Object details
Object number
ARC.001912
Creator(s)
Franz Liszt
(Sopron, Hungary, 1811 - 1886, Bayreuth, Germany)
Title
Letter to Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres from Vienna
Date
6 February 1840
Medium
Ink on paper
Language
French
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in pencil (recto, upper left corner): adressée à Ingres"
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Autograph Sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $5 on 26 April 1890, lot 442.
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
Yellow Room
Case
Franz Liszt Case
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