Helena Modjeska
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Napoleon Sarony
(Quebec, 1821 - 1896, New York)
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Helena Modjeska
(Krakow, Poland, 1840 - 1909, Newport, California)
Date1890
Place MadeNew York City, New York, United States, North America
MediumAlbumen print on card
Dimensions33 x 18.7 cm (13 x 7 3/8 in.)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.006444
eMuseum ID721118
Other NumberP27e239
EmbARK ObjectID32291
TMS Source ID15860
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.
BibliographyNotesNathaniel Silver and Diana Seave Greenwald. Isabella Stewart Gardner: A Life (Boston, 2022), pp.118-121, fig. 64.
MarksNotesSigned and dated in ink (top): Goodbye and I hope au revoir. / Most sincerely yours / Helena Modjeska / 1890
ProvenanceNotesProbably a gift from the actress Helena Modjeska (1840-1909) to Isabella Stewart Gardner in 1890.
