Object details
Object number
U1w16
Creator(s)
Copy after
Franz Klein
(Vienna, 1779 - 1840)
Title
Life Mask of Ludwig van Beethoven
Date
after 1812
Medium
Plaster
Dimensions
20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Possibly acquired by Isabella Stewart Gardner's husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837–1898), from librarian and autograph collector Theodore F. Dwight (1846–1917), March 1893.
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.
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 17.
Gallery
Yellow Room
Case
Musicians Case
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