Object details

Object number

2.c.3.20

Creator(s)

• William Roscoe (Liverpool, 1753 - 1831, LIverpool) - primary
• Andrew Strahan (London, 1750 - 1831, London) - publisher
• Cadell & Davies (active London, 1793 - 1813) - printer

Title

The Life of Lorenzo de’ Medici: Called the Magnificent

Date

1797

Medium

Ink on paper

Language

English

Publication Place

London

Description

2v.,plate : ill.,port. ; 4°

Provenance

Collection of the book collector Dr. David Hunt, Boston.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hunt sale, from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $1 on 20 November 1891, lot 2570.

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.

Gallery

Long Gallery

Case

Dante Case

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