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Letter from Dominic Colnaghi to Mrs. Charles Kean

January 1, 1849
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The print dealer Dominic Colnaghi included this note when he sent Ellen Tree Kean (the actress-wife of Charles Kean) an 1814 drawing of Charles's father the actor Edmund Kean (see: 2016.761).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Letter from Dominic Colnaghi to Mrs. Charles Kean
  • Author: Dominic Colnaghi (British, 1790–1879)
  • Subject: Addressed to Ellen Kean (British, 1805–1880)
  • Subject: Edmund Kean (British, 1787–1833)
  • Subject: George Henry Harlow (British, London 1787–1819 London)
  • Date: January 1, 1849
  • Medium: Pen and ink on paper, affixed to card
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 6 7/8 × 4 5/16 in. (17.5 × 10.9 cm)
  • Classification: Manuscripts
  • Credit Line: Gift of Paul Jeromack, in memory of Robert Tuggle, 2016
  • Object Number: 2016.767.3
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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