A Private Passion: 19th-Century Paintings and Drawings from the Grenville L. Winthrop Collection, Harvard University

Stephan Wolohojian, with the assistance of Anna Tahinci Published in 2003 ISBN 1-58839-077-2 600 pages; 9x12 in. 250 color and 150 b&w illustrations Paper, $30.00 Published by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Distributed by Yale University Press. Grenville L. Winthrop (1864–1943) was a lawyer and banker, but his true passion was collecting art. He had the resources, the intuition, and the talented advisers to help him create a collection that is distinct in its depth, breadth, and quality. The Winthrop Collection of French, British, and American art includes the best group of Delacroix and Ingres drawings outside of France, the most significant group of Pre-Raphaelite paintings outside of Britain, and a world-renowned collection of Sargent watercolors. Some seventy paintings and twice as many drawings and watercolors by more than fifty French, British, and American artists are featured in this selection from the le