Object details
Accession number
1.b.2.37
Primary Creator
Denis Pierre Jean Papillon de la Ferté
(Châlons-sur-Marne, 1727 - 1794, Paris)
Full title
Extract from the Various Published Works on the Life of Painters [Extrait des Différens Ouvrages Publiés sur la Vie des Peintres]
Creation Date
1776
Language
French
Publication Place
Paris
Description
2 v. ; 12°
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston for 55¢ on 30 April 1886, lot 1285.
Display Media
Ink on paper
Web Commentary
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Permanent Gallery Location
Long Gallery
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