| FIRST NAME |
LAST NAME |
DESCRIPTION |
| Miss |
Adams |
One of the librarians. |
| Lord |
Amherst |
The keeper of Caxton's compilations. |
| Simon |
Bening |
Flemish painter and manuscript illuminator. |
| Samuel |
Bennet |
A journalist. |
| Bernard |
Berenson |
A writer and a curator. |
| Mary |
Berenson |
Bernard Berenson's wife. |
| Sarah |
Bernhardt |
French actress. |
| Napoleon |
Bonaparte |
French general and emperor. |
| Sandro |
Botticelli |
Italian painter. |
| Sarah Hopkins |
Bradford |
American head teacher, writer and biographer. |
| Diamond Jim |
Brady |
Mr. Morgan's acquaintance. |
| Elizabeth B. |
Browning |
English poet, author. |
| Andrew |
Carnegie |
American businessman and philanthropist. |
| Giulio Gatti |
Casazza |
The Metropolitan Opera Director. |
| William |
Caxton |
English merchant, diplomat, writer and printer. |
| Paul |
Cézanne |
French painter. |
| Caspar Purdon |
Clark |
The director of the Metropolitan Museum. |
| Frank |
Costelloe |
Mrs. Berenson's first husband. |
| Rachel |
Costelloe |
Bernard Berenson's stepdaughter. |
| Lucas |
Cranach |
German Renaissance painter and printmaker in
woodcut. |
| Antonello |
da Messina |
Italian Renaissance painter. |
| Leonardo |
da Vinci |
Italian Renaissance polymath. |
| Macrino |
d'Alba |
Artist from Italy. |
| Gerard |
David |
Early Netherland painter. |
| Aline Caroline |
de Rothschild |
French socialite. |
| Elsie |
de Wolfe |
Anne Morgan's friend. |
| Charles |
Dickens |
English writer and social critic. |
| Frederick |
Douglass |
African-American social reformer, abolitionist,
orator, writer. |
| Anthony J. |
Drexel |
American banker played a role in the rise of modern
global finance. |
| W. E. B. |
Du Bois |
American sociologist, historian, philosopher,
social critic, writer. |
| Marcel |
Duchamp |
French painter and sculptor. |
| Isadora |
Duncan |
Belle's new friend. |
| George |
Durlacher |
A prominent dealer and curator. |
| Henry |
Duveen |
Joseph Duveen's brother. |
| Joseph |
Duveen |
A well-known art dealer. |
| Lord |
Elgin |
Took the statues from the Acropolis in Athens to
London. |
| Fedor |
Encke |
A German painter. |
| Joseph |
Fitzhenry |
One of dealers and curators. |
| Gramma |
Fleet |
Belle's grandmother. |
| Jean-Honoré |
Fragonard |
French painter. |
| Piero della |
Francesca |
Italian painter and mathematician. |
| Francesco |
Francia |
Italian painter. |
| Mary |
Garden |
Scottish opera singer. |
| Isabella S. |
Gardner |
American art collector, philanthropist, patron of
the arts. |
| Marjorie |
Gould |
Anthony Drexel's wife. |
| P. G. |
Grant |
One of Belle's new acquaintances. |
| Ulysses S. |
Grant |
18th president of the United States. |
| Belle da Costa |
Greene |
The colored personal librarian to J. P. Morgan. |
| Richard |
Greener |
Genevieve's husband. |
| Amy Phipps |
Guest |
One of Belle's acquaintances. |
| Johannes |
Gutenberg |
German blacksmith, goldsmith, printer and
publisher. |
| Mrs. |
Hamilton |
One of Belle's acquaintances. |
| Warren G. |
Harding |
29th president of the United States. |
| Ethel |
Harrison |
Bernard Berenson's friend. |
| Paul César |
Helleu |
French portrait artist. |
| Laura Coombs |
Hills |
American painter. |
| Robert |
Hoe |
A master carpenter and machinist in the United
States. |
| Oliver Wendell |
Holmes |
Richard Greener's friend. |
| Archer |
Huntington |
Philanthropist and art patron. |
| Collis |
Huntington |
Arabella's husband. |
| Henry |
Huntington |
The California railroad tycoon. |
| Gertrude |
Hyde |
Belle's dear friend. |
| Theodore |
Irwin |
A composer. |
| Robert |
Johnson |
A priest. |
| Lady |
Johnstone |
One of Mr. J.P. Morgan's mistresses. |
| Rudyard |
Kipling |
English short-story writer, poet, and novelist. |
| Gustav |
Klimt |
Austrian symbolist painter. |
| Jared |
Leto |
American actor. |
| Mrs. de A. |
Lydig |
Mrs. Berenson's acquaintance. |
| William |
Main |
A white chemistry professor. |
| Thomas |
Malory |
English writer, author of ''Le Morte d'Arthur''. |
| Andrea |
Mantegna |
Italian Renaissance painter. |
| Bessie |
Marbury |
A literary agent and producer. |
| Dr. James |
Markoe |
The family friend and physician of the Morgans. |
| Charlotte |
Martins |
Esteemed head of purchasing for the library. |
| Henri |
Matisse |
French artist. |
| William Gibbs |
McAdoo |
American lawyer and statesman. |
| Miss |
McKenna |
One of the librarians. |
| Mr. |
McKim |
A designer. |
| William |
McKinley |
25th president of the United States. |
| Hans |
Memling |
A 15th century German / Flemish painter. |
| Harold |
Mestre |
A young banker. |
| Anne |
Morgan |
One of Mr. J. P. Morgan's daughters. |
| J. P. |
Morgan |
Junius' uncle. |
| Juliet |
Morgan |
One of Mr. J. P. Morgan's daughters. |
| Junius |
