Object details
Accession number
P3w6
Primary Creator
Francis Edward James
(Willingdon, East Sussex, 1849 - 1920, Great Torrington, Devon)
Full title
A Bridge of Boats, Venice
Creation Date
1892
Provenance
Gift from the artist Francis Edward James (1849-1920), Venice to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 21 November 1892.
Marks
Signed (on the nearest boat): Francis E. James
Inscribed (lower left): To Mrs. Gardner-- / Tanti Salute! [sic] Venice Novr. 21 1892
Dimensions
24 x 34 cm (9 7/16 x 13 3/8 in.)
Display Media
Watercolor on paper
Web Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
Permanent Gallery Location
Blue Room
Bibliography
Philip Hendy. Catalogue of Exhibited Paintings and Drawings (Boston, 1931), p. 193.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 31.
Philip Hendy. European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974), p. 126, ill.
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