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(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
"Jean Jacques Rosseau"
(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

"Jean Jacques Rosseau"

maker
subject (Genève, 1712 - 1778, Ermenonville)
Datelate 19th century
Place MadeEurope
MediumInk on paper
ClassificationsArchival Material
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.006395
eMuseum ID717681
Other NumberU27w514
EmbARK ObjectID32246
TMS Source ID15816
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on view
Web 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.
MarksNotesMarked in blue pencil (upper left): 710
Inscribed in pencil (upper center): 350 fr A L.S. (illegible)
Inscribed in ink (recto): Rousseau (Jean Jacques) / "One of the most able + eloquent writers / + important characters of his age" / Born 1712 / Died 1778 / Author of / "Julie, ou la nouvelle Héloïse" / "Du contrat social" / "Émile, ou de l'éducation" / "Lettres de la montagne" / [illegible] Brienne 27 October 1763. / Interesting + Chracteristic letter. / Etched print + facsimile Fine specimen, Very rare
ProvenanceNotesCollection of author and collector Gerald E. Hart (1849-1936), Montreal.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hart sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $35 on 19 April 1890, lot 2908.