Letter to Jean-Baptiste Rousseau
correspondent
Voltaire
(Paris, 1694 - 1778, Paris)
Datebefore 1741
Place MadeFrance, Europe
MediumInk on paper
ClassificationsManuscripts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.006410
eMuseum ID723219
Other NumberU27e228
EmbARK ObjectID32260
TMS Source ID15829
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.
MarksNotesMarked in ink (recto, top left corner): 10
Inscribed in pencil (recto, top right): $25.00
Inscribed in pencil (recto, top right): $25.00
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 $25 on 19 April 1890, lot 2939.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hart sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $25 on 19 April 1890, lot 2939.
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