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(c) 2019 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
John Singer Sargent's Plaster Model for "The Instruments of Music"
(c) 2019 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
(c) 2019 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

John Singer Sargent's Plaster Model for "The Instruments of Music"

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Date1916
Place MadeBoston, Massachusetts, United States, North America
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensions19.1 x 24.1 cm (7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP11n23.5
eMuseum ID724309
Previous NumberP11n23
EmbARK ObjectID44808
TMS Source ID21589
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. 
MarksNotesStamped in ink (verso): COPYRIGHT - 1916 / BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY EMPLOYEES' / BENEFIT ASSOCIATION.
ProvenanceNotesPossibly a gift from the American artist John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) to Isabella Stewart Gardner, 1916-19.