Object details
Accession number
P1w28
Primary Creator
London Stereoscopic Co.
(active London, 1854 - about 1900)
Full title
Ignacy Jan Paderewski
Creation Date
about 1892
Object Case
Musicians Case
Provenance
Possibly a gift from Polish composer and pianist Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941) to Isabella Stewart Gardner when he performed at her Beacon Street home in 1892.
Marks
Inscribed and signed in ink (top): à Mrs. Gardner / en souvenir (illegible) friend / Muck (illegible) / I J Paderewski
Printed in red ink (lower center): PADEREWSKI.
Printed in ink (bottom left): London Stereoscopic Co.y.
Printed in ink (bottom right): Copyright / 54 Cheapside, E. C.
Inscribed in pencil (verso, upper right): 1 - 5 (in a circle)
Printed in ink (verso): Photographers to the Royal Family
Printed in ink (verso): Prize Medals. / London Berlin / Paris New York / Dublin Philadelphia / Vienna Sydney / Melbourne.
Printed in ink (verso): London Stereoscopic Coy. / 106 & 108, Regent St. W. / and / 54, Cheapside, E. C.
Printed in ink (verso): Copies of this photograph may always be obtained. Enlargements made to Life size and finished in Oil, Water Colours or Carbon.
Printed in ink (verso): Free Lessons in Photography. / N.B. Special Studios & Dark Rooms, / reserved for the use of Amateurs by the / London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company Ltd.
Dimensions
10.8 x 16.51 cm (4 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.)
Display Media
Albumen print
Web 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.
Permanent Gallery Location
Yellow Room
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