Letters of Napoleon Buonaparte
author
William Warden
(Alyth, 1777 - 1849, Chatham)
subject
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French
(Ajaccio, 1769 - 1821, Saint Helena)
printer
Boston Daily Advertiser
(American, active 1813 - 1929)
Date1817
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions14.9 x 8.9 x 1.9 cm (5 7/8 x 3 1/2 x 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number10.b.1.25
eMuseum ID724301
EmbARK ObjectID18149
TMS Source ID6203
Last Updated8/9/24
Descriptionp. sm.12moStatus
Not on viewWeb CommentaryWhile attending finishing school in Paris during the 1850s, Isabella Stewart Gardner was captivated by French literature, culture, and history. Of particular note is her interest in the former French emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte. Evidence of her affinity for Napoleon are scattered throughout her museum, including her book collection. This particular book chronicles the voyage of Napoleon Bonaparte on board the HMS Northumberland to the island of St. Helena, the location of his second and final exile in 1815. But this book written by William Warden, the surgeon on board the Northumberland, was actually acquired by Isabella's grandfather-in-law, Samuel Pickering Gardner and later passed into her hands.
BibliographyNotesKathleen King,"Relics of an Emperor: Napoleon Bonaparte," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 9 August 2022, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/relics-emperor-napoleon-bonaparte-gardner-museum
MarksNotesSigned in black ink: Sam.l. P. Gardner - [Isabella's grandfather-in-law, Samuel Pickering Gardner (1767-1843)]
ProvenanceNotesCollection of Isabella Stewart Gardner's grandfather-in-law, Samuel Pickering Gardner (1767–1843).
Probably by inheritance to Isabella Stewart Gardner's husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837–1898).
By inheritance to Isabella Stewart Gardner in 1898.
Probably by inheritance to Isabella Stewart Gardner's husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837–1898).
By inheritance to Isabella Stewart Gardner in 1898.
