February 1903 from the artist. 



7 4 

Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille, 1796-1875, Le Matin, Lac de Garde 

undated 




7 5 

Romney, George, 1734-1802, Miss Frances Harford 

undated 




7 6 

Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727-1788, Mrs. Hatchett 

undated 



See: Bill Book No. 2 for invoice (p. 24).


7 7 

Borch, Gerard ter, 1617-1681, Portrait of a Young Lady 

1904, 

undated 


Folder contains red envelope (No. 106) and accounts payable voucher (No. 

6051) reflecting payment for this work, as well as Constable's Agitated Sea 

and Ruysdael's Landscape with River and Town in Background. Also includes 

receipt from the dealer. 


7 8 

Constable, John, 1776-1837, Agitated Sea 

undated 




7 9 

Ward, W., [dates unknown], Mrs. Michael Angelo Taylor, as Miranda 

[mezzotint engraving after John Hoppner] 

1904, 

undated 



6231), and invoice. 

7 10 

Smith, J.R., [dates unknown], Mrs. Musters [mezzotint engraving after 

Joshua Reynolds] 

undated 




7 11 

Green, V., [dates unknown], Lady Elizabeth Compton [engraving after 

Joshua Reynolds] 

undated 




7 12 

Green, V., [dates unknown], Lady Townshend [engraving after Joshua 

Reynolds] 

undated 




7 13 

Murillo, Bartolomé Esteban, 1617-1682, Portrait of Himself Romney, 

George, 1734-1802, Madame de Genlis and Sketch for the Head of 

Comedy 

1905, 

undated 

Purchased 4 October 1904 from Lawrie & Co., London, England. 

Folder contains red envelopes (Nos. 109 and 110), accounts payable 

voucher (No. 6517), and two letters acknowledging payment. 


7 14 

Lawrence, Thomas, Sir, 1769-1830, Julia, Lady Peel 

undated 



See: Bill Book No. 2 for invoice (p. 27); and Henry Clay Frick Papers, Series 

II: Correspondence (M. Knoedler & Co., 23 and 29 August 1904) for letter 

and telegram re: purchase. 

7 15 

Romney, George, 1734-1802, Lady Hamilton as "Nature" 

undated


See: Bill Book No. 2 for invoice (p. 27); and Henry Clay Frick Papers, Series 

II: Correspondence (M. Knoedler & Co., 23 and 29 August 1904) for letter 

and telegram re: purchase. 

7 16 

Turner, J.M.W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851, Fishing Boats 

Entering Calais Harbor 

undated 



See: Bill Book No. for invoice (p. 28). 

7 17 

Millet, Jean François, 1814-1875, The Gleaners [drawing] 

undated 




7 18 

Millet, Jean François, 1814-1875, End of Day [pastel] 

undated 




8 1 

Millet, Jean François, 1814-1875, Resting in the Shade [pastel] 

undated 




8 2 

Maris, Jacob, 1837-1899, The Music Lesson [watercolor] 

undated 




8 3 

Israels, Isaac Lazarus, 1865-1934, Mother and Child [watercolor] 

undated 




8 4 

Mauve, Anton, 1838-1888, Winter [watercolor] 

undated 




8 5 

Maris, Jacob, 1837-1899, Chemin de Halagu or Towing Path 

[watercolor]. 

undated 




8 6 

Mauve, Anton, 1838-1888, The Shepherd [watercolor] 

undated 

Purchased 15 December 1904 from M. Knoedler & Co., New York, N.Y.


See: Bill Book No 2 for invoice (p. 28). 

8 7 

Schofield, Walter Elmer, 1867-1944, The Ravine 

1905, 

undated 

Purchased 13 January 1905 from the artist. 

Folder contains red envelope (No. 127) and memorandum voucher (No. 

6545). 

See: Bill Book No. 2 for receipt (p. 27). 

8 8 

Walcott, Henry Mills, 1870-1944, School's Out 

1905, 

undated 

Purchased 13 January 1905 from the artist. 


6546). 

See: Bill Book No. 2 for receipt (p. 27). 

8 9 

Smith, J.R., [dates unknown], Lady Hamilton as "Nature" [engraving after 

George Romney] 

undated 




8 10 

Chartran, Théobald, 1849-1907, Portrait of Miss Helen Clay Frick 

undated 




8 11 

Ward, W., [dates unknown], Daughters of Sir Thomas Frankland 

[engraving after John Hoppner] 

undated 




8 12 

Miscellaneous charges for expressage, new frames and repair and 

regilding of existing frames, and insurance on various paintings 

1905 

Charges incurred 5 November 1905 through M. Knoedler & Co., New York, 

N.Y. 

Folder contains accounts payable voucher (No. 6999) and eight sheets of 

invoices listing charges in connection with works by Alma Tadema, ter Borch, 

Breton, Cazin, Chartran, Constable, Corot, Cuyp, Dagnan-Bouveret, 

Daubigny, Diaz, Dupré, Friant, Gainsborough, Harpignies, Hobbema, 

Hoppner, Israels, Jacque, Lawrence, L'hermitte, Linnell, Maris, Mauve, Millet, 

Monet, Murillo, Nattier, Rembrandt, Reynolds, Romney, Rousseau, Ruysdael, 

Troyon, Turner, Vermeer, Watts, and Wouwerman. 

8 13 

Raeburn, Henry, Sir, 1756-1823, Mrs. James Cruikshank El Greco 

(Domenikos Theotokopoulos), 1541?-1614, St. Jerome Van Dyck, 

Anthony, Sir, 1599-1641, Ottaviano Canevari 

1906 


Folder contains accounts payable voucher (No. 7130) and receipt. 


8 14 

Vlieger, Simon de, died 1653, Sea Shore with Figures and Shipping 

undated 

Purchased 30 December 1905 from M. Knoedler & Co., New York, N.Y.; 

returned to Knoedler for credit on 11 April 1910. 

Folder contains red envelope (No. 140) only.

See: Bill Book No. 2 for purchase invoice (p. 30) and credit (p. 54) towards 

the purchase of Hals's Portrait of a Woman. 

8 15 

Le Quesne, Fernand, 1856-1932, Settlement of St. Louis 

1906, 

undated 



7355). 


8 16 

Cappelle, Jan van de, ca. 1624-1679, View of Dort 

1906 




8 17 

Millet, Jean François, 1814-1875, Woman Sewing by Lamplight 

1906 

Purchased 25 September 1906 from Cottier & Co., New York, N.Y. 

Folder contains accounts payable voucher (No. 7720) and envelope. 


8 18 

Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille, 1796-1875, Le Lac 

1906 




8 19 

Maris, Jacob, 1837-1899, The Bridge 

1906 

Purchased 12 October 1906 from M. Knoedler & Co., New York, N.Y.; 

returned to Knoedler for credit on 12 August 1908. 

Folder contains accounts payable voucher (No. 7736) and receipt. Voucher 

reflects credit for Maris's Mussel Gatherers and Watts's Red Riding Hood. 

See: Bill Book No. 2 for purchase invoice (p. 32) and credit (p. 46) towards 

the purchase of Romney's Lady Warwick and Her Children. 

8 20 

Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1732-1792, Mrs. Harcourt (afterwards Countess) 

and Selina, Lady Skipwith 

1906, 

1909, 

undated 

Purchased 19 December 1906 from M. Knoedler & Co., New York, N.Y.; sold 

to J. Pierpont Morgan 21 September 1909. 


