George Sand
engraver
Luigi Calamatta
(Italy, 1802 - 1869)
Date1840
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumEngraving on chine collé
Dimensions54.8 x 40.6 cm (21 9/16 x 16 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number3.4.o.137
eMuseum ID727907
EmbARK ObjectID14116
TMS Source ID2943
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.
BibliographyNotesAmerican Art Association. Catalogue of the Art Collection formed by the late Mrs. Mary J. Morgan... (New York, 8-12 March 1886), p. 259, lot 1750.
Catalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 1. (as "Portrait of George Sand by Calamatta")
Catalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 1. (as "Portrait of George Sand by Calamatta")
MarksNotesTop: George Sand
Lower right: L. Calamatta ad vivum delineavit et sculpsit. Paris 1840.
Lower left: Paris Publie pa RITTNER et GOUPIL, Boulevard Montmatre 15.
Numbered in graphite (verso, lower left): 55561 / 70
Stamped in blue ink (verso): R. L. H.
Lower right: L. Calamatta ad vivum delineavit et sculpsit. Paris 1840.
Lower left: Paris Publie pa RITTNER et GOUPIL, Boulevard Montmatre 15.
Numbered in graphite (verso, lower left): 55561 / 70
Stamped in blue ink (verso): R. L. H.
ProvenanceNotesAcquried by Mary Jane Morgan (d. 1885), American fine and decorative arts collector and second wife of the shipping, railroad and iron magnate Charles Morgan (1795-1878), at an unknown date.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the sale of the collection of Mary Jane Morgan, lot 1750, for $15 on 18 March 1886, through the art dealer Frederick Keppel and Co., New York.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the sale of the collection of Mary Jane Morgan, lot 1750, for $15 on 18 March 1886, through the art dealer Frederick Keppel and Co., New York.
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