Lea, Isaac, 1792-1886
type Collector
dates 1792-1886
city Philadelphia
statePA
other citiesWilmington, DE;
sex M
history 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.
decades1830-1840
1840-1850
1850-1860
1860-1870
1870-1880
updated 11/24/2025 10:11:49
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Repository Description Links
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
University of Pennsylvania
Carey, Lea & Blanchard Correspondence, 1823-1849. see details...
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
University of Pennsylvania
Correspondence with Henry Charles Lea, 1861-1867. see details...
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
University of Pennsylvania
Vanuxem family ledgers and letterbooks, 1776-1832. see details...
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
University of Pennsylvania
Correspondence with Henry Charles Lea, 1881. see details...
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
University of Pennsylvania
Letter, 1884-1886. see details...
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
University of Pennsylvania
Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1875. see details...

see alsoLea, M. Carey (Mathew Carey), 1823-1897
Carey, William Paulet
Carey, Edward L., 1806-1845