Object details
Object number
ARC.006286
Creator(s)
Title
Tommaso Salvini
Date
11 May 1886
Medium
Albumen print on card
Language
English
Dimensions
16.4 x 10.7 cm (6 7/16 x 4 3/16 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Printed in ink (bottom): Anderson / 785 Broadway, N.Y.
Handwritten in ink (verso): La vita dell' artista, e come / il fumo del sigaro - Si vede / si gusta e si dilegua! / Tommaso Salvini / Boston 11 Maggio 1886 / Mrs. John L. Gardner / T.S.
Provenance
Gift from Tommaso Salvini (1829–1915), actor, to Isabella Stewart Gardner in 1886.
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.
Bibliography
Nathaniel Silver and Diana Seave Greenwald. Isabella Stewart Gardner: A Life (Boston, 2022), pp.118-121, fig. 64.
Gallery
Long Gallery
Case
Modern Actors Case
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