Object details
Accession number
1.a.2.19
Creators
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Alphonse Lemerre
(Canisy, Normandy, 1838 - 1912, Paris)
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author
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Victor Hugo
(Besançon, 1802 - 1885, Paris)
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Félix Bracquemond
(Paris, 1833 - 1914)
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illustrator
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Stéphane Mallarmé
(Paris, 1842 - 1898, Valvins)
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author
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Algernon Charles Swinburne
(London, 1837 - 1909, London)
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Full title
The Tomb of Theophile Gautier [Le tombeau de Theophile Gautier]
Creation Date
1873
Language
French
Publication Place
Paris
Description
[2], ii, 179 p., [1] leaf of plates : port. ; 23 cm.
Provenance
Possibly belonged to Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837-1909), English poet and literary reviewer: a manuscript of his Ode is enclosed.
Gift to Isabella Stewart Gardner from her assistant Morris Carter (1877-1965), later director of Gardner’s museum (1924-1954) and her first biographer.
Marks
Inscribed on the frontispiece: Morris Carter from Jack Frothingham.
Display Media
Ink on paper
Web Commentary
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Permanent Gallery Location
Long Gallery
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