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Marquise de Sévigné

primary Auguste Sandoz (active France, 1793 - 1796)

artistafter Robert Nanteuil (Rheims, 1623 - 1678, Paris)

engraver Ferdinand Delannoy (1822 - 1887)

Datelate 19th century

Place MadeFrance, Europe

MediumEngraving

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Accession numberP27w563

eMuseum ID718657

EmbARK ObjectID14720

Previous Number686

TMS Source ID3432

Last Updated8/9/24

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.

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 2267. (as "Miscellaneous. Portrait of Madame de Sevigne")

MarksNotesPrinted (in placard): Marie de Rabutin Chantal / Marquise de Sévigné / Née à Paris en 1626 Morte à Grignan en 1696
Printed (lower right of image): E. Lebel
Printed (bottom edge of image left): A. Sandoz del
Printed (bottom edge of image center): d'après Nanteuil
Printed (bottom edge of image right): Grave par Ferd. Delannoy
Inscribed in pencil (bottom edge of sheet): after Nanteuil, proof by Delannoy

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 dealers Frederick Keppel and Co., New York for $8 on 18 March 1886, lot 2267 (with P27w562).