Charles de Sévigné
artist
Unknown
Dateearly 18th century
Place MadeFrance, Europe
MediumEngraving
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP27w562
eMuseum ID725860
Previous Number311.1
EmbARK ObjectID12585
TMS Source ID1662
Last Updated8/14/24
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.
BibliographyNotesAmerican Art Association. Catalogue of the Art Collection formed by the late Mrs. Mary J. Morgan... (New York, 8-12 March 1886), p. 286, lot 2270. (as "Miscellaneous. Portrait of Charles de Sevigne")
MarksNotesPrinted (in placard): Charles de Sévigné / Né aux Rochers en 1648 Morta Paris en 1713
Inscribed in pencil (lower left): Son of Mme de Sévigné
Inscribed in pencil (lower right): Proof after Petitot
Inscribed in pencil (lower left): Son of Mme de Sévigné
Inscribed in pencil (lower right): Proof after Petitot
ProvenanceNotesCollection of the American fine and decorative arts collector Mary Jane Morgan (d. 1885).
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Mary Jane Morgan sale from the art dealer Frederick Keppel and Co., New York for $8 on 18 March 1886, lot 2270 (with P27w563).
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Mary Jane Morgan sale from the art dealer Frederick Keppel and Co., New York for $8 on 18 March 1886, lot 2270 (with P27w563).
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