Object details
Accession number
P27e25
Primary Creator
Joseph Lindon Smith
(Pawtucket, Rhode Island, 1863 - 1950, Dublin, New Hampshire)
Full title
The Adoration of Kings
Creation Date
late 19th century
Provenance
Probably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the painter Joseph Lindon Smith (1863-1950), Venice in 1894.
Marks
Printed and inscribed label (affixed to the back): Improved Sketch Block. / This block contains 24 sheets of 12 x 18 Ex. Heavy Lalanne Ch' cl. Paper,.... / Manufactured expressedly for the Boston Art Schools,....
Dimensions
23 x 44 cm (9 1/16 x 17 5/16 in.)
Display Media
Oil 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
Long Gallery
Bibliography
Philip Hendy. Catalogue of Exhibited Paintings and Drawings (Boston, 1931), p. 345.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston: 1935), p. 245.
Philip Hendy. European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974), pp. 241-42, ill. (by 1894)
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