The Raven
author
Edgar Allan Poe
(Boston, 1809 - 1849, Baltimore)
publisher
Richard Lesclide
(Bordeaux, 1825 - 1892, Paris)
illustrator
Édouard Manet
(French, 1832 - 1883)
translator
Stéphane Mallarmé
(Paris, 1842 - 1898, Valvins)
Date1875
Place MadeFrance, Europe
MediumPrinted ink on paper with four brush transfer lithographs
Dimensions55 cm (21 5/8 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number8.c.2.bh.3
eMuseum ID721976
Previous Number8.c.2.behind.3
EmbARK ObjectID18215
TMS Source ID6251
Last Updated8/9/24
Description[12] pages, [4] leaves of plates : 4 ill. (lithographs) ; 55 cm.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.
MarksNotesInscribed in ink (on fly leaf): No 223 [of an edition of 240]
Signed in ink (on fly leaf): Stéphane Mallarmé
Signed in ink (on fly leaf): E. Manet
Signed in ink (on fly leaf): Stéphane Mallarmé
Signed in ink (on fly leaf): E. Manet
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the dealer Dr. M. Sloog of The XVIIIth Century Shop, New York on 25 May 1918 for $75.
Adelia Smith Stewart
mid 18th century - late 19th century
