Cyrus J. Lawrence’s collection was dispersed by his family after his death. I have a copy of the sale catalogue somewhere. The Daumier below, now in the Walter’s Gallery, Baltimore, is mentioned in the article announcing the sale. Cyrus J. Lawrence collections of Daumiers given to the New York Public Library, July 5, 1908 Announcement of sale […]
Lawrence Webster found Uncle Darius by searching the NYT archives.  We didn’t know anything about him from family stories. This account of his suicide, apparently from dispair and delerium tremmens, suggests why. As dypsomania is a family challenge, we thought it might be enlightening to make a link to this article, “Suicide in a Hospital,” […]
Here is information about Henry C. Lawrence’s collection of medieval art.  He is particularly important for collecting 12th and 13th century stained glass from the area to the north and east of Paris. When his collection was sold after his death in 1919 much was purchased by Raymond Pitcairn of Bryn Athyn, PA, and is now […]
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