archives.nypl.org -- Albert, Count D'Orsay manuscript material (original) (raw)

Biographical/historical information

Jean-François-Louis-Marie-Albert Grimaud, comte d'Orsay, French general and nobleman. He is the father of Alfred, Count D'Orsay, the artist, dandy, and companion of Lady Blessington.

Scope and arrangement

To Lady Blessington, writer and literary hostess : 1 autograph letter signed : 31 Oct [between 1827 and 1838] : (BLES 5.428) : [no place] : in French; begins, "Ma femme m'a dit qu'elle ..." Mounted in v. 5 of the Blessington Papers. Shelved with oversized manuscript volumes.|||To Monsieur Taylor : 1 autograph letter signed : 1 Jun [ca. 1820's?] : (MISC 2262) : [no place] : in French; begins, "Je vous envie, mon cher Monsieur Taylor ...".