Leon Kolb collection of portraits : engravings, etchings, mezzotints, lithographs, and acquatints, circa 1600-1850
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- The subjects include rulers, statesmen, authors, scholars and other famous personages from ancient times to the nineteenth century. Most of the prints were produced in the 17th and 18th centuries from paintings by Hans Holbein, Anthony Vandyke, Godfrey Kneller, Peter Lely and other noted artists.
Description
Type of resource | mixed material |
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Extent | 20 linear feet (1855 items) |
Place | California |
Publication date | [1600 - 1850?] |
Issuance | monographic |
Language | Latin |
Note | Arranged by name of subject, each print is numbered for convenient reference in the various indices in the printed catalogue. Painters and engravers, printing techniques and social and historical positions of the subjects are identified and indexed as well. |
Creators/Contributors
Associated with | Kolb, Leon, 1890- |
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Subjects
Subject | Europe > Civilization > 18th century |
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Subject | Europe > History > 17th century |
Genre | Aquatint. |
Genre | Mezzotint engraving. |
Genre | Engravings. |
Genre | Etchings. |
Genre | Lithographs. |
Bibliographic information
Note | Accession 1972-002 has been scanned (circa 1647 items). Accession 2010-110 (208 items) is not scanned, nor was it included in the published catalog. It has been added to the finding aid. |
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Note | Published catalog available: Portraits: a catalog of the engravings, etchings, mezzotints, and lithographs presented to the Stanford University Library by Dr. and Mrs. Leon Kolb.[Stanford, Calif.] Stanford University, 1972 |
Acquisition | Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Leon Kolb, 1972. Accessions 1972-002 and 2010-110. |
Biographical/Historical | Dr. Kolb, Clinical Associate Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology in the Stanford School of Medicine, was a collector of books, prints, and objects d'art. |
Location |
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Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/bs646cd8717 |
Location | Department of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, CA 94305. |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Special Collections Public Services Librarian at speccollref@stanford.edu.