Louis Alexander Fagan
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| Louis Alexander Fagan | |
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 Louis Alexander Fagan by John Singer Sargent |
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| Born | 7 February 1845 Naples, Italy |
| Died | 5 January 1903 Florence |
| Nationality | Italian/British |
| Employer | British Museum |
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This article relies largely or entirely upon a single source. (November 2010) |
Louis Alexander Fagan (7 February 1845 – 5 January 1903) was an Anglo-Italian artist and writer. He worked in the Department of Prints and Drawings for the British Museum from 1869 to 1894.
Biography[edit]
Louis Alexander Fagan was born in 1845 in Naples, Italy. His grandfather was Robert Fagan[1]
He was the Keeper of Engravings at the British Museum from 1869 to 1894. In 1876 he wrote The Handbook to the Department[1] He died in 1903.
Works[edit]
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- British Museum. Dept. of Prints and Drawings, Handbook to the Department of prints and drawings in the British museum (1876)
- The life and correspondence of Sir Anthony Panizzi, K. C. B., late principal librarian of the British museum, senator of Italy, etc. (1881) in 2 vols. v.1 v.2
- The Masters of Raffaello (1882)
- Collector's marks (1883)
- The Art of Michel'Angelo Buonarroti … in the British Museum (1883)
- Raffaello Sanzio, his sonnet in the British museum: studied (1884)
- A catalogue raisonné of the engraved works of William Woollett (1885)
- 1836-1886. The Reform club: its founders and architect (1887)
- The Engraved Works of William Faithorne (1888)
- Mezzotint Engravings Relating to Ireland or to Irish Artists (1888)
- An easy walk through the British museum, or, How to see it in a few hours (1891)
- History of engraving in England, illustr. by 100 typical examples reprod. from rare prints in the British museum (1893)
References[edit]
- ^ a b Louis A. Fagan, List of donors, British Museum, accessed June 2010
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