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Salomon, William, 1852- print view role Collector dates 1852-1919 city New York City state NY other cities Mobile, AL; Frankfurt, Germany; London, United Kingdom; Philadelphia, PA; gender M historical notes Salomon was an art collector, banker, and philanthropist who married Helen Forbes Lewis of Rosshire, Scotland. Salomon and his wife collected paintings, pastels, sculpture, tapestries and brocades, furniture, silver, ormulu, interior woodwork and marble, jewelry, fans, laces, miniatures and cabinet pieces. Salomon's collection included Tiepolo frescoes, and "Italian primitives;" paintings by Bellini, Jacopo Palma, Baldovinetti, Piero Polaiuolo, Vincenzo Catena, Perugino, Bernardino Pintoricchio, Francesco Francia, Giovanni Battista Cima, Bernardino Luini, Bernardino del Conti, Bartolommeo Gatta, and Jacopo del Sellajo. Salomon was a member of the Manhattan, City, New York, New York Yacht, City Midday, and Racquet and Tennis Clubs. decades of activity 1900-1910 1910-1920 updated 02/07/2020 18:21:22 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Archive Location Collection Title Links The Frick Collection and Frick Art Reference Library 10 East 71st Street American Art Association records, 1877-1924 (bulk 1910-1924) see details... «  back