Louis Alexander Fagan
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Louis Alexander Fagan | |
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 Louis Alexander Fagan by John Singer Sargent | |
| Born | 7 February 1845 |
| Died | 5 January 1903 |
| Nationality | Italian/British |
| Employer | British Museum |
Louis Alexander Fagan (7 February 1845 – 5 January 1903) was an Anglo-Italian writer. He worked in the Department of Prints and Drawings for the British Museum from 1869 to 1894.
Biography[]
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]
On 5 January 1903, he died in Florence.[2]
Family[]
On 8 November 1887, he married Caroline Frances Purves.[2]
Works[]
- 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)[3] 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[]
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Wikisource has original works written by or about: Louis Alexander Fagan |
- ^ Jump up to: a b Louis A. Fagan, List of donors, British Museum, accessed June 2010
- ^ Jump up to: a b Owen, W. B. (1912). . Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ "Review of The Life of Sir Anthony Panizzi, K.C.B. by Louis Fagan and Lettere ad Antonio Panizzi and Prosper Mérimée. Lettres à Panizzi, 1850–1870". The Quarterly Review. 151: 463–501. April 1881.
Sources[]
- Parker, Daniel. "Fagan, Louis Alexander (1845–1903)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/33066. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
External links[]
- Works by Louis Fagan at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Louis Alexander Fagan at Internet Archive
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