Object details
Object number
S.G.S.3.32
Creator(s)
Title
Velazquez and His Works
Date
1855
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
London
Binding Description
Yellow textile binding with black frame and embossed lettering on spine
Description
xix + [1], 256 pages ; 12°
Dimensions
18 x 12 x 2.5 cm (7 1/16 x 4 3/4 x 1 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in black ink (inside front cover): 2767
Inscribed in black ink (front flyleaf): 1.50
Provenance
Collection of the American book collector David Hunt.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hunt sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston, for $2 on 18 November 1891, lot 2767.
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
Charles F. Libbie & Co. Catalogue of the Entire Private Library Belonging to a Well Known Boston Collector, Forming a Magnificent Collection of Rarities in All Departments of Literature (Boston, 17-21 November 1891), p. 251, lot 2767.
Gallery
Short Gallery
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