7879), note in Frick's hand re: deposit of check received from Morgan ("… 

balance 5000$ will be used by him to make me a life member Met Museum 

of Art, N.Y."), and letter from M. Knoedler & Co. confirming delivery of the 

painting to Morgan's Library. 


8 21 

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669, Self-Portrait 

1907 


Folder contains accounts payable voucher (No. 7976). Voucher reflects 

credit for Breton's The Last Gleanings. 


8 22 

Van Dyck, Anthony, Sir, 1599-1641, Marchesa Giovanna Cattaneo 

1907 


Folder contains accounts payable voucher (No. 8152), receipt, and note in 

Frick's hand to pay the account in full. Voucher also reflects the purchase of 

unnamed prints. 

See: Bill Book No. 2 for invoice (p. 37).

8 23 

Ostade, Isack van, 1621-1649, Halt at the Inn 

1907, 

undated 



8207). Voucher reflects credit for two paintings by Harpignies: Sunset Pool 

and Lake at Briare. 


8 24 

15th Century, Christ at the Foot of the Cross 

1907 

Purchased 31 July 1907 from Shirleys, Ltd., Paris, France. 



8 25 

Hassam, Childe, 1859-1935, The June Idyl 

1908, 

undated 

Purchased 28 May 1908 from the artist. 


8815). 

8 26 

Bartolozzi, [Francesco], [1727-1815], Miss Elizabeth Farren, Countess of 

Derby [print after Thomas Lawrence] 

1908, 

undated 



8874), and invoice. 

9 1 

Walker, James, [active ca. 1780], Miss Woodley (later Mrs. Bankes) [print 

after George Romney] 

undated 



See: File for Bartolozzi, Miss Elizabeth Farren, Countess of Derby (after 

Lawrence) (Box 8, Folder 26 of this series) for invoice. 

9 2 

Green, [Valentine], [1739-1813], Lady Louise Manners [print after Joshua 

Reynolds] 

undated 



See: File for Bartolozzi, Miss Elizabeth Farren, Countess of Derby (after 

Lawrence) (Box 8, Folder 26 of this series) for invoice. 

9 3 

MacKnight, Dodge, 1860-1950, Five watercolors [no titles given] 

1908 

Purchased 31 July 1908 from the artist. 

Folder contains memorandum voucher (No. 8957). 

9 4 

Romney, George, 1734-1802, Henrietta, Countess of Warwick, and Her 

Children 

1908 


Folder contains accounts payable voucher (No. 8980) and clipping 

announcing Frick's acquisition. Voucher reflects credit for Maris's The Bridge. 


9 5 

Millet, Jean François, 1814-1875, La Sortie or The Departure [drawing] 

1908, 

undated 

Purchased 22 August 1908 from Alice N. Lincoln, Manchester, Mass. 

Folder contains red envelope (No. 160), memorandum voucher (No. 8994), 

and four letters from Mrs. Lincoln regarding the sale of the drawing. 

9 6 


undated

Purchased 21 September 1908 from the artist. 


9039). 

9 7 

Constable, John, 1776-1837, Salisbury Cathedral 

1908 




9 8 

Velázquez, Diego, 1599-1660, Queen Marianna of Austria 

1908, 

undated 

Purchased 24 December 1908 from M. Knoedler & Co., New York, N.Y.; 

returned to Knoedler for credit on 17 February 1913. 


9215), and one letter (2 sheets) from Charles Carstairs re: The Cottage Girl 

[by Gainsborough], unnamed works by ter Borch, Hobbema, and Cuyp, 

praise for Velázquez's Queen Marianna of Austria, and commitment to Frick's 

collection ("…your collection must by the greatest achievement of my poor 

life.") Voucher reflects credit for return of Israels's Near the Cradle. 


purchase of Van Dyck's James, Seventh Earl of Derby, His Lady and Child (p. 

77). 

9 9 

Mann, Harrington, 1864-1937, Portrait of S.L. Schoonmaker 

1909 


Folder contains memorandum voucher (No. 9334) and receipt. 

9 10 

El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos), 1541?-1614, Purification of the 

Temple 

1909 

Purchased 12 March 1909 from A. de Beruete, Madrid, Spain, via M. Knoedler 

& Co., New York, N.Y. 

Folder contains memorandum voucher (No. 9387). 

9 11 

Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727-1788, The Honorable Mrs. Watson 

1909 

Purchased 21 May 1909 from M. Knoedler & Co., New York, N.Y.; returned to 

Knoedler for credit on 30 September 1909. 


See: Bill Book No. 2 (p. 49) for purchase invoice and credit towards the 

purchase of Van Dyck's Frans Snyders. 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

9 12 

Turner, J.M.W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851, Mortlake Terrace 

1909 

Summary Information 

Biographical Note 

Purchased 29 May 1909 from Andrew W. Mellon, Pittsburgh, Pa. 

Scope and Content 

Arrangement 

Folder contains accounts payable voucher (No. 9488) with attached invoice. 

Administrative Information 


Controlled Access Headings 

Collection Inventory 

Subseries I: Purchases, 

1881-1921, undated 

Subseries II: Inventories 

and Lists, 1881-1925 

Subseries III: Catalogs 

and Works Exhibited, 

1906-[1925] 

Subseries IV: 

Correspondence, 1895- 

1919, undated 

Subseries V: Works Not 

Purchased, 1897, 1911- 

1919 

Subseries VI: Sale 

Catalogs and 

Miscellanea, 1902-circa 

1911, undated 

9 13 

9 14 

See: Bill Book No. 2 for invoice from Knoedler to Mellon (p. 47). 

Ziem, Félix François Georges Philibert, 1821-1911, La Galere 

Purchased 3 June 1909 from M. Knoedler & Co., London, England. 

Folder contains red envelope (No. 168), draft of the red envelope, 

memorandum voucher (No. 9495) with attached telegram from Charles 

Carstairs, an unsigned telegram from Frick to Knoedler, and a letter from 

Carstairs to Frick re: works by Turner, Constable, and Van Dyck. 


Van Dyck, Anthony, Sir, 1599-1641, Margareta Snyders 

Purchased 10 June 1909 from M. Knoedler & co., New York, N.Y. 


1909, 

undated 

1909

Find 

9 15 

See: Bill Book No. 2 for memoranda regarding this purchase (p. 49). 

Swan, Lois, [active ca. 1910], Portrait of Mr. Lee 

1909 

Purchased 26 June 1909 from the artist. 

Folder contains memorandum voucher (No. 9553), with attached note by 

Frick and letter from the artist. 

9 16 

Van Dyck, Anthony, Sir, 1599-1641, Frans Snyders 

1909 



credit for return of Gainsborough's The Honorable Mrs. Watson. 

See: Bill Book No. 2 for memoranda regarding this purchase (p. 49). 

9 17 

Tarbell, Edmund Charles, 1862-1938, Scene in the Berkshire Hills 

1909- 

1910, 

undated 

Purchased 14 October 1909 from the artist. 


9805), receipt, and three letters from the artist. 

9 18 

Cuyp, Aelbert, 1620-1691, River Scene 

1910 


Folder contains accounts payable voucher (No. 41). Voucher reflects credit 

for return of Teniers the Younger's Family Party, Teniers House, Linnell's 

Hampstead Heath, Evening, Jacque's Minding the Flock, and Monet's 

Argenteuil. 


9 19 

Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1732-1792, Elizabeth, Lady Taylor 

1910 

Purchased 1 February 1910 from Duveen Brothers, New York, N.Y. 



