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- Title
Boxall is interested only in the Great Masters... Well, we'll see about that!
- Authors
Avery-Quash, Susanna; Davoli, Silvia
- Abstract
The article discusses acquisitions made by the National Gallery in London, England during the tenure of its director and painter William Boxall. Topics discussed include Boxall's employment of art connoisseur and musician Federico Sacchi to become his unofficial secretary at the gallery, the acquisition of Cremonese art, and the professional relations between Boxall and Sacchi.
- Subjects
MUSEUM acquisitions; HISTORY of art collecting; NATIONAL Gallery (Great Britain); BOXALL, William, Sir, 1800-1879; SACCHI, Federico; HISTORY
- Publication
Journal of the History of Collections, 2016, Vol 28, Issue 2, p225
- ISSN
0954-6650
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/jhc/fhv028