Excerpt from Catalogue of Paintings
A catalogue of the European and American paintings in the Museum was undertaken nearly ten years ago by M. Jean Guiffrey, then Curator of Paintings here, now Conservateur des Peintures in the Musees du Louvre. He wrote descriptions of the more important paintings, and collected many data for the catalogue. His work was translated into English by Mr. Richard Norton; later the translation was revised and many more descriptions added by Mr. Morris Carter. With the constant aid of Mrs. Grafton L. (Dorothy Usher) Wilson, I have revised and in part rewritten the material thus available, and have completed the work. For the attributions and for many useful suggestions Mr. John Briggs Potter, Keeper of Paintings, is responsible.
The book is published in a preliminary edition, not as a definitive catalogue of paintings, for two reasons: first, in the hope that it may be useful as it stands to visitors and to students generally; secondly, to serve as the basis for a scholarly catalogue when the opportunity may come for its preparation. It includes all the paintings that are regarded as of any importance for the student of paintings; about half of them are ordinarily on exhibition, while the remainder may be seen on request.
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