Object details
Accession number
3.T.2
Creators
Full title
Eikon basilike: The Pourtraicture of His Sacred Majestie in His Solitudes and Sufferings
Creation Date
1649
Object Case
Mary Queen Of Scots Case
Language
English
Publication Place
London
Binding Description
Black calf; fillets on fleurons on the sides; "E L" inscribed in center; double fillet and vertical fleurons on back.
Description
1 vol., ([8], 263 p., [2] leaves of plates (1 folded)) : paper ; ill. ; 20 cm.
Provenance
Collection of the author and collector Gerald E. Hart (1849-1936), Montreal.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from auctioneers and appraiseres Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $14 on 16 April 1890, lot 588.
Marks
Inscribed (binding, side): "E L"
Enclosed: (recto) dealer catalogue page 34, lot description for "Charles I (1600-1649) Eikon Basilke"; (verso) listing for "Ata la, ou Les Amours de deux sauvages dans le desert par Francois-Auguste Chateaubriand, A Paris 1801"
Enclosed :autograph letter by Charles I, king of England, Scotland and Ireland (1600-1649)
Dimensions
21 x 13 cm (8 1/4 x 5 1/8 in.)
Display Media
Printed ink 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
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1922), p. 62.
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