Object details
Accession number
1.b.2.35
Primary Creator
Full title
Ovid's Epistles [I-VIII] [Les Épistres [I-VIII]]
Creation Date
1626
Language
French
Publication Place
Bourg-en-Bresse
Description
1 v. bound in 3.; [14] + 1014 p. in 3 v.; 12°
Provenance
Collection of the Marquis d'Entragues (Louis-César de Crémeaux ,1679-1747), with his monogram stamped on the back.
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 $3 on 18 April 1890, lot 1802.
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
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