Object details
Object number
ARC.006532
Creator(s)
Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour
(Paris, 1721 - 1764, Versailles)
Title
Letter to Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet, duc de Belle Isle from Versailles
Date
18 November 1760
Medium
Ink on paper
Language
French
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in pencil (recto, upper right corner): Pompadour [$40.00]
Inscribed in pencil (recto, lower left center): 425
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from Charles F. Libbie and Co., Boston for $40 on 19 April 1890, lot 2898.
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
Royal Autograph Case
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