Object details

Accession number

ARC.001247

Primary Creator

Ralph Wormeley Curtis (Boston, 1854 - 1922, Beaulieu-sur-Mer)

Full title

Isabella Stewart Gardner in Seville, Spain

Creation Date

20 April 1888

Language

English

Provenance

Gift from the American artist Ralph Wormeley Curtis (1854-1922) to Isabella Stewart Gardner, 20 April 1888.

Marks

Inscribed in ink (center): Sevilla / 88. / 20 April
Signed in ink (center right): RC
Inscribed in ink (bottom): Mrs. Gardner
Marked in pencil (bottom right corner): 119

Dimensions

16 x 12.8 cm (6 5/16 x 5 in.)

Display Media

Graphite and ink on paper

Web Commentary

This sketch by the American painter Ralph Wormeley Curtis was done during the Gardners’ trip to Spain in 1888. Isabella Stewart Gardner included this sketch in her travel album for Spain and Portugal—a personal memento of travels with a friend. 

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