9 20 

Brouwer, Adriaen, 1605 or 1606-1638, Landscape 

1910, 

undated 

Purchased 28 February 1910 from Roger E. Fry, Guildford, England. 

Folder contains red envelope (No. 173), typed copies of correspondence 

between Frick and Fry, and memoranda. 

See: Bill Book No. 2 (p. 50) for invoice from J. St. Hensé to Fry. 

9 21 

Hals, Frans, 1584-1666, Portrait of a Woman 

1910 


Folder contains accounts payable voucher (No. 299). Voucher reflects credit 

for return of Vlieger's Seashore with Figures and Shipping. 


9 22 

Ruisdael, Jacob van, 1628 or 1629-1682, Quay at Amsterdam Hals, 

Frans, 1584-1666, Portrait of a Burgomaster 

1910 

Purchased 11 April 1910 from Duveen Brothers, New York, N.Y. 


purchase and return of Aelbert Cuyp's Horsemen in a Hilly Landscape. See: 

Bill Book No. 2 for invoice (p. 57). 

9 23 

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669, Polish Rider 

1910 

Purchased 20 April 1910 through Roger E. Fry, Guildford, England. 

Folder contains accounts payable vouchers (Nos. 276, 391, and 533) for 

purchase of the painting, commission to Roger Fry, and shipping expenses.

9 24 

Mirmont, [Renée] de, [active ca. 1910], Adelaide H.C. Frick and Helen 

Clay Frick [miniatures] 

1910, 

undated 


Folder contains red envelope (No. 177-178), memorandum voucher (No. 

381) with attached note by Henry Clay Frick, receipt, and letter from Roland 

Knoedler. 

9 25 

Metsu, Gabriel, 1629-1669, [unnamed work] 

Purchased 6 July 1910 from Roger E. Fry, Guildford, England. 

1910- 

1911, 

undated 


479), letter from Fry re: works by Vermeer and Metsu, and letter from 

Knoedler advising of the disposition of this work. 

9 26 

Rubens, Peter Paul, Sir, 1577-1640, Italian Prince in Armour 

Purchased 29 December 1910 from Roger E. Fry, Guildford, England. 

1910- 

1911, 

undated 

Folder contains red envelope (No. 182), memorandum voucher (No. 849) 

with attached letter from Mercantile Trust Co., duplicate bank draft, shipping 

receipt, and correspondence between Frick and Fry re: works by Rubens, 

Rembrandt, Holbein, Veronese, Velázquez. 

9 27 

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669, Portrait of a Man in Broad- 

Brimmed Hat and Ruff and Portrait of a Woman in White Cap and Ruff 

1911, 

undated 


Folder contains red envelope (No. 183), letter from Charles Carstairs, letter 

from Frick forwarding payment, and two letters from the dealer 

acknowledging receipt of same. Both paintings returned on 13 November 

1911 for credit towards the purchase of Vermeer's Officer and Laughing Girl. 

See: Bill Book No. 2 for purchase invoice (p. 61) and credit (p. 75). 

9 28 

Velázquez, Diego, 1599-1660, King Philip IV of Spain 

1911 

Purchased 11 March 1911 from M. Knoedler & Co,. New York, N.Y. 

Folder contains accounts payable vouchers (Nos. 1076 and 1150) and 

receipt from the dealer. 


9 29 

Goya, Francisco, 1746-1828, Tirana 

1911, 

undated 

Attempted to purchase on 2 March 1911 from Ricardo Madrazo, Madrid, 

Spain. 

Folder contains red envelope (No. 185), memorandum voucher (No. 1037) 

with attached memo from The Mercantile Trust Co., correspondence from 

Madrazo, and letters between Frick and Louisine W. Havemeyer (Mrs. H.O. 

Havemeyer). The offer to sell the painting was unexpectedly withdrawn by 

the Marquise de Valdestmos, and Frick's money was refunded. 

9 30 

Sixteen 11x14" gelatin prints of unnamed paintings 

1911 

Purchased 24 April 1911 from De W.C. Ward. 


9 31 

Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727-1788, The Hon. Frances Duncombe 

Romney, George, 1734-1802, Charlotte, Lady Milnes 

1912 

Purchased 3 May 1911 from Duveen Brothers, New York, N.Y. 

Folder contains accounts payable vouchers (Nos. 2201 and 2294) with 

attached receipts. 

9 32 

Harvey, Nelly, [dates unknown], Copy of Romney's Lady Hamilton as 

"Nature" and another unnamed portrait 

1911 

Purchased 11 May 1911 from the artist. 

Folder contains accounts payable voucher (No. 1216) with attached letter 

from Harvey re: Goya painting at the Ehrich Galleries.

9 33 

Raeburn, Henry, Sir, 1756-1823, James Cruikshank 

1912 


Folder contains accounts payable voucher (No. 1777) with attached invoice 

for miscellaneous expenses, including shipping, insurance, duties, and 

relining an unnamed Turner painting. 


9 34 

Holbein, Hans, 1497-1543, Sir Thomas More 

1912 


Folder contains memorandum voucher (No. 1813) with attached receipt from 

the dealer. 

9 35 

Bacon, [?], [dates unknown], Crossing the Desert near Sakarah 

undated 

Purchased circa January 1912 from [?], Cairo, Egypt. 


9 36 

Van Dyck, Anthony, Sir, 1599-1641, James, Seventh Earl of Derby, His 

Lady and Child 

1912- 

1913, 

undated 



2968) with attached receipt, and notes, envelopes, and correspondence 

detailing payment for this work. Voucher reflects the return of Velázquez's 

Queen Mariana of Austria. 


10 1 

Guardi, Francesco, 1712-1793, View on the Grand Canal, Venice 

undated 




10 2 

El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos), 1541?-1614, Vincenzo Anastagi 

1913 


Folder contains accounts payable voucher (No. 3472) with attached receipt 

from the dealer. 


10 3 

Van Dyck, Anthony, Sir, 1599-1641, Portrait of a Noblewoman 

1914, 

undated 

Purchased 3 February 1914 from the Duke of Abercorn, London, England. 


3689) with attached paperwork from the bank, correspondence with E.R. 

Bacon (who represented Frick in the transaction), F.W. McElroy (Frick's 

secretary), and the Duke of Abercorn, receipts for shipping and insurance, 

and newspaper clippings from The Pittsburgh Dispatch and The Illustrated 

London News. 

See: Bill Book No. 2 (p. 79) for E.R. Bacon's statement of disbursements. 

10 4 

Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727-1788, Sarah, Lady Innes Hogarth, William, 

1697-1764, Miss Mary Edwards 

1914 


Folder contains memorandum voucher (No. 3738) with attached note 

regarding payment. 


10 5 

Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903, Rosa Corder, Comte Robert de 

Montesquiou-Fezensac, and The Ocean 

1914, 

undated


Folder contains red envelopes (Nos. 213 and 214), accounts payable 

voucher (No. 3777) with attached receipt, canceled check, typed copy of 

Knoedler's invoice, and a letter requesting these three works for exhibition 

at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915. 


10 6 

Works purchased from M. Knoedler & Co. 

1914- 

1915 

Typed list of works acquired between July 1914 and August 1915, with 

corresponding payment information, and attached transcriptions of 

Knoedler's invoices for each acquisition. Works include Whistler's etching 

The Garden and set of twelve etchings of Venice, Turner's Harbor of Dieppe, 

Goya's The Forge and Portrait of a Lady (María Martínez de Puga?), Maris' The 

Bridge, Degas' The Rehearsal, Manet's The Bullfight, mezzotint engravings of 

Reynolds' Duchess of Rutland and The Ladies Weldegrave and Romney's 

Lady Louisa Stormont, Whistler's watercolor The Golf Links, Dublin, 

Hoppner's The Ladies Sarah and Catherine Bligh, Renoir's Mother and 

Children, Bellini's St. Francis in the Desert, and Cotes' Portrait of Sir Griffith 

Boynton and Portrait of Lady Boynton. 

