Object details

Accession number

1.2.o.18

Primary Creator

Flemish, Flanders

Full title

Saint Christopher Carrying the Christ Child

Creation Date

16th century

Provenance

Collection of Thomas Dimsdale (1756–1825), banker and collector, London.
Collection of Sir John Charles Robinson (1824–1913), museum curator, collector, and connoisseur, London.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at auction from the sale of Sir John Charles Robinson's collection at Christie, Manson and Woods, London for £11 on 13 May 1902, through the dealers Thomas Agnew & Sons, lot 183. (as the work of Leonardo da Vinci, 1452–1519)

Marks

Inscribed (in ink, upper left corner) J. C. R. (collector's mark of Sir John Charles Robinson, Lugt no. 1433)
Inscribed (verso, in pencil): 12 / NO 1228
Stamped (verso): ISG
Stamped (verso, in monogram): TD (collector's mark of Thomas Dimsdale, Lugt no. 2426)
Inscribed (verso): a dotted circle / gr (unidentified collector's mark, Lugt no. 1205a).

Dimensions

14.6 x 20.3 cm (5 3/4 x 8 in.)

Display Media

Brown ink and wash 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

Short Gallery

Bibliography

Christie, Manson and Woods. Catalogue of a Valuable Collection of Drawings by Old Masters Formed by a Well-Known Amateur during the Last Forty Years (London, 12-14 May 1902), p. 21, lot 183. (as Leondardo da Vinci)
Rollin van N. Hadley (ed.). Drawings: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1968), pp. 11-12, no. 6. (as Flemish (?), 16th century)

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