Object details

Object number

S.G.S.2.8

Creator(s)

• Alfred Woltmann (Charlottenburg, 1841 - 1880) - author
• Joseph Cundall (Norwich, 1818 - 1895, Wallington) - editor
• Hans Holbein The Younger (Augsburg, 1497 or 1498 - 1543, London) - subject
• Scribner & Welford (active New York, 1878 - 1891) - publisher

Title

Illustrated Biographies of the Great Artists: Hans Holbein

Date

1880

Medium

Printed ink on paper

Language

English

Publication Place

New York

Binding Description

Brown leather binding, gilded 'frame' around book's edges, crest on top left corner, gilded. Gilded decoration and title on spine.

Description

ix, [3], 116 p. front., illus., plates, ports. 21 cm.

Dimensions

19 x 13.5 x 1.8 cm (7 1/2 x 5 5/16 x 11/16 in.)

Signatures, inscriptions, and markings

Gilded crest (cover, top left): possibly for the Stewart-Gardner families
Signed in black ink (title page, top center): I.S. Gardner

Provenance

Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection after 1880.

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.

Gallery

Short Gallery

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