Object details
Object number
3.T.2
Creator(s)
Title
Eikon basilike: The Pourtraicture of His Sacred Majestie in His Solitudes and Sufferings
Date
1649
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
London
Binding Description
Black calf; fillets on fleurons on the sides; "E L" inscribed in center; double fillet and vertical fleurons on back.
Description
1 vol., ([8], 263 p., [2] leaves of plates (1 folded)) : paper ; ill. ; 20 cm.
Dimensions
21 x 13 cm (8 1/4 x 5 1/8 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed (binding, side): "E L"
Enclosed: (recto) dealer catalogue page 34, lot description for "Charles I (1600-1649) Eikon Basilke"; (verso) listing for "Ata la, ou Les Amours de deux sauvages dans le desert par Francois-Auguste Chateaubriand, A Paris 1801"
Enclosed :autograph letter by Charles I, king of England, Scotland and Ireland (1600-1649)
Provenance
Collection of the author and collector Gerald E. Hart (1849-1936), Montreal.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from auctioneers and appraiseres Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $14 on 16 April 1890, lot 588.
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
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1922), p. 62.
Gallery
Long Gallery
Case
Mary Queen Of Scots Case
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