10 7 

Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903, The Garden [etching] 

1914 

Purchased 31 July 1914 from M. Knoedler & Co., New York, N.Y.; given to 

Miss Hilda Rice, Ipswich, Mass. 

Folder contains accounts payable voucher (No. 4044), with attached invoice. 

10 8 

Goya, Francisco, 1746-1828, The Forge and A Woman's Portrait Maris, 

Jacob, 1837-1899, The Bridge Turner, J.M.W. (Joseph Mallord William), 

1775-1851, A View of Dieppe Manet, Edouard, 1832-1883, The Bullfight 

Degas, Edgar, 1834-1917, The Dancers [ The Rehearsal] 

1914 


Folder contains correspondence with Carstairs, M. Knoedler & Co., and F.W. 

McElroy, two receipts, and an envelope summarizing the transaction. 

10 9 

Goya, Francisco, 1746-1828, An Officer (Conde de Teba?) 

1914, 

undated 

Purchased 16 December 1914 from The Ehrich Galleries, New York, N.Y. 

Folder contains red envelope (no number), memorandum voucher (No. 

4285) with attached paperwork, and correspondence from the dealer 

discussing this painting, as well as works by ter Borch and Guardi. 

10 10 

Hoppner, John, 1758-1810, The Ladies Sarah and Catherine Bligh 

1915 


Folder contains accounts payable voucher (No. 4563) with attached 

correspondence regarding payment. 


10 11 

Fuller, George, 1822-1884, Romany Girl Maris, Jacob, 1837-1899, 

[unnamed work] 

1915, 

undated 

Purchased 5 February 1915 through R.H. Lorenz of the American Art 

Association, New York, N.Y. 

Folder contains red envelope (no number), correspondence with Lorenz, 

and a newspaper clipping. 

10 12 

Fragonard, Jean-Honoré, 1732-1806, The Romance of Love and Youth 

1915- 

1919 

Purchased February 22 1915 from Duveen Brothers, New York, N.Y. 

Folder contains red envelope (no number), accounts payable vouchers (Nos. 

4846 and 5605), correspondence with White, Allom and Co., invoice for 

furniture and alterations to existing Drawing Room, and summary of costs 

associated with the Fragonard Room at One East 70th Street. 

10 13 

Holbein, Hans, 1497-1543, Thomas Cromwell Titian, ca. 1488-1576, 

Portrait of a Man in a Red Cap 

1915, 

undated 

Purchased 13 April 1915 from the collection of Sir Hugh Lane through Alice B. 

Creelman. 

Folder contains red envelope (no number), memorandum vouchers (No.

4593 and 4595), correspondence with Creelman and Bankers Trust Co., 

New York, N.Y., and newspaper clippings. Letters from Creelman discuss the 

works purchased, as well as others by Gainsborough, Goya, and Uccelli. 

See also: Letter from Charles Allom to Frick (22 Apr 1914) in One East 70th 

Street Papers. 

10 14 

Duveen Brothers, New York, N.Y. Statement of account 

1915 

Statement of account as of 4 June 1915. Folder contains typed copy of a list 

of items from the Morgan Collection, with annotations in pencil denoting the 

price asked versus the price paid. 

Objects include: 

29. Terracotta group representing Cupid and Psyche 

47. Small Louis XVI circular table with lapis lazuli top 

14. Louis XVI marqueterie commode 

41. Small Louis XVI table with Rose du Barri Sevres plaques 

48. Pair of early Louis XVI commodes 

39. Three-fold screen with painted panels by Lancret 

13. Unique pair of Louis XV upright secretaires 

18. Louis XVI regulator clock 

7. Louis XVI upright secretaire 

46. Pair of candelabra for seven lights 

27. Large Louis XVI grey marble console 

63. White marble group representing Venus and Adonis 

66. Louis XV savonnerie banquette or bench 

54. Marble bust of Madame Roland by Pajou 

[no #] Four-fold screen with painted panels by Lancret 

28.Pair of vase-shaped candelabras 

21. Two bronze busts by Coysevox 

10 15 

[Artist unknown], Flemish Lady 

1915 

Purchased 14 June 1915 from George Wharton Edwards, New York, N.Y. 


10 16 

Detaille, [Edouard], [1848-1912], [unnamed pictures] 

1915 

Purchased 14 June 1915 from Mrs. S. Sturgis Stewart, Philadelphia, Pa. 

Folder contains accounts payable voucher (No. 4652) and attached 

correspondence with Mrs. Stewart. 

10 17 


1915 

Statement of account as of 6 July 1915. Folder contains lists of items 

purchased from the Morgan Furniture Collection and Morgan Porcelain 

Collection, as well as furniture and porcelains from other unidentified 

collections. Also includes a list of credits for objets d'art purchased from Frick 

by Duveen. 

Purchases from the Morgan Furniture Collection: 

M20 Commode with two drawers below 

M11 Louis XV commode in marqueterie 

M40 Small pedestal table of two tiers on three legs 

M69 Louis XV desk 

M62 Louis XVI two-tier console table 

M71 Louis XVI writing bureau

M73 Pair of powder blue vases 

M57 Small rectangular parqueterie Louis XVI table 

M68 Small round ormulu mounted table with three legs 

M52 Pair of Louis XVI upright cabinets M77 Pair of ormulu ewers 

M22 Gilt bronze clock 

M59 Louis XVI rosewood table 

Purchases from the Morgan Porcelain Collection: 

A3 19 Two powder blue flask-shaped vases, K'ang Hsi 

53 54 Two powder blue bottles, K'ang Hsi 

546 547 Two cylindrical vases, K'ang Hsi 

70 71 Two powder blue jars and covers, K'ang Hsi H 

18 19 Two plumed pheasants, Ch'ien Lung 

1187 Tall cornet-shaped vase, Ming 

912 I Ovoid jar with lion cover, Ch'ien, Lung 

F8 9 Two globular bottles, K'ang Hsi 

2 4 Two powder blue club-shaped vases 

44 45 Two powder blue club-shaped vases, K'ang Hsi 

G17 Black hawthorn vase with cap, K'ang His 

I17 Green hawthorn beaker, K'ang His 

791 792 Two black hawthorn baluster vases, K'ang His 

Purchases from other collections: 

25882 Large black hawthorn beaker-shaped vase, K'ang Hsi 

25983 Large black hawthorn beaker-shaped vase, K'ang His 

26057 Chinese porcelain black vase, K'ang His 

23717 Two arm chairs 

26040 One tapestry banquette 

25871 Upright ormulu mounted Louis XVI secretaire 

25869 Louis XV commode, signed Rene Victor La Croix 

25809 Louis XVI ormulu mounted marqueterie commode 

25509 Aubusson tapestry suite of one sofa and six fauteuils 

25430 Pair of tall porcelain jars and covers, Ch'ien Lung 

24845 Louis XVI ormulu clock 

10 18 

Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727-1788, The Mall in St. James's Park 

1916, 

undated 


Folder contains red envelope (no number), accounts payable voucher (No. 

5462), correspondence with Joseph Duveen and Charles Carstairs, and 

newspaper clippings. 

