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Lea, Isaac, 1792-1886 print view role Collector dates 1792-1886 city Philadelphia state PA other cities Wilmington, DE; gender M historical notes Publisher, naturalist and collector. Lea purchased 192 paintings in Florence, Italy in 1852. Before his purchases in 1952, Lea owned 13 paintings and kept them in his home on Locust St. decades of activity 1830-1840 1840-1850 1850-1860 1860-1870 1870-1880 updated 09/12/2019 15:30:57 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Archive Location Collection Title Links University of Pennsylvania Rare Book & Manuscript Library Collections Carey, Lea & Blanchard Correspondence, 1823-1849. see details... University of Pennsylvania Rare Book & Manuscript Library Collections Correspondence with Henry Charles Lea, 1861-1867. see details... University of Pennsylvania Rare Book & Manuscript Library Collections Ledgers and letter books, 1776-1832. see details... University of Pennsylvania Rare Book & Manuscript Library Collections Correspondence with Henry Charles Lea, 1881. see details... University of Pennsylvania Rare Book & Manuscript Library Collections Letter, 1884-1886. see details... University of Pennsylvania Rare Book & Manuscript Library Collections Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1825-1865, n.d. see details... see also: Lea, M. Carey (Mathew Carey), 1823-1897 Carey, William Paulet Carey, Edward L., 1806-1845 «  back