Teniers, David, 1610-1690

Baron Daniel von Olegar inquires whether Theodore Roosevelt is interested in purchasing a collection of paintings by old masters. Olegar offers to visit New York and bring some of the paintings for Roosevelt to inspect in person

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-26

Creator(s)

Olegar, Daniel von, 1845-1926

Several artists identified as “Lawrence, Gainsborough, D. Teniers, Rubens, Raphael, Da Vinci, Titian, Duerer, Velasquez, Van Dyke, Reni”, and the friar Girolamo Savonarola as “S,” are being held in a holding pen labeled “Prohibitive Tariff on Art” at Ellis Island Immigration Station.

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Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1908-01-22