Object details
Object number
S.G.S.2.11
Creator(s)
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Joseph Cundall
(Norwich, 1818 - 1895, Wallington)
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editor
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Albrecht Altdorfer
(1480 - 1538, Regensburg)
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subject
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Barthel Beham
(Nurenburg, 1502 - 1540)
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subject
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Hans Sebald Beham
(Nuremburg, 1500 - 1550, Frankfurt)
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subject
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Scribner & Welford
(active New York, 1878 - 1891)
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publisher
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Heinrich Aldegrever
(Paderborn, 1502 - 1561, Soest)
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subject
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Jacob Binck
(Cologne, 1500 - 1569, Königsberg)
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subject
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Hans Brosamer
(Fulda, 1495 - 1554, Erfurt)
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subject
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Georg Pencz
(Breslau, about 1500 - 1550, Leipzig)
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subject
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William Bell Scott
(Edinburgh, 1811 - 1890, Aryshire, Scotland)
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author
Title
Illustrated Biographies of the Great Artists: The Little Masters
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
viii, 128 pages : ill. ; 21 cm. (MFA call no. 921.84)
Dimensions
19 x 13.5 x 1.5 cm (7 1/2 x 5 5/16 x 9/16 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Gilded crest (cover, top left): possibly for the Stewart-Gardner families
Signed in black ink on 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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