Object details
Accession number
P33w37
Creators
Full title
The Learned Ladies [Les Femmes Savantes]
Creation Date
1880
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from W. Rierfuler for $1.00 at an unknown date.
Marks
Etched (below image): Dupont after Rossi
Etched (within image, above table): J MARL / TVRRE / IVI / INFERVM
Watermark: MBM PORTFOLIO
Dimensions
26 x 36.5 cm (10 1/4 x 14 3/8 in.)
Display Media
Etching
Dimension Notes
Platemark: 21 x 26.5 cm (8 1/4 x 10 7/16 in.)
Web Commentary
This print is an illustration of the satire "The Learned Ladies" by French playwright, Molière (1622-1673). Isabella saw several of Moliere's plays in Boston and at the Comédie-Française in Paris.
Permanent Gallery Location
Vatichino
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