Object details

Object number

ARC.006523

Creator(s)

• Louis XVI, King Of France (Versailles, 1754 - 1793, Paris) - primary
• Charles Gravier De Vergennes (Dijon, 1719 - 1787, Versailles) - witness

Title

Passport

Date

9 July 1779

Medium

Ink on paper

Language

French

Signatures, inscriptions, and markings

Inscribed in ink (recto, center): les Srs Munniek et Heeneman allants / en Suisse.
Inscribed in ink (recto, center): leur ... leur
Inscribed in Ink (recto, center right): six semaines
Inscribed in ink (recto, lower center): Versailles le nuef Juillet 1779 / Louis.
Inscribed in ink (recto, lower center): DeVergennes

Provenance

Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner’s collection at an unknown date.

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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