Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America

Douglas, R. Langton (Robert Langton), 1864-1951

printer
print view
role Scholar/Critic/Expert Dealer/Gallery
dates 1864-1951
city New York City
stateNY
other citiesSuffolk, United Kingdom; London, United Kingdom; Dublin, Ireland; Fiesole, Italy;
sex M
historical notes
Robert Langton Douglas was an English scholar and dealer who served as the Director for the National Gallery in Dublin. Douglas was affiliated with the house of Duveen.

Langton Douglas was married three times: first to Margaret Jane Cannon in 1891, they had one child William Sholto Douglas (1893-1969, later 1st Baron Douglas of Kirtleside), the marriage ended in divorce in 1901; then in 1902 to Gwendolen Mary Henchman (daughter of Thomas Henchman) they divorced in 1927; he married his third wife and former research assistant, Jean Stewart (daughter of John Stewart and later Mrs. Edward Fowles) in 1928.

decades
of activity
1880-1890
1890-1900
1910-1920
1920-1930
1930-1940
1940-1950
updated 03/22/2024 12:09:28
bibliographic
search
Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog
Search Photoarchive
Search Worldcat
Search Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF)
Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF)
Search Wikidata Entry
Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details
The Getty Research Institute
Research Libraries, Archives and Special Collections
Duveen Brothers Records, 1876-1981, bulk 1909-1964. see details...
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Archives
John G. Johnson papers, 1882,1917, 1927-1949, 1973-1993, n.d. see details...
The Getty Research Institute
Research Libraries, Archives and Special Collections
Ludwig Goldscheider papers, 1911-1981 (bulk 1925-1973). see details...
Biblioteca Berenson, Villa I Tatti
The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies
The Fototeca Berenson (Villa I Tatti Photo Archives) see details...
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Ingalls Library and Archives
Records of the Director's Office: Frederic Allen Whiting, 1913-1930 see details...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Please see individual record for location
Robert Lehman papers, ca. 1880s-1977 see details...