Blind Fortune
artist
Robert Charles Goff
(1837 - 1922, La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland)
Dateabout 1908
MediumEtching in black ink on Japanese paper
Dimensions17.1 x 11.1 cm (6 3/4 x 4 3/8 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number1.2.r.20
eMuseum ID722113
Original Number3.3.r.133
EmbARK ObjectID12349
TMS Source ID1481
Last Updated10/3/24
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.
MarksNotesPrinted in plate in ink (lower right corner): LA FORTUNA / R. Goff 1903
Inscribed in graphite (lower margin): Blind Fortune Montecatini, Tuscany / To Madame S. Dwight with Col. Goff's good wishes 28 Sept 1909
Inscribed in graphite (lower margin, right): R. Goff Imp.
Inscribed in graphite (lower left corner): Cat. No. 187 - La Fortuna Montecatini 1908
Inscribed in graphite (lower margin): Blind Fortune Montecatini, Tuscany / To Madame S. Dwight with Col. Goff's good wishes 28 Sept 1909
Inscribed in graphite (lower margin, right): R. Goff Imp.
Inscribed in graphite (lower left corner): Cat. No. 187 - La Fortuna Montecatini 1908
ProvenanceNotesGift from the artist to Sally Pickman Loring Dwight (1859-1913), 28 September 1909.
Given to Isabella Stewart Gardner by the librarian and autograph collector Theodore F. Dwight (1846-1917) or his wife, Sally Pickman Loring Dwight.
Given to Isabella Stewart Gardner by the librarian and autograph collector Theodore F. Dwight (1846-1917) or his wife, Sally Pickman Loring Dwight.