10 19 

Rubens, Peter Paul, Sir, 1577-1640, Ambrose de Spinola [ A Knight of the 

Order of the Golden Fleece] 

1916 


Folder contains accounts payable voucher (No. 5300) with attached receipt. 


10 20 

Carrière, Eugène, 1849-1906, Maternity [Motherhood] 

1916 

Purchased 29 February 1916 from M. Knoedler & Co., New York, N.Y.



10 21 

Houdon, Jean Antoine, 1741-1828, The Comtesse du Cayla 

1916- 

1917 

Purchased 16 March 1916 from E. Gimpel & Wildenstein, New York, N.Y. 

Folder contains accounts payable voucher (No. 5981), and correspondence 

regarding payment. 

10 22 

[Pluym, Karel van der, 1625-1672], Woman with Bible [Old Woman with 

a Book] 

1916 

Purchased 16 May 1916 from Jules Porges, Paris, [France], via Edward 

Brandus. 

Folder contains memorandum voucher (No. 5422) with attached receipts. 

See also: Henry Clay Frick Papers, Series II: Correspondence (John E. 

Stillwell). 

10 23 

Boucher, François, 1703-1770, [workshop of], Bust of a Young Girl 

Holding Flowers [Girl with Roses] Boucher, François, 1703-1770, 

[attributed to], La Musique [Poetry] and Le Dessin [Drawing] 

1915 


Folder contains letter from Carstairs to Frick offering six Boucher works, of 

which Frick purchased only three. 

See: Box 11, Folder 8 of this series for invoice. 

10 24 


1916 

Statement of account as of 21 June 1916. Folder contains lists of items 

purchased from the Morgan Collection, including Limoges enamels, bronzes, 

a series of eight allegorical panels by Boucher, furniture, rugs, porcelains, 

and sculpture. 

Also includes list of goods at Prides Crossing, expenses paid by Duveen in 

connection with the Fragonard Room, a list of bronzes at One East 70th 

Street on approval, and a letter from Duveen Brothers re: the return of 

Houdon's La Clairon and settlement of the account. 

10 25 

Boucher, François, 1703-1770, The Four Seasons 

Purchased 18 October 1916 from Virginia P. Bacon, New York, N.Y. 

1916, 

1920, 

undated 

Folder contains red envelope (no number), memorandum voucher (No. 

5727), and correspondence with Mrs. Bacon and Duveen Brothers. Letters 

dating from 1920 pertain to requests for documentation in connection with 

a dispute over Mrs. Bacon's Estate. 

10 26 

Lawrence, [Thomas, Sir], [1769-1830], [ Miss Louisa Murray] 

1916- 

1917 

Purchased 28 October 1916 from Virginia P. Bacon, New York, N.Y. 

Folder contains memorandum voucher (No. 5748) and letter from E. Gimpel 

& Wildenstein. 

10 27 

Maris, Jacob, 1837-1899, Windmills and Lock 

1916 

Purchased 30 October 1916 from Wallis & Son, London, England. 

Folder contains memorandum voucher (No. 5751), and receipted invoices 

with accompanying letter from the dealer. 

11 1 

Van Dyck, Anthony, Sir, 1599-1641, Anne, Countess of Clanbrassil 

1917 

Purchased 17 November 1916 from Lewis & Simmons, New York, N.Y. 

Folder contains invoice with cover letter from the dealer, letter from Carel 

F.L. de Wild re: attribution and condition, certificate of sale, and accounts 

payable voucher (No. 6061). 

See also: Henry Clay Frick Papers, Series II: Correspondence (A.E. Stanley 

Clarke). 

11 2 

Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903, Symphony in Flesh Colour and 

1917

Pink: Portrait of Mrs. Frances Leyland 

Purchased 17 February 1917 from Alice B. Creelman, [New York, N.Y.] 

Folder contains memorandum voucher (No. 6046), with attached agreement 

between Frick and Mrs. Creelman. 

11 3 

Kip, [Johannes], [active ca. 1712], The Parable of the Talents [engraving] 

Purchased 20 March 1917 from Stanley H. Fitch, Essex, England. 

1916- 

1917, 

undated 

Folder contains red envelope (no number), and correspondence with Fitch, 

who offers additional prints to Frick. 

11 4 

Pach Brothers, Oil Portrait of [Henry Clay Frick] 

1917 

Purchased 18 June 1917 from Pach Brothers Photographers, New York, N.Y. 


and receipt. Invoice indicates a photograph of Geo. F. Baker was made and 

sent to the sculptor J. Massey Rhind. 

11 5 

Hooch, Pieter de [attributed to Hendrick van der Burch, 1627-ca. 1666], 

[ Drinkers before the Fireplace] 

1917 

Purchased 26 November 1917 from Virginia P. Bacon, New York, N.Y. 

Folder contains memorandum voucher (No. 6659), correspondence with the 

dealer, and summary of charges relating to the painting. 

11 6 

Rhind, J. Massey (John Massey), b. 1858, Bronze busts of Geo. F. Baker, 

Judge E.H. Gary, and [Henry Clay Frick] 

1918 

Purchased 4 March 1918 from the artist. 

Folder contains accounts payable voucher (No. 6881) with attached 

correspondence regarding the commission. Includes letters from Emma T. 

(Mrs. Elbert H.) Gary and George F. Baker. 

11 7 

Van Dyck, Anthony, Sir, 1599-1641, Sir John Suckling 

1918 

Purchased 6 April 1918 from from the estate of Colonel E.D. Lee through 

Alice B. Creelman. 

Folder contains memorandum voucher (No. 6968) to Davies, Turner & Co. 

[for shipping the painting], and an envelope. 

11 8 

M. Knoedler & Co. New York, N.Y. Statement of account rendered 30 Apr 

1918, showing activity from 30 Apr 1915 to 31 Dec 1917 

1915- 

1918 

Folder contains purchase documentation prepared by M. Knoedler & Co., at 

Frick's request, per his correspondence. Consists of invoices, letters, notes, 

and accounts payable voucher (No. 7168) for charges due on the account. 

Purchases and credits derived from this documentation are listed 

chronologically below, although the papers do not strictly follow this 

arrangement. 

-- -- 

1916 April 5 

Carved frames for paintings by Corot, Troyon, Dupré, and Gainsborough's 

The Mall. 

-- -- 

1916 April 12 

Light reflector for Gainsborough's The Mall. 

-- -- 

1915 April 30 

Three pastels by Whistler: Nocturne: Venice, The Ferry: Venice [ Venetian 

Canal?], The Cemetery: Venice; engraving by Dürer: Fall of Man (Adam and 

Eve); and two Rembrandt etchings: The Three Trees [ Landscape with 

Three Trees] and The Goldweigher's Field. 

-- -- 

1916 May 1 

Charges for repair to the frame of Turner's Mortlake Terrace; carved frames 

for paintings by Rousseau and Daubigny; metal frames and monogrammed

case for miniature portraits of Mrs. and [Miss] Frick; frames for photos of 

miniatures by Alyn Williams. 

-- -- 

1916 May 29 

[Workshop of] Boucher: Bust of a Young Girl Holding Flowers [ Girl with 

Roses]; two works attributed to Boucher: La Musique [ Poetry] and Le 

Dessin [ Drawing]; Tiepolo's Perseus Delivering Andromeda; Sargent's The 

Sheepfold and Corner of the Church of St. Stae, Venice; and Maris' Cattle at 

Pasture. 

