The Bridge
artist
Unknown
Date17th century
Place MadeNetherlands, Europe
MediumPencil and sepia on paper
Dimensions14 x 17 cm (5 1/2 x 6 11/16 in.)
ClassificationsDrawings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP11s12
eMuseum ID729266
EmbARK ObjectID11459
TMS Source ID667
Last Updated8/14/24
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.
BibliographyNotesPhilip Hendy. Catalogue of Exhibited Paintings and Drawings (Boston, 1931), p. 135. (as Dutch?, 17th century?)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 66. (as probably Dutch, 17th century)
Rollin Hadley. “Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 8, no. 15 (13 Dec. 1964), p. 2. (as Dutch, 17th century?)
Rollin van N. Hadley (ed.). Drawings: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1968), p. 65. (as Dutch, 17th century?)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 66. (as probably Dutch, 17th century)
Rollin Hadley. “Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 8, no. 15 (13 Dec. 1964), p. 2. (as Dutch, 17th century?)
Rollin van N. Hadley (ed.). Drawings: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1968), p. 65. (as Dutch, 17th century?)
ProvenanceNotesBequeathed to Isabella Stewart Gardner by the lawyer and composer William Payne Blake (1846-1922), Boston on 6 May 1922, as the work of the French artist Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806).