Snuff Box with Miniature of Madame du Barry
primaryAfter
Èlisabeth Louise Vigée-Lebrun
(Paris, 1755 - 1842, Paris)
subject
Jeanne Bécu Du Barry
(Vaucouleurs, 1743 - 1793, Paris)
Datelate 18th century
Place MadeFrance, Europe
MediumCrystal with miniature of gouache on ivory
Dimensions7 cm (2 3/4 in.) diameter
ClassificationsBoxes
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberC18e82
eMuseum ID728840
EmbARK ObjectID14208
Previous NumberU18e82
TMS Source ID3023
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.
BibliographyNotesLoan Collection of Portraits for the Benefit of the Associated Charities and the North End Union. Exh. Cat. (Boston: Copley Hall, 1896), p. 58, no. 128 (the sitter as Madame Elizabeth of France; as previously owned by Ludwig II, King of Bavaria)
Marianne Roland Michel. "A Note on a Portrait of Madame du Barry." Fenway Court (1980), pp. 20-25, fig. 1. (as after Èlisabeth Louise Vigée-Lebrun, Madame du Barry, dated probably late 18th century)
Marianne Roland Michel. "A Note on a Portrait of Madame du Barry." Fenway Court (1980), pp. 20-25, fig. 1. (as after Èlisabeth Louise Vigée-Lebrun, Madame du Barry, dated probably late 18th century)
MarksNotesInscribed (inside, lid): Indecipherable [possibly an assayer's mark]
Inscribed in ink (on card inside the box): Mdme (Madame) Elizabeth / Louis XVI France / From Ludwig collection
Inscribed in ink (on card inside the box): Mdme (Madame) Elizabeth / Louis XVI France / From Ludwig collection
ProvenanceNotesPossibly owned by Ludwig II, King of Bavaria (d. 1886)
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1896.
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1896.
