By Marijne Boland
The British-Belgian cotton manufacturer John Waterloo Wilson (1815-1883) brought together an impressive collection of seventeenth-century and contemporary art. Wilson is no unknown collector and manufacturer. Through his connections in the Paris art world, his name appears frequently in auctions and correspondence. In Haarlem, the Wilsonsplein is named after his family, while in Brussels a street was named after him. Nevertheless, little is known about the fate of his collection. In an ongoing project, initiated by a descendant of Wilson, Wilson’s art collection is being reconstructed with the help of auction catalogues (1874 and 1881), an exhibition catalogue (1873) and Wilson’s stock book (1876-1881). This reconstruction offers valuable insights into his collecting practices and artistic preferences, and is being made accessible through RKD Research.
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