Clippings, notes, and drawings
after works by Eugène Delacroix, 1846-1919
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The French gallery Goupil & Cie. was founded in 1827 with offices in Paris, New York, London, Berlin, Brussels, and The Hague. It was a central force in the French art market of the 19th century and carried the work of 19th-century academic artists, major artists of the Romantic generation, all the principal figures of the Barbizon School, some of the impressionists, with minor trade in Old Masters, particularly Dutch. Goupil & Cie. was succeeded by Boussod, Valadon & Co. in 1879; the London gallery, also owned by Boussod, Valadon, was called the Goupil Gallery. Eight account books from Goupil & Cie contain over 60,000 entries that give the date of acquisition, name (and sometimes address) of seller, dimensions of work, name of purchaser, date of sale, and selling price for art bought and sold by Goupil during the years 1846-1879. Boussod, Valadon & Co. ledgers (numbered 9 through 15) continue the records through 1919. In addition, eleven large Boussod, Valadon photograph albums contain photographs of paintings handled by the gallery.