Object details

Accession number

S.G.S.2.47

Creators

• Johannes Vermeer (Delft, 1632 - 1675, Delft) - subject
• Henry Havard (Charolles, 1838 - 1921, Paris) - author

Full title

Famous Artists: Vermeer of Delft [Les artistes célèbres. Van der Meer de Delft]

Creation Date

1888

Language

French

Publication Place

Paris

Binding Description

tan paper binding

Description

39 pages : ill. ; 26 cm.

Provenance

Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection in December 1892, probably through the American painter Ralph Wormeley Curtis (1854-1922).

Marks

Signed in black ink (front cover, top): Isabella Stewart Gardner - Paris 1892 / Decb.Inscribed (front cover, above title): Souvenir of / R.C.

Dimensions

26.5 x 19 cm (10 7/16 x 7 1/2 in.)

Display Media

Printed ink on paper

Web Commentary

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Permanent Gallery Location

Short Gallery

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