Object details
Accession number
ARC.006406
Primary Creator
Jean Jacques Rousseau
(Genève, 1712 - 1778, Ermenonville)
Full title
Letter to Unknown Person from A Brienne, France
Creation Date
27 August 1763
Object Case
French Authors Case
Language
English
Provenance
Collection of author and collector Gerald E. Hart (1849-1936), Montreal.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hart sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $35 on 19 April 1890, lot 2908.
Marks
Inscribed in pencil (center right): Letter by J.J. Rousseau
Marked in pencil (recto, upper right corner): $35.00
Marked in ink (recto, upper left corner): No 41.
Display Media
Ink on paper
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
Long Gallery
Bibliography
Hart, Gerald E. 1849-1936. Catalogue of the Library: Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Maps And Prints Forming the Collection of Gerald E. Hart, Esq., of Montreal. Boston: C.S. Libbie jr., printer, 1890, p..283.
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