Portraits of G.L. Fox [graphic] / [Augustus Toedteberg].
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Title
Portraits of G.L. Fox [graphic] / [Augustus Toedteberg].
Created/published
[late 19th cent.]
Description
2 items in 1 vol. : pencil.
Material base
paper
Note
All the works by Toedteberg that Folger owns are theatrical portraits copied after rare prints. They are either contained in volumes which were grangerized by Toedteberg or are individual items which were purchased from the sale of Toedteberg's collection. Some of the pieces are signed by him but most are unsigned. All of them, however, at one time passed through his hands and many may have been the work of his pen. They have been grouped together in this file for that reason.
Artist: The extra-illustrations in this volume seem to follow the pattern of the grangerizing work of Augustus Toedteberg, the original drawings usually being copied after rare prints. Toedteberg may possibly have been the artist of these sketches.
History: The first portrait is similar to the plate of Fox found in Brown's History of the American stage, however the plate to Brown's shows Fox at a younger age. Harv. cat. lists no engraving of Fox as Humpty Dumpty similar to the pencil portraits in this volume. Toedteberg's catalog of his collection lists several portraits of Fox but gives no details of them.
Provenance: Item has been added to an extra-illustrated copy of William Winter's Life and art of Edwin Booth. Work has been expanded from one volume to two and was bound by Stikeman. The Folgers purchased the volumes from the American Art Assoc. sale of the library of Dudley Tenney (no. 16 in the auction catalog), Nov. 22, 1922.
The art collection of the Folger Shakespeare Library includes many volumes of extra illustrated books, several of which formerly belonged to the library of the theatrical manager Augustin Daly. Many of these extra-illustrated volumes were inlaid and organized by Augustus Toedteberg, a professional inlayer and repairer of prints who resided in Brooklyn, N.Y. in the 1870's to 1890's.
The first portrait is a bust port., to front, facing right, wearing a bow tie. The second is a 1/2 length port., to front, facing right, in white face wearing a picture of a fox on his chest. The second item is labeled 'G.L. Fox as Humpty Dumpty'. Both items are unsigned.
The known facts concerning Toedteberg are few. He was the grangerizer of the Daly copy of Joseph Norton Ireland's Records of the New York stage (a work extended by him from 2 to 33 volumes) and of Daly's souvenir books of his Shakespearean productions (many of which are now in the Folger collection). Toedteberg also published a work, in 1893, entitled Portraits of actors reproduced from rare originals for Augustus Toedteberg. The Folger Library has a few letters in its ms. collection addressed from Toedteberg to Augustin Daly concerning Toedteberg's grangerizing work. His theatrical collection, which consisted of numerous books, prints, drawings, autographs and playbills, was sold at auction by the Anderson Co., New York, 1903-1904.
The volumes which Toedteberg grangerized also contain a number of watercolor portraits, copied after rare prints, which are signed by a Victor Moblard who may have been under the employ of Toedteberg. Moblard's style of painting and writing is rather distinct and even where he has not signed his name it is easy to spot his work, In cases where his signature or initials appear, or where the style gives evidence of his work, the item has been entered under his name. In all cases, where known, a subject entry has been given for the original artist of the print from which Moblard was copying. No biographical information has been located on Moblard. The user is referred to records under Moblard, Victor, for additional works from the Toedteberg shop.
This record contains unverified data from old cards and may contain incorrect or incomplete text. Please consult Curator for assistance.
Toedteberg's collection of theatrical prints was extensive and it is assumed that he drew on this collection as a resource for his grangerizing endeavors. It appears that he was in the habit of copying, in ink or watercolor, rare prints, or having rare prints copied by others, perhaps when he was able to obtain only one copy of the original print.
Artist: The extra-illustrations in this volume seem to follow the pattern of the grangerizing work of Augustus Toedteberg, the original drawings usually being copied after rare prints. Toedteberg may possibly have been the artist of these sketches.
History: The first portrait is similar to the plate of Fox found in Brown's History of the American stage, however the plate to Brown's shows Fox at a younger age. Harv. cat. lists no engraving of Fox as Humpty Dumpty similar to the pencil portraits in this volume. Toedteberg's catalog of his collection lists several portraits of Fox but gives no details of them.
Provenance: Item has been added to an extra-illustrated copy of William Winter's Life and art of Edwin Booth. Work has been expanded from one volume to two and was bound by Stikeman. The Folgers purchased the volumes from the American Art Assoc. sale of the library of Dudley Tenney (no. 16 in the auction catalog), Nov. 22, 1922.
The art collection of the Folger Shakespeare Library includes many volumes of extra illustrated books, several of which formerly belonged to the library of the theatrical manager Augustin Daly. Many of these extra-illustrated volumes were inlaid and organized by Augustus Toedteberg, a professional inlayer and repairer of prints who resided in Brooklyn, N.Y. in the 1870's to 1890's.
The first portrait is a bust port., to front, facing right, wearing a bow tie. The second is a 1/2 length port., to front, facing right, in white face wearing a picture of a fox on his chest. The second item is labeled 'G.L. Fox as Humpty Dumpty'. Both items are unsigned.
The known facts concerning Toedteberg are few. He was the grangerizer of the Daly copy of Joseph Norton Ireland's Records of the New York stage (a work extended by him from 2 to 33 volumes) and of Daly's souvenir books of his Shakespearean productions (many of which are now in the Folger collection). Toedteberg also published a work, in 1893, entitled Portraits of actors reproduced from rare originals for Augustus Toedteberg. The Folger Library has a few letters in its ms. collection addressed from Toedteberg to Augustin Daly concerning Toedteberg's grangerizing work. His theatrical collection, which consisted of numerous books, prints, drawings, autographs and playbills, was sold at auction by the Anderson Co., New York, 1903-1904.
The volumes which Toedteberg grangerized also contain a number of watercolor portraits, copied after rare prints, which are signed by a Victor Moblard who may have been under the employ of Toedteberg. Moblard's style of painting and writing is rather distinct and even where he has not signed his name it is easy to spot his work, In cases where his signature or initials appear, or where the style gives evidence of his work, the item has been entered under his name. In all cases, where known, a subject entry has been given for the original artist of the print from which Moblard was copying. No biographical information has been located on Moblard. The user is referred to records under Moblard, Victor, for additional works from the Toedteberg shop.
This record contains unverified data from old cards and may contain incorrect or incomplete text. Please consult Curator for assistance.
Toedteberg's collection of theatrical prints was extensive and it is assumed that he drew on this collection as a resource for his grangerizing endeavors. It appears that he was in the habit of copying, in ink or watercolor, rare prints, or having rare prints copied by others, perhaps when he was able to obtain only one copy of the original print.
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Place of creation/publication
United States.
Item Details
Call number
ART Vol. a5 no.180
Call number
ART Vol. a5 no.174