Life Mask of Ludwig van Beethoven
sculptorCopy after
Franz Klein
(Vienna, 1779 - 1840)
Dateafter 1812
Place MadeAustria, Europe
MediumPlaster
Dimensions20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberU1w16
eMuseum ID717074
EmbARK ObjectID19753
TMS Source ID6939
Last Updated9/4/24
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.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 17.
ProvenanceNotesPossibly acquired by Isabella Stewart Gardner's husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837–1898), from librarian and autograph collector Theodore F. Dwight (1846–1917), March 1893.
