Order of Surrender
author
Francis I, King of France
(French, 1494 -1547)
Date1535 - 1536
Place MadeLyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
MediumInk on paper
ClassificationsManuscripts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.007664
eMuseum ID718569
EmbARK ObjectID35273
Original Numbernone, under S27w54 (I&N)
Other NumberU27w86
TMS Source ID18507
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.
MarksNotesInscribed in ink (recto, upper left corner): portef xxxi no 16A.
Inscribed in ink (recto, upper left corner): Sommation signée par Francois I aux habitans d'une des villes de Bresse.
Inscribed in ink (recto, upper center): Bresse
Inscribed in ink (recto, center): Francoys
Inscribed in ink (recto, lower right): J.l. Breton
Inscribed in ink (verso, center left): [S]ommaroy. / Signuor de la [man] Savoy / frautour [smuix] / aux hauts d'[buer der] / villes de Bresse
Inscribed in ink (recto, upper left corner): Sommation signée par Francois I aux habitans d'une des villes de Bresse.
Inscribed in ink (recto, upper center): Bresse
Inscribed in ink (recto, center): Francoys
Inscribed in ink (recto, lower right): J.l. Breton
Inscribed in ink (verso, center left): [S]ommaroy. / Signuor de la [man] Savoy / frautour [smuix] / aux hauts d'[buer der] / villes de Bresse
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from Charles F. Libbie Co., Boston for $4.50 on 19 April 1890, lot 2730.
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