Augustus Peabody Gardner
artist
Unknown
Date1890
Place MadeParis, Ile-de-France, France, Europe
MediumCharcoal and chalk on paper
Dimensions49.5 x 32.4 cm (19 1/2 x 12 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsDrawings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP33w14
eMuseum ID730270
EmbARK ObjectID19888
TMS Source ID6971
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.
BibliographyNotesRollin van N. Hadley (ed.). Drawings: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1968), p. 66. (as by Gay [probably refering to Walter Gay, 1856-1937])
MarksNotesInscribed (on the milestone): Paris Mai 3 1890
Inscribed (lower center): Guy [misread by Hadley as "Gay"]
Inscribed (lower center): Guy [misread by Hadley as "Gay"]
ProvenanceNotesPerhaps a gift from the sitter Augustus Peabody Gardner (1865-1918), army major and United States congressman, to his aunt and adoptive mother Isabella Stewart Gardner, at an unknown date.
