Object details
Object number
ARC.001906
Creator(s)
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Theodore Thomas
(Esens in East Friesland, Germany, 1835 - 1905, Chicago)
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correspondent
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George Henschel
(Breslau, Prussia, 1850 - 1934, Aviemore, Inverness, Scotland)
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correspondent
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Johannes Brahms
(Hamburg, 1833 - 1897, Vienna)
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correspondent
Title
Letter to Johannes Brahms and Letter to George Henschel
Date
4 October 1883
Medium
Ink on paper
Language
German
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Stamped in purple (upper left corner): Georg Henschel.
Provenance
Letter from Johannes Brahms to George Henschel, undated, on a Letter from Theodore Thomas to Johannes Brahms, 4 October 1883.
Gift of German-British conductor George Henschel (1850-1934) to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 11 May 1913.
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
Yellow Room
Case
Musicians Case
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