Object details

Accession number

S.G.S.1.10

Creators

• Julia Cartwright Ady (Northamptonshire, 1851 - 1924, Oxford) - author
• E.P. Dutton (active New York, 1869-1928) - publisher
• Ballantyne, Hanson And Co. (active Edinburgh and London, 1857 - 1904) - printer
• Isabella D'Este (Ferrara, 1474 - 1539, Mantua) - subject

Full title

Isabella d’Este, Marchioness of Mantua, 1474-1539: A Study of the Renaissance, Volume I

Creation Date

1903

Language

English

Publication Place

New York

Binding Description

Red cloth binding; gilded grape and vine design on front cover and spine

Description

2 volumes : frontispiece plates, portraits, genealogical tables ; 23 cm

Provenance

Gift from Isabella's brother-in-law, Francis Skinner, (1840-1905) to Isabella Stewart Gardner, June 1903.

Marks

Inscribed in ink in Isabella Stewart Gardner's hand (on front flyleaf): Isabella Stewart Gardner - / from / Francis Skinner / Green Hill June 1903. Inscribed in pencil (on page 1, 1/3 of the way down, in left gutter): 15Enclosed: Magazine clipping of Titian's portrait of Isabella d'Este (ARC.009947) 

Dimensions

22.5 x 14.5 x 4 cm (8 7/8 x 5 11/16 x 1 9/16 in.)

Display Media

Printed ink on paper

Web Commentary

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Permanent Gallery Location

Short Gallery

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