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Proserpine

author Philippe Quinault (1635 - 1688, Paris)

author Jean-Baptiste Lully (Florence, 1632 - 1687, Paris)

printer Christophe Ballard (Paris, 1666 - 1715)

binder Antoine Ruette (1609 - 1669)

engraver Jean Le Pautre (Paris, 1618 - 1682, Paris)

illustrator Jean Berain (Saint-Mihiel, 1640 - 1711, Paris)

Date1680

Place MadeParis, Ile-de-France, France, Europe

MediumPrinted ink on paper

Dimensions25.4 x 18.42 cm (10 x 7 1/4 in.)

ClassificationsBooks

Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Accession number4.a.4.3

eMuseum ID729772

EmbARK ObjectID20461

TMS Source ID7087

Last Updated8/9/24

Description1 vol., ([12], 70 [i.e. 68] pages, [1] leaf of plates) : ill. ; 24 cm (4°)

Status

Not on view

Web 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.

BibliographyNotesIsabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 44.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1922), p. 88.

MarksNotesEnclosed: paper, inscribed in black ink: bibliographic description [hand of Isabella Stewart Gardner]
Enclosed: two photocopies of typed bibliographic descriptions
Enclosed: paper strip, inscribed in pencil: "1680 -- 4.a. 4.3"

ProvenanceNotesCollection of Louis XIV, King of France (1638-1715).
Purchased Isabella Stewart Gardner for £21 at an unknown date.