Watson Library Rebound Copy · New York, New York
The transfer from Swentzel to Harold Baxter Liebler and the date of Liebler’s gift to the Met are unrecorded.
Presentation / Ownership Evidence
The 1895 gift inscription reads ‘Revd. H. C. Swentzel / With kind regards of / John Cooper, M.D.; M.R.C.S. Eng. / 1895.’ Henry C. Swentzel is identified; Brooklyn physician John Cooper is the strongly supported presenter.
Provenance Chain
John Cooper, M.D., M.R.C.S. Eng., presenter, 1895 → Rev. Henry C. Swentzel, recipient → unresolved gap → Rev. Harold Baxter Liebler → Metropolitan Museum of Art Library / Thomas J. Watson Library
Provenance Narrative
The transfer from Swentzel to Harold Baxter Liebler and the date of Liebler’s gift to the Met are unrecorded.
Sources and Documentation
Thomas J. Watson Library staff correspondence and copy-specific photographs; clergy record for Rev. Henry C. Swentzel (Lycoming College/United Methodist Archives clergy index); period Brooklyn medical directory entry for Dr. John Cooper, 79 St. James Place, M.R.C.S.L. 1837.
Repository Images Unavailable
Repository photographs examined; public reproduction pending.
People in This Copy
- Dr. John Cooper
- Rev. Dr. Henry C. Swentzel
- Rev. Harold Baxter Liebler