Sargent paintings given to Lewis Cass Ledyard, New York, N.Y., 15 October 

1917. Folder contains invoices and correspondence between Frick, 

Carstairs, and Ledyard. Maris painting returned for credit 30 December 

1916. 

-- -- 

1916 May 31 

Two etchings by Van Dyck: Peter Brueghel the Younger and Franciscus 

Snyders; two engravings by Dürer: Knight, Death and the Devil and Coat of 

Arms with a Skull; six Rembrandt etchings: Cottage with a White Paling, 

Landscape with a Hay Barn and Flock of Sheep, Landscape with Three Gabled 

Cottages, Clement de Jonghe, Jan Lutma the Elder, Goldsmith and Sculptor, 

St. Francis Praying Beneath a Tree; and two Méryon etchings: The Pont-au- 

Change and The Arch of the Pont Notre-Dame. 

-- -- 

1916 June 30 

Photo of miniature sent to Capt. Marshall Child[s], Honolulu, Hawaii; 

carved wood frames for paintings by Cazin and Monet; carved frame and 

tablet for Rembrandt's Woman with Bible [now attributed to Pluym]; oval 

inside for Van Dyck's Ottaviano Canevari. 

-- -- 

1916 December 23 

Two colored engravings by R. Havill: The Reading Telegraph Coaches (sent to 

Dr. R.V. Grace, New York, N.Y.), and Royal Telegraph Manchester Day Coach 

(sent to Dr. Fordyce B. St. John, New York, N.Y.) 

-- -- 

1916 December 30 

Raeburn's Portrait of Professor Andrew Dalzel, Portrait of John Campbell, 

Senior of Possil, and Portrait of Mrs. John Campbell, Senior of Possil; 

Reynolds' Portrait of the Rev. Laurence Sterne. 

Raeburn paintings credited by Knoedler on 2 October 1917. Invoice reflects 

credit for Maris' Cattle at Pasture. Separate invoice of the same date shows 

credit for return of Thaulow's Village Night Scene. 

-- -- 

1917 January 10 

Carved Louis XV wood frames for two Reynolds paintings. 

-- -- 

1917 January 16 

Colored engraving by Chalon (after Turner): The Bibury Club; etching by 

Waltner (after Millet): The Angelus (sent to Alice F. Cable, Irvington-on- 

Hudson, N.Y.) Also charge for framing portrait of H.C.F. [Henry Clay Frick?] 

-- -- 

1917 February 21 

Gold frames for prints of a letter by Abraham Lincoln and his Gettysburg 

Address (sent to Myopia Hunt Club, Hamilton, Mass.) Also framing of 

photograph of Mrs. Frick (sent to Miss Frick c/o Mrs. Childs Frick, Redlands, 

Cal.) 

-- -- 

1917 March 8 

Twelve etchingts by Méryon: Le Stryge [ The Vampire] de Notre-Dame, Le 

Petit Pont, [ The Gallery] of Notre-Dame, La Rue des Mauvais Garçons, La 

Tour de l'Horloge, [ Turret on the] Rue de la Tixéranderie, St.-Étienne-du- 

Mont, The Notre-Dame [ Pump], The Pont-Neuf, Paris, The Morgue, Paris, 

[ The Apse of] Notre-Dame de Paris, The Rue des Toiles [ at Bourges]. 

-- -- 

1917 March 26 

Mezzotine engraving by Watson (after Reynolds): Lady Bampfylde (sent to 

Jean Morris, New York, N.Y.) Also charge for framing Maris painting.

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1917 October 2 

Credit for return of the following: Raeburn's John Campbell, Senior of Possil; 

Mrs. John Campbell, Senior of Possil; and Professor Andrew Dalzel; 

Reynolds's Rev. Laurence Sterne, and L'hermitte's Haymaking Time. 

11 9 

Bellows, George, 1882-1925, Docks in Winter Kent, Rockwell, 1882- 

1971, Seiners 

1918, 

1920 


Folder contains accounts payable voucher (No. 7182) with attached invoice, 

receipt, and 1920 letter from J. Howard Bridge 

11 10 

Pach Brothers, Two miniatures of [Henry Clay Frick] 

1919 

Purchased 30 January 1919 from Pach Brothers Photographers, New York, 

N.Y. 


11 11 

Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903, [ Harmony in Pink and Grey: 

Portrait of] Lady Meux 

1919, 

ca. 

1920's. 


Folder contains correspondence between Duveen and Frick (with an 

enclosed letter from D. Croal-Thomson), a copy of the invoice, and a 

transcription of Frick's diary entry of 6 February 1919, copied on the verso of 

a circa 1920's letter from Helen Clay Frick. 

11 12 

Stuart, Gilbert, 1755-1828, George Washington 

1919 



and receipt. 

11 13 

Lemodant, Jean Julien, 1878-1968, Group in the Project for the Ceiling of 

the Theatre de Rennes 

1919 

Purchased 20 May 1919 from E. Gimpel & Wildenstein, New York, N.Y. 

Folder contains accounts payable voucher (No. 7844) with invoice, and 

correspondence between the dealer and Henry Clay Frick. Note in Frick's 

hand indicates this painting was purchased for Eagle Rock by Helen Clay 

Frick. 

11 14 

Ten paintings purchased from the Estate of Virginia P. Bacon, New York, 

N.Y. 

1919 

Goya, Francisco, 1746-1828, Portrait of a Man 

Raeburn, Henry, Sir, 1756-1823, Portrait of a Man 

Hoppner, John, 1758-1810, The Princess Sophia 

Ruisdael, Jacob van, 1628 or 1629-1682, Waterfall 

Romney, George, 1734-1802, Portrait Group 

Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, Portrait of a Man 

Hals, Dirck, 1591-1656, Dutch Interior with Figures 

Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1732-1792, Portrait of a Woman 

Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727-1788, Portrait of Sheridan 

Guardi, Francesco, 1712-1793, Venetian Scene 

Purchased 24 May 1919. Folder contains accounts payable vouchers (Nos. 

7917 and 7997), receipt, and correspondence from Louis D. Sellman to 

Henry Clay Frick, and from Carel F. de Wild to J.H. Bridge. 

See also: Henry Clay Frick Papers, Series II: Correspondence (L.D Sellman, 

1920). 

11 15 

Wright, F.W., [dates unknown], George Washington [three copies after 

Stuart] 

1919

Purchased 2 June 1919 from the artist. 


Copies sent to Mr[s?]. Childs Frick, H.C. McEldowney, and Eagle Rock (Frick's 

country house in Prides Crossing, Mass.) 

11 16 

Elliott, John, 1859-1925, Raynal C. Bolling and Norman Prince 

[drawings] 

1919 

Purchased 9 June 1919 from the Permanent Blind Relief War Fund for 

Soldiers and Sailors of the Allies, New York, N.Y. 

Folder contains accounts payable voucher (No. 7899) with attached receipt 

and invoice. 

11 17 

Vermeer, Johannes, 1632-1675, Reading a Letter [ Mistress and Maid] 

1919- 

1920 

Purchased 23 August 1919 from A. Preyer, The Hague, Holland 

Folder contains memorandum voucher (No. 8038), notes, two copies of the 

War Trade Board's application to trade with the enemy, and accounts 

payable voucher (No. 8206), with attached check request and receipt, to 

Carel F. de Wild for his work in connection with this acquisition. Also 

contains correspondence concerning Preyer's claim of 17,875 Gulden 

against the Frick Estate. 

See: Henry Clay Frick Papers, Series: Contracts - Unfinished Matters, 

Envelope #509 for additional correspondence. 

