Ref No | WIA GC/25855 |
Title | Warburg, Aby to Warburg, Charlotte 15/02/1894 |
Writer | Warburg, Aby |
Recipient | Warburg, Charlotte |
Date | 15/02/1894 |
DateNote | FC |
Format | manuscript |
Contents | he has heard the rumour of the sinking of 'Augusta Victoria' from Mrs. Meyer from Berlin, resident in his hotel; he found out that it was not true; the storms in the North must have been very bad, mentions a damaged roof in Altona; the weather in Florence was not good in the last few days, rooms are not heated so that he was very cold when working in the manuscript department; he has so much work to do in various libraries that he does not know whether he will have time to go to Rome; he is still not receptive to works of art, his eyes are quite weak; the wife of Adolf Hildebrand [Irene Hildebrand] is a lovely old lady; Alfred Doren also had a letter of recommendation for her; she recommended them to the Krahnstöver family, from Mecklenburg; they visited, there was music, three daughters etc.; he is very hungry at lunch time, enjoys Italian food; his knowledge of Italian language is passable; Baronin Senfft with two ugly daughters, a good-looking Countess Schweinitz and three Americans arrived; he met a Mr. Goldschmidt, from London, at Horace von Landau's, who is married to a woman from Austria, related to Königswarter; thanks Olga Warburg for a letter; would Moritz Warburg want to contribute financially to the Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz? |
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Code | PersonName | Dates |
DS/UK/139 | Doren; Alfred (15/05/1869-28/07/1934); Prof. Dr. | 15/05/1869-28/07/1934 |
DS/UK/235 | Hildebrand; Adolf von (06/10/1847-18/01/1921); Prof. | 06/10/1847-18/01/1921 |
DS/UK/246 | Hildebrand; Irene von, née Schäuffelen | |
DS/UK/664 | Kohn-Speyer; Olga Charlotte, née Warburg (04/11/1873-07/08/1904) | 04/11/1873-07/08/1904 |
DS/UK/703 | Warburg; Charlotte Esther, née Oppenheim (24/02/1842-13/10/1921) | 24/02/1842-13/10/1921 |
DS/UK/702 | Warburg; Moritz (1838-1910) | 1838-1910 |