Object details
Accession number
P33e5
Primary Creator
Ralph Wormeley Curtis
(Boston, 1854 - 1922, Beaulieu-sur-Mer)
Full title
Venice: San Francesco del Deserto
Creation Date
1886
Provenance
Gift from Ralph Wormeley Curtis to Isabella Stewart Gardner in 1886.
Marks
Inscribed (lower left corner): "Souvenir of/ San Francisco nel Deserto/ and of your friend Ralph Curtis/ 86"
Printed label adherred to the back of the frame: J. Eastman Chase / Paintings / Etchings and / Frames No / 7 Hamilton / Place / Boston
Dimensions
15.9 x 31.8 cm (6 1/4 x 12 1/2 in.)
Display Media
Watercolor and gouache on paper
Dimension Notes
Frame: 34 x 48.9 cm (13 3/8 x 19 1/4 in.)
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
Vatichino
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