Object details
Accession number
1.2.r.20
Primary Creator
Robert Charles Goff
(1837 - 1922, La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland)
Full title
Blind Fortune
Creation Date
about 1908
Provenance
Gift from the artist to Sally Pickman Loring Dwight (1859-1913), 28 September 1909.
Given to Isabella Stewart Gardner by the librarian and autograph collector Theodore F. Dwight (1846-1917) or his wife, Sally Pickman Loring Dwight.
Marks
Printed in plate in ink (lower right corner): LA FORTUNA / R. Goff 1903Inscribed in graphite (lower margin): Blind Fortune Montecatini, Tuscany / To Madame S. Dwight with Col. Goff's good wishes 28 Sept 1909 Inscribed in graphite (lower margin, right): R. Goff Imp.Inscribed in graphite (lower left corner): Cat. No. 187 - La Fortuna Montecatini 1908
Dimensions
17.1 x 11.1 cm (6 3/4 x 4 3/8 in.)
Display Media
Etching in black ink on Japanese paper
Web Commentary
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Permanent Gallery Location
Short Gallery
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