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(c) 2019 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
The Oldest Living Thing
(c) 2019 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
(c) 2019 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

The Oldest Living Thing

artist (established Washington, D.C., 1888)
Date1916
Place MadeWashington, District of Columbia, United States, North America
MediumPrinted ink on paper mounted on board
Dimensions64.8 x 26.7 cm (25 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP11s37
eMuseum ID729501
EmbARK ObjectID15668
TMS Source ID4209
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.
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection after April 1916.
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mid 17th century
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Giulio Aristide Sartorio
1894
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Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
1824
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Adolphe Braun & Co.
1884
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Katsushika Hokusai
about 1830-1832
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Briton Rivière
1880-1890
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National Gallery of Art
1922
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National Security League
1 March 1923