11 18 

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669, Christ Healing the Sick, 

The Three Crosses, and Christ Presented to the People 

1920 


Folder contains accounts payble voucher (Estate, #343), invoice, and 

correspondence concerning settlement of the account, which was paid after 

Henry Clay Frick's death. Includes letter from William M. Ivins, Jr., and 

deposition of Charles S. Carstairs. 

11 19 

Duveen Brothers, New York, N.Y. Settlement of claims and demands 

against the Frick Estate 

1919- 

1921 

Folder contains accounts payable voucher (No. 984), with invoice, 

correspondence, and memoranda re: settlement. Also includes invoice for 

Whistler's Lady Meux, and three-page bill showing expenditures for lamps, 

shades, bronze tablets, frames, lighting, upholstery and slipcovers, and 

various repairs, as well as charges in connection with the purchase of 

Vermeer's Mistress and Maid. 


Subseries II: Inventories and Lists, 1881-1925 

This subseries contains analyses of activity in Frick's paintings account (i.e. credits, debits, etc.), lists of 

paintings returned, works by certain artists (particularly Fritz Thaulow), and inventories of both paintings 

and furniture at various Frick residences. For inventories of One East 70th Street upon Frick’s death, see 

Henry Clay Frick Papers, Series: Estate Files. Materials in this subseries are arranged chronologically. 


11 20-21 

Analysis of paintings account 

1881- 

1925 

11 22 

Mauve, Millet, and Thaulow purchases 

1903- 

1921 

11 23 

Pictures at Clayton 

1903- 

1921 

With sketches showing placement in the music room, breakfast room, and 

library. 

11 24 

Paintings returned or otherwise disposed of 

1903 

11 26 

Furnishings (supplement to Red Book) 

1904- 

1914 

Lists of furniture and other objects purchased for residences in Prides

Crossing, Mass., and Pittsburgh, Pa. 

11 26 

Inventory of furniture, etc. at 640 Fifth Ave. belonging to H.C. Frick 

ca. 

1905- 

1914 

11 27 

Pictures sent from Clayton to M. Knoedler & Co., New York, N.Y. 

1906 

11 28 

Paintings belonging to Prides Crossing 

1907 

11 29 

List of pictures as of January 1910 

1910 

11 30 

Paintings at The Frick Collection 

1919 


Subseries III: Catalogs and Works Exhibited, 1906-[1925] 

This subseries consists of published and unpublished catalogs prepared privately for Henry Clay Frick, as 

well as checklists, correspondence, receipts, and printed material documenting the display of works in 

museums and other institutions. Materials are arranged chronologically. 


12 1 

Titian, ca. 1488-1576, [ Pietro Aretino] 

1906 

Exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, N.Y. Folder contains 

accounts payable voucher (No. 7354) for insurance premium, and letter from 

M. Knoedler & Co. 

12 2 


1907 

Exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, N.Y. Folder contains 

letters from Robert W. de Forest, Farjeon, Bagot & Co. [insurance brokers], 

and Edward Robinson, along with receipt showing removal of paintings from 

640 Fifth Ave. to the museum. 

12 3 

Catalogue of the Henry C. Frick Collection of Paintings 

1908 

Unillustrated catalog containing descriptions of 49 works. Published by The 

Gilliss Press. 

See: Henry Clay Frick Papers, Series: Voucher Files (No. 8786) for more 

documentation. 

12 4 

Catalog of Portraits and Catalog of Pictures 

1909- 

1910 

Handwritten catalog in two volumes prepared by Helen Clay Frick. Includes 

a photograph of each painting, along with biographical information about 

the artist, a description of the work, and provenance and exhibition 

information. 

12 5 

Works by Cuyp, Hals, Hobbema, Rembrandt, Ruysdael, Borch, and Vermeer 

1909 

The following works were exhibited as part of the Hudson-Fulton 

Celebration at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, N.Y.: 

Cuyp, Aelbert, 1620-1691, Sunrise on the Maas 

Hals, Frans, 1584-1666, Portrait of an Artist 

Hobbema, Meindert, 1638-1709, View of a Woody Country 


Rembrandt (follower of), A Young Painter 

Ruysdael, Jacob Salomonsz, 1629 or 1630-1681, A Waterfall 

Borch, Gerard ter, 1617-1681, Portrait of a Young Lady

Vermeer, Johannes, 1632-1675, Girl Interrupted at Her Music 

Folder contains list of correspondence concerning the loan, receipt showing 

removal of paintings from 640 Fifth Ave. to the museum, and letters from 

Bryson Burroughs of the Hudson-Fulton Celebration Commission, and M. 

Knoedler & amp; Co. 

12 6 

Beatty, J.W. (John William), 1869-1941, The Potato Field 

1910 

Exhibited at The Art Society, Pittsburgh, Pa. Folder contains letter from 

Beatty to Frick, envelope with notes re: the loan, and newspaper clipping. 

12 7 

"Loan Exhibition of Pictures from the Collection of Henry C. Frick" 

1910 

Exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Mass, 1-15 December 1910. 

Folder contains checklist of paintings loaned (fifty in all), published by the 

Merrymount Press. 

12 8 

Paintings in the Collection of Henry Clay Frick 

[1925] 

Illustrated catalog containing descriptions of 89 works on display at One 

East 70th Street. Includes a supplemental list of paintings at the back of the 

volume. While no author is identified, research indicates the catalog was 

compiled by James Howard Bridge at Henry Clay Frick's request. The catalog 

bears no date, but based on the paintings described within, it is inferred to 

be the second edition, which appeared in 1925. A copy of the first edition of 

this catalog, published in 1915, can be found in the Henry Clay Frick Art 

Collection Files, The Frick Collection/Frick Art Reference Library Archives. 

See: Henry Clay Frick Papers, Series: Voucher Files (Nos. 5053, 5204, 5221, 

and 7835) for printing and binding charges in connection with the first 

edition of this catalog. 


Subseries IV: Correspondence, 1895-1919, undated 

Consists of both incoming and outgoing correspondence. Incoming correspondence largely concerns 

requests by individuals and groups to visit the galleries in the Frick residence at One East 70th Street. 

Copies of Frick's replies are sometimes included; at other times a penciled note designating the day of the 

visit appears on the request. This subseries also contains one letterpress book of Frick’s outgoing 

correspondence on matters relating to his art collection. Materials are arranged chronologically. 


12 9 

Letterpress book 

1895- 

1918 

Contains 246 pages of outgoing letters re: art purchases, works exhibited, 

paintings not purchased, and administrative details. Indexed by 

correspondent at the front of the volume. 

12 10-11 

Requests to visit the gallery at One East 70th Street 

1914- 

1919, 

undated 


Subseries V: Works Not Purchased, 1897, 1911-1919 

This subseries contains correspondence, lists, notes, descriptions, vouchers, invoices, and customs forms 

documenting works offered to Henry Clay Frick for purchase. Reasons for rejection are not always given. 

Some are due to the high cost of the work being offered, while others relate to questions of authenticity, 

or a lack of willingness on the part of the owner to sell. This is not a complete list of works offered to Frick. 

Other examples can be found in the Correspondence series of the Henry Clay Frick Papers, and the Henry 

Clay Frick Art Collection Files. Materials in this subseries are arranged chronologically. 


12 12 

Turner, J.M.W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851, [Unnamed work] 

1897 

Offered by B. De Joinville, New York, N.Y. Folder contains letter from Joinville 

with notes in Frick's hand. 

