Margaret Bacon, Lady Butts
primary
Francesco Bartolozzi
(Florence, 1727 - 1815, Lisbon)
afterafter
Hans Holbein the Younger
(Augsburg, 1497 or 1498 - 1543, London)
publisher
John Chamberlaine
(about 1746 - 1812, London)
engraver
Samuel Freeman
(London, 1773 - 1857, London)
subject
Lady Margaret Bacon Butts
(English, about 1485 - 1545)
Date1812
Place MadeLondon, Greater London, England, Europe
MediumEngraving
Dimensions17.3 x 12.1 cm (6 13/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP21e4
eMuseum ID717800
EmbARK ObjectID11897
TMS Source ID1055
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella 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.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 174.
MarksNotesEngraved in ink (upper left): The Lady Buts (sic)
Engraved in ink (lower left): Holbein
Engraved in ink (lower right): Freeman
Engraved in ink (lower center, below image): IN HIS MAJESTY'S COLLECTION
Engraved in ink (lower center, below text): London Published by J. Chamberlaine Jany. 1 1812
Engraved in ink (lower left): Holbein
Engraved in ink (lower right): Freeman
Engraved in ink (lower center, below image): IN HIS MAJESTY'S COLLECTION
Engraved in ink (lower center, below text): London Published by J. Chamberlaine Jany. 1 1812
ProvenanceNotesGift from the American art historian Bernard Berenson (1865-1959) to Isabella Stewart Gardner, after 22 January 1899.
