Object details

Accession number

3.4.o.137

Primary Creator

Luigi Calamatta (Italy, 1802 - 1869)

Full title

George Sand

Creation Date

1840

Provenance

Acquried by Mary Jane Morgan (d. 1885), American fine and decorative arts collector and second wife of the shipping, railroad and iron magnate Charles Morgan (1795-1878), at an unknown date.

Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the sale of the collection of Mary Jane Morgan, lot 1750, for $15 on 18 March 1886, through the art dealer Frederick Keppel and Co., New York.

Marks

Top: George Sand
Lower right: L. Calamatta ad vivum delineavit et sculpsit. Paris 1840.
In pencil (lower margin): Apell 25. Portrait of George Sand. Engraved in 1840 by Calamatta from a drawing made from life. very fine and rare proof.

Dimensions

47.3 x 34.3 cm (18 5/8 x 13 1/2 in.)

Display Media

Engraving

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

American Art Association. Catalogue of the Art Collection formed by the late Mrs. Mary J. Morgan... (New York, 8-12 March 1886), p. 259, lot 1750.
Catalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 1. (as "Portrait of George Sand by Calamatta")

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