Object details
Accession number
5.T.3
Creators
Full title
Satire of Salvator Rosa [Satire di Salvator Rosa]
Creation Date
1791
Object Case
Earlier Authors Case
Language
Italian
Publication Place
London
Binding Description
Brown marbled leather binding with gilded lettering and decoration on spine and gilded tooled decoration on borders of covers
Description
xxviii,196,[2]p. ; 8?.
Provenance
In the collection of English poet George Gordon Noel Byron, sixth Baron Byron (1788–1824).In the collection of English art collector and watercolor painter, Edward Cheney (1803 - 1884).Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner for £16 at an unknown date.
Marks
Signed (title page) and inscribed on Genoa, April 9, 1823 (last page) by George Gordon Noel Byron, sixth Baron Byron (1788–1824), English poet.
Edward Cheney, English watercolorist. book-plate.
Dimensions
15.9 x 10.2 x 1.9 cm (6 1/4 x 4 x 3/4 in.)
Display Media
Printed 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
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