Morgan |
A banker. Associate librarian. |
| Louise |
Morgan |
One of Mr. J. P. Morgan's daughters. |
| Mrs. |
Morgan |
Mr. J. P. Morgan's wife. |
| Evelyn |
Nesbit |
American model and actress. |
| Leo |
Olschki |
A book dealer. |
| Arnold |
Pannartz |
German cleric who was one of the first users of the
printing press. |
| Pietro |
Perugino |
Italian Renaissance painter of the Umbrian school. |
| Mrs. |
Phipps |
One of Belle's acquaintances. |
| John |
Pierpont Jr. |
Mr. J. P. Morgan's son. aka: Jack. |
| Rene |
Piot |
An artist. |
| Alfred |
Pollard |
The British Museum's head of print and rare books. |
| Mr. |
Pryce |
Mr. Morgan's acquaintance. |
| Bernard |
Quaritch |
One of the most pre-eminent booksellers. |
| Charles |
Read |
Mr. Morgan's acquaintance. |
| Charles H. |
Read |
The keeper of the British Museum and Mediaeval
Antiquities. |
| Mr. |
Richardson |
The head librarian. |
| John D. |
Rockefeller |
American business magnate and philanthropist. |
| Auguste |
Rodin |
French sculptor. |
| Theodore |
Roosevelt |
American conservationist served as the 26th
president of U. S. |
| William |
Rothenstein |
British painter, printmaker, draughtsman, lecturer
and writer on art. |
| Lillian |
Russell |
American actress and singer. |
| Miss |
Scott |
One of the librarians. |
| Jacques |
Seligmann |
One of the most important antiquarians and art
dealers in Paris. |
| William |
Shakespeare |
English playwright and poet. |
| George B. |
Shaw |
Irish playwright. |
| Arthur Banks |
Skinner |
Director of the museum. |
| Mr. |
Smythson |
A fine arts dealer. |
| Edward |
Steichen |
American photographer, artist and curator. |
| Alfred |
Steiglitz |
Mr. Steichen's partner in thr gallery. |
| Charles |
Sumner |
Richard Greener's friend. |
| Conrad |
Sweynheym |
German cleric who was one of the first users of the
printing press. |
| Mr. |
Taylor |
Belle's new acquaintance. |
| Paul |
Tennant |
Belle's new acquaintance. |
| Mary Church |
Terrell |
African American educator and activist. |
| Ellen |
Terry |
One of Belle's new acquaintances. |
| George |
Thaw |
A reporter from New York Times. |
| Harry |
Thaw |
Ex-husband of Evelyn Nesbit. |
| Domenico |
Tintoretto |
Italian painter. |
| Shawn |
Toovey |
American actor. |
| Vincent |
van Gogh |
Dutch post-impressionist painter. |
| George W. |
Vanderbilt II |
American art collector. |
| Gabriele |
Veneziano |
Italian physicist. |
| Paolo |
Veronese |
Italian painter of the Renaissance. |
| Booker T. |
Washington |
American educator and adviser to several presidents
of U.S. |
| George |
Washington |
1st president of the United States. |
| Ida B. |
Wells |
American journalist. |
| Edith |
Wharton |
American novelist, short story writer, designer. |
| Phillis |
Wheatley |
American poet. |
| Stanford |
White |
An architect. |
| Oscar |
Wilde |
Irish writer and poet. |
| Robert |
Wilkinson |
The esteemed collector had a passion for books and
manuscript. |
| George |
Williamson |
One of dealers and curators. |
| Woodrow |
Wilson |
28th president of the United States. |
| Samuel |
Yardley |
Belle's acquaintance. |
| Adelaide |
|
Genevieve's sister-in-law. |
| Aeneas |
|
A Trojan hero. |
| Apollo |
|
God in Greek and later Roman mythology. |
| Arabella |
|
Archer Huntington's mother. |
| Artemis |
|
Greek deity. |
| Bellini |
|
One of Belle's uncles. |
| Catherine II |
|
Empress of Russia. Known as Catherine the Great. |
| Charles |
|
Katrina's brother. |
| Charles I |
|
The King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. |
| Clafton |
|
Uncle Mozart's son. |
| Edwards |
|
A man who purchase and sale an Italian Renaissance
artwork. |
| Estrelle |
|
Nancy's great-great aunt. |
| Ethel |
|
One of Belle's sisters. |
| Evelyn |
|
One of Belle's close friends. |
| Genevieve |
|
Belle's mother. |
| Giotto |
|
Italian painter and architect. |
| Horace |
|
Genevieve and Richard's first child. |
| James |
|
One of Belle's uncles. |
| Jessie |
|
Jack Morgan's wife. |
| Jonathan |
|
Katrina's acquaintance. |
| Junius 2 |
|
Mr. J. P. Morgan's father. |
| Junius 3 |
|
Jack Morgan's son. |
| Katrina |
|
One of Belle's close friends. |
| King |
|
Mr. J. P. Morgan's business secretary. |
| King Arthur |
|
A legendary British leader. |
| Louis XIV |
|
King of France and Navarra, from 1643 to 1715. |
| Louise |
|
One of Belle's sisters. |
| Marie |
|
A French maid. |
| Minerva |
|
Genevieve's sister. |
| Mozart |
|
One of Belle's uncles. |
| Nancy |
|
Belle's acquaintance. |
| Niobe |
|
Mythological figure, daughter of Tantalus. |
| Odysseus |
|
Legendary Greek king of Ithaca. |
| Rembrandt |
|
Dutch painter and etcher. |
| Russell |
|
Belle's brother. |
| Theodora |
|
Belle's youngest sister. aka: Teddy. |
| Virgil |
|
Ancient Roman poet. |
