David Stewart
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David Stewart
(American, 1810 - 1891)
Date1860-1865
Place MadeUnited States, North America
MediumWatercolor and graphite over photo mechanical reproduction
Dimensions31.8 x 26.7 cm (12 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP33e17
eMuseum ID716959
EmbARK ObjectID19840
TMS Source ID6947
Last Updated8/14/24
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Not on viewWeb CommentaryDavid Stewart (1810-1891), Isabella Stewart Gardner’s father, was the youngest son of Isabella Todd and James Stewart. Before he was 17, David Stewart moved to New York City to import Irish and Scottish merchandise, chiefly linen. He continued to be an importer until 1872, when he began to focus on the emerging mining and iron industry. Isabella Stewart Gardner may have been influenced by her father’s career in textiles when she selected key pieces for the Museum.
BibliographyNotesDiana Seave Greenwald, "Family Resemblance: David Stewart," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 15 June 2021, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/family-resemblance-david-stewart
Nathaniel Silver and Diana Seave Greenwald. Isabella Stewart Gardner: A Life (Boston, 2022), p.24-27, fig. 8.
Nathaniel Silver and Diana Seave Greenwald. Isabella Stewart Gardner: A Life (Boston, 2022), p.24-27, fig. 8.
ProvenanceNotesProbably inherited by Isabella Stewart Gardner from her father David Stewart (1810-1891) in 1891.
