John Neagle Papers
Mss.B.N125.p
Series I. Correspondence and notes | 1817-1865 | 37 items; 0.25 linear feet | (B N125p) | |
Neagle, John, 1796-1865.
History of Painting (notebook) | 1817 May 30 | 51p. | Box 1 | |
Fragmentary notes written at age 19, based on reading on the lives of Raphael, Michaelangelo, the Carraccis, Titian, Rubens, LeBrun, and Reynolds. | ||||
Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania.
Membership certificate in Freemasons | 1818 May 6 | Box 1 | ||
Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839.
ADS lease to John Neagle and George Catlin | 1822 October 21 | Box 1 | ||
Lease of house at 116 Walnut Street to Neagle and Catlin for one year. "The said Neagle & Catlin hereby pledge themselves to keep the house in good order." | ||||
Neagle, John, 1796-1865.
ALS to Mary C. Sully | 1825 August 3 | Box 1 | ||
Neagle, John, 1796-1865.
ALS to Moggy,(i.e Mary C. Sully) | 1825 December 10 | Box 1 | ||
Neagle, John, 1796-1865.
Journal (fragments) | 1826 May 26-1832 August 14 | 7p. | Box 1 | |
The remainder of the journal is located in the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, filed with the "Blotter Book." | ||||
Ennis, Susan.
ALS to John Neagle | 1826 August 1826 | Box 1 | ||
Neagle, Alfred.
ALS to John Neagle | 1826? | Box 1 | ||
Neagle, John, 1796-1865.
ALS to Thomas Sully | 1838 February 6 | Box 1 | ||
Written on back of a printed prospectus, "John Neagle Proposes to Publish, By Subscription, A Series of Well Engraved Portraits of the Medical Professors of the University of Pennsylvania, From original Paintings, To Be Executed By Himself, Expressly for the Work." | ||||
Neagle, John, 1796-1865.
ALS to Blanch Sully | 1838 June 23 | Box 1 | ||
Neagle, John, 1796-1865.
ALS to Levi Dickson | 1843 March 18 | Box 1 | ||
Neagle, John, 1796-1865.
ALS to "children" | 1844 August | Box 1 | ||
Tiers, Arundius.
ALS to John Neagle | 1846 April 21 | Box 1 | ||
E.C..
AL to John Neagle | 1850 February 14 | Box 1 | ||
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts..
Stock Certificate | 1850 May 29 | Box 1 | ||
Neagle, John, 1796-1865.
ALS to "children" | 1850 August 9 | Box 1 | ||
Neagle, John, 1796-1865.
ALS to "children" | 1850 August 13 | Box 1 | ||
Sully, Mary C..
ALS to Sally Sully | 1850 August 19 | Box 1 | ||
Neagle, John, 1796-1865.
ALS to Bettie and Sallie Neagle | 1850 August 19 | Box 1 | ||
Neagle, John, 1796-1865.
Manuscript sketches of my career as an artist | 1850? | 7p. | Box 1 | |
Account of an Annuity settled by the late Levi Taylor | 1852 July 14 | Box 1 | ||
Memorandum of the illness and death of Margaret Dickson Neagle (called "Moggie"), daughter of John Neagle, Artist, & Mary Chester Sully | 1853 June 26 | 3p. | Box 1 | |
Neagle, John, 1796-1865.
ALS to "children" | 1855 August 3 | Box 1 | ||
Neagle, John, 1796-1865.
ALS to "children" | 1855 August 4 | Box 1 | ||
Neagle, John, 1796-1865.
ALS to Susan Neagle? | 1859 April 25 | Box 1 | ||
Envelope--G. Robertson to John Neagle | 1859 September 8 | Box 1 | ||
Neagle, John, 1796-1865.
ALS to Mary Neagle | 1861 April 2 | Box 1 | ||
Neagle, John, 1796-1865.
Sketch of Jim Brown | 1861 | Box 1 | ||
Pencil sketch on back of small envelope | ||||
Moore, David P..
DS Invoice for funeral of John Neagle | 1865 September 17 | Box 1 | ||
Envelope--John Neagle to Elizabeth I. Neagle and sisters | n.d. | Box 1 | ||
Carey, Henry C..
ALS to John Neagle | n.d. | Box 1 | ||
Neagle, John, 1796-1865.
Clipped signatures | n.d. | Box 1 | ||
Neagle family genealogical material | n.d. | Box 1 | ||
Neagle, John, 1796-1865.
ALS to unidentified recipient | n.d. | Box 1 | ||
Neagle, John, 1796-1865.
Thomas Sully's advice about cleaning, varnishing, and restoring paintings | n.d. | 5p. | Box 1 | |
Includes notes on Sully's techniques, palette. Access digital object: | ||||
Sully family genealogical material | n.d. | 6p. | Box 1 | |
Sully family list of births, deaths and marriages | n.d. | Box 1 | ||
Series II. Bound volumes | 1825-1850 | 5 vols. | (B N125) | |
Neagle, John, 1796-1865.
On Whist | 1850 | volume 1 | ||
Neagle, John, 1796-1865.
Receipts for making Megellup, Varnish, & Drying Oil; also for cleaning pictures . . . | 1825 | volume 2 | ||
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Neagle, John, 1796-1865.
Hints for a painter with regard to his Method of Study, etc. | n.d. | volume 3 | ||
Neagle, John, 1796-1865.
[On artists and works of art] | 1826 | volume 4 | ||
Neagle, John, 1796-1865.
Lessons on Landscape painting . . . Illustrated with copies from Sully's copies, Varley and others | 1827 | 27p. | volume 5 | |
Includes samples of watercolor paints, copies of landscapes by John Varley, and extensive notes on the watercolor techniques employed by Varley, Sully, Titian, Rubens, and others. "Presented by J. Neagle to his daughter Elizabeth J. Neagle, Augt. 1842" |