Object details

Object number

S.G.S.1.27

Creator(s)

• Maurice Barrès (Charmes, 1862 - 1923, Neuilly-sur-Seine) - author
• Émile-Paul Frères (active Paris, about 1882 - 1955, Paris) - publisher
• El Greco (Kríti region, Crete, 1541 - 1614, Toledo, Spain) - subject

Title

Greco: Or, The Secret of Toledo [Greco, Ou Le Secret de Tolède]

Date

1912

Medium

Printed ink on paper

Language

French

Publication Place

Paris

Binding Description

Yellow paper binding

Description

4 p. l., [5]-187, [3] p. front., 17 pl., 5 port. 19 cm.

Dimensions

18 x 12 x 2.5 cm (7 1/16 x 4 3/4 x 1 in.)

Signatures, inscriptions, and markings

Inscribed in pencil  (title page, top left): With _ _ & _ _ _ _ [illegible]
Inscribed in pencil (title page, center): inscribed by Mrs. F. Gordon Dexter (Susan Greene Amory).
Inscribed in pencil (back cover, top center): 26/III 

Provenance

Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection after 1912. 

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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