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Houdon, Jean Antoine, 1741-1828, Voltaire [bronze bust] 

1906 

On approval from Duveen Brothers, New York, in 1906. Returned to the 

dealer. 

See: Eagle Rock Papers, Series: Furnishings (Duveen).

-- -- 

Lippi, Fra Filippo [follower of], Madonna and Child 

1906 

On approval from Duveen Brothers, New York, 1906. 

See: Eagle Rock Papers, Series: Furnishings (Duveen). 

-- -- 

Pollaiuolo, Piero, ca. 1443-1496, Portrait of a Lady 

1906 

On approval from Duveen Brothers, New York, 1906. 

See: Eagle Rock Papers, Series: Furnishings (Duveen). 

12 13 

Van Dyck, Anthony, Sir, 1599-1641, [Unnamed work described as "life 

size equestrian portrait of a Genoese nobleman"] 

1909 

Offered for sale by Luigi Ricci, London, England. Folder contains 

correspondence between Frick, Ricci, and Roger Fry, who examined the 

work on Frick's behalf and offered his opinion. 

-- -- 

Tarbell, Edmund Charles, 1862-1938, Portrait of Henry Clay Frick and 

Helen Clay Frick 

Commissioned by Henry Clay Frick, 1910; returned to the artist, 1911. 

See: Henry Clay Frick Papers, Series II: Correspondence (Edmund C. 

Tarbell) for letters from the artist regarding this portrait. 

-- -- 

Goya, Francisco, 1746-1828, Tirana 

1911 

Offered for purchase through Ricardo Madrazo, Madrid, Spain, but the 

owner of the painting (the Marquise de Valdestamos) withdrew before the 

transaction was completed. 

See: Box 9, Folder 29 of this series for documentation. 

12 14 

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669, [Unnamed work] 

1911 

Offered for purchase through Meyer de Stadelhofen, Geneva, [Switzerland], 

via Marika Ogiz, former governess to Helen Clay Frick. Folder contains 

correspondence between with Roger Fry, Meyer de Stadelhofen, and Marika 

Ogiz. 

12 15 

Holbein, Hans, 1497-1543, Erasmus Von Rotterdam 

1912 

Offered by J.H. Dunn and H. Silva White, London, England. Folder contains 

red envelope (no number), correspondence with White and Dunn, and a 

description of the painting. 

12 16 

Pictures deposited with Christie, Mason & Woods by A. M. Grenfell 

1914 

Folder contains list of 65 works (presumed to be from the collection of 

Grenfell's uncle, Sir George Holford.), as well as letters from Grenfell and 

Robert C. Fleming. Artists represented include the following: Lawrence, 

Gainsborough, Van Dyck, Titian, Reynolds, Maes, and Cuyp. 

-- -- 

Boucher, François, 1703-1770, Les graces et l'amour, Jupiter and 

Callisto, and Angelic and Medor 

Offered for sale by Knoedler in 1915, along with Boucher's Bust of a Young 

Girl Holding Flowers, La Musique, and Le Dessin. 

See: Box 10, Folder 23 of this series for more information. 

-- -- 

Titian, ca. 1488-1576, Diana and Actaeon and Diana and Callisto [also 

referred to as the Bridgewater Titians] 

Frick inquired about the possibility of purchasing these works in February 

1916. 

See letterpress book in Subseries II: Correspondence for letters from Frick 

to Alfred Anson (pp. 213 and 216), Frick to Duveen (p. 228), Frick to H.G. 

Haines (p. 230), and cables between Duveen and Lockett Agnew (p.229). 

12 17 

Houdon, Jean Antoine, 1741-1828, Bust of Mlle. La Clairon 

1916- 

1917 

Offered for sale by Duveen Bros. in 1916, but authenticity was questioned 

by Charles Henry Hart, and the bust was returned to Duveen in 1919.

Folder contains correspondence with Duveen Bros., Charles Henry Hart, and 

Jacques Seligmann. 

12 18 

Morland, George, 1763-1804, [Unnamed work described as "painting of a 

gamekeeper] 

1917 

Offered by Stanley Fitch, Romford, England. Folder contains cable from Fitch 

and customs documents. 

12 19 

Fragonard, Jean-Honoré, 1732-1806, The Sermon of Love 

1919 

Offered by Louis D. Sellman on behalf of the Estate of Virginia P. Bacon, New 

York, N.Y. Folder contains letter from Sellman and Frick's reply. 

12 20 

Holbein, Hans, 1497-1543, Portrait of a Lady Holding a Missal and [Italian 

School], Madonna and Child 

1919 

Offered by Alice Creelman, [New York, N.Y.] Folder contains accounts 

payable voucher (No. 8028), with attached description of the Holbein, note 

from Alice Braddel to W.J. Naughton, and shipping invoice. 

12 21 

Romney, George, 1734-1802, [Unnamed work] and Goyen, Jan van, 1596- 

1656, [Unnamed work] 

1919 

Offered by M. Knoedler & Co., New York, N.Y. Folder contains handwritten 

copy of a cable from Duveen to Frick, correspondence between Knoedler 

and Frick, and envelope with pencil notation "not bought; returned." 


Subseries VI: Sale Catalogs and Miscellanea, 1902-circa 1911, undated 

Contains catalogs of porcelains, works on paper, furniture, bronzes, and paintings published by British and 

American galleries. Frick is known to have purchased objects from the collection of George B. Warren (see 

Box 12, Folders 19-20), but no other acquisitions have been confirmed from the catalogs in this subseries. 

Materials are arranged chronologically. 


12 22-23 

Chinese porcelains 

1902 

Complete title: Catalogue of Antique Chinese Porcelains Owned by George B. 

Warren of Troy, New York. 2 copies. 

13 1 

French line engravings 

1910 

Prosepectus for the catalog French Line Engravings of the Late XVIII. 

Century. Published by Lawrence & Jellicoe, Ltd., London, England. 

13 2 

Egyptian and Babylonian antiques and objects d'art 

circa 

1911 

Complete title: Illustrated Catalogue of a Selection of Antiques and Objets D'art 

from the Earliest Egyptian and Babylonian Civilisations to the Present Time. 

Offered for sale by Messrs. Spink & Son's Galleries, London, England. 

13 3 

Oriental Porcelains, bronzes, objects d'art, and paintings 

1911 

Complete title: Oriental Porcelains, Bronzes and Other Objects of Art from the 

Collection of the Late Heber R. Bishop of New York City, Sold by Direction of the 

Trustee, and Paintings by American and Foreign Artists from the Bishop, Xavier, 

Warren and Other Collections. Offered for sale by Anderson Art Galleries, New 

York, N.Y. Date of sale: 12 April 1911. 

13 4 

Porcelain, pottery, and glass 

1911 

Complete title: Porcelain, Pottery and Glass of China, Japan, Europe, and 

America Collected by Philip S. Smith of Buffalo, N.Y.. Offered for sale by 

Anderson Art Galleries, New York, N.Y. Dates of sale: 9-10 May 1911. 

13 5 

XVIII Century French colored engravings 

undated 

Complete title: Illustrations from a Collection of XVIII Century French Coloured 

Engravings. Offered for sale by Basil Dighton, London, England. 

13 6 

English and French engravings and English furniture 

undated

Complete title: Illustrations of Some Recent Purchases of Old English and 

French Engravings and English Furniture. Offered for sale by Basil Dighton, 

London, England. 

13 7 

Plates from an unidentified catalog 

undated 

Includes illustrations of works Corot and Dupre. 

13 8 

Empty red envelopes 

undated 

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