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John Keenan manuscript material : 1 item

Title
John Keenan manuscript material : 1 item, 1803.
Author
Keenan, John, active 1791-1815.

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Additional Authors
  • Godwin, William, 1756-1836.
  • Abinger, James Richard Scarlett, Baron, 1914-2002.
Found In
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: Manuscripts, 1772-1925
Description
1 item; cm.
Summary
· To William Godwin, philosopher and novelist : 1 autograph letter signed : 10 Dec 1803 : (S'ANA 0228) : [no place] : saying that John Opie has consented to allow Keenan to copy his portrait of Mary Wollstonecraft; expressing interest in painting Godwin's portrait; begins, "After waiting on Mr. Opie & Mr. Northcote I am enabled to say that the first gentleman assented heartily to my making a Copy from the picture he painted." Published as SC 54 in Shelley and his Circle v. I, p. 323. Presented as a gift to the Pforzheimer Library in April of 1956 by Lord Abinger.
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Biography (note)
  • John Keenan, Irish portrait painter. A pupil of Robert Home in Dublin, he came to England about 1790. Between 1791 and 1815 he exhibited over sixty paintings at the Royal Academy, including portraits of Robert Southey and Shelley's friend Dr. James Lind. Keenan returned to Ireland in about 1817.
Call Number
Pforz MS
OCLC
506410356
Author
Keenan, John, active 1791-1815.
Title
John Keenan manuscript material : 1 item, 1803.
Access
Restricted access; Pforzheimer Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Biography
John Keenan, Irish portrait painter. A pupil of Robert Home in Dublin, he came to England about 1790. Between 1791 and 1815 he exhibited over sixty paintings at the Royal Academy, including portraits of Robert Southey and Shelley's friend Dr. James Lind. Keenan returned to Ireland in about 1817.
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Godwin, William, 1756-1836. Addressee
Abinger, James Richard Scarlett, Baron, 1914-2002. Former owner
Found In:
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: Manuscripts, 1772-1925
Research Call Number
Pforz MS
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