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Journal of the History of Collections Advance Access published online on January 4, 2008
Journal of the History of Collections, doi:10.1093/jhc/fhm035
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The Spanish acquisition of King Charles I's art collection

The letters of Alonso de Cárdenas, 1649–51

Jerry Brotton and David McGrath


  Abstract

The letters of Alonso de Cárdenas, the Spanish diplomatic representative in London from the 1630s to the 1650s, offer an unrivalled account of the everyday activities involved in the Commonwealth sale of King Charles I's art collection from 1649 to Cárdenas's diplomatic expulsion from England in 1655. Previously published in the original Spanish, this article provides the first complete English translation of Cárdenas's letters during this period. It also offers an account of Cárdenas's dealings with the republican authorities and private dealers and situates the Spanish diplomat as central to the development of an English art market under the Commonwealth.

Correspondence: Address for correspondence Prof. Jerry Brotton, School of English and Drama, Queen Mary University of London, London e1 4ns. Dr David McGrath, Department of Spanish and Spanish American Studies, King's College London, London, wc2r 2ls. j.r.brotton{at}qmul.ac.uk; david.j.mcgrath{at}kcl.ac.uk


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