Object details

Accession number

P30w1

Creators

• John Singer Sargent (Florence, 1856 - 1925, London) - primary
• Isabella Stewart Gardner (New York, 1840 - 1924, Boston) - subject

Provenance

Isabella Stewart Gardner purchased from John Singer Sargent, 6 February 1888 for $3,000.

Marks

Signed (upper left): John S. Sargent
Dated (upper right): 1888

Dimension Notes

Frame: 225.43 x 116.21 cm (88 3/4 x 45 3/4 in.)

Bibliography

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