Object details
Object number
S.G.S.2.23
Creator(s)
Title
Illustrated Biographies of the Great Artists : Horace Vernet; Paul Delaroche
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
vi, 88, xxx, [12] leaves of plates : ill. ; 20 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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