Philipson, Joseph, 1773-1844
type Collector
dates 1773-1844
city St. Louis
stateMO
other citiesWarsaw, Poland; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA;
sex M
history Joseph Philipson (1773–1844) was a businessman who dealt in fur, lead, real estate, banking (Bank of St. Louis), beer (St Louis Brewery), dry goods and was a collector of Old Master paintings and prints.

According to probate records Philipson’s collection of 390 oil paintings and prints which included work by, among others, Rubens, Rembrandt, Velasquez, Titian, Van Dyck, Veronese, Zuccarelli, del Sarto, Gaspar Poussin, Paulus Potter, Murillo, Frans Hals, and Salvator Rosa.
decades1790-1800
1800-1810
1810-1820
1820-1830
1830-1840
updated 02/14/2025 10:12:28
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St. Louis Missouri Municipal Probate Court
St. Louis Missouri Municipal Probate Court Records, 1844, Case no. 01907 see details...
The Saint Louis Mercantile Library, University of Missouri, St. Louis
Thomas Jefferson Library Building
M-73: Joseph Philipson Business Account Book see details...
Western Historical Manuscript Collection
23 Ellis Library
sl 786 Rannels Family Papers, 1838-1914 see details...
Missouri Historical Society Archives
Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) Collection, circa 1784–1960 (A0897) see details...
Missouri History Museum
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Litigation Collection, 1773-1901 (bulk 1779-1820s) (A0920) see details...