The Portrait of the Mareschal de Gassion
author
Du Prat
(French?)
printer
Pierre Bienfait
(active Paris, 1660 - 1690)
Date1664
Place MadeFrance, Europe
MediumInk on paper
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number4.b.1.2
eMuseum ID723012
EmbARK ObjectID20886
Other NumberARC.007732
TMS Source ID7434
Last Updated8/9/24
Description[20], 326 pages, [2] pages ; 16°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.
BibliographyNotesIsabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 25.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court. (Boston, 1922), p. 68.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court. (Boston, 1922), p. 68.
MarksNotesPossible inscription: Autograph inscription or letter respecting the work addressed to James II by the author. (see curator notes)
ProvenanceNotesCopy presented to the Duke of York, the future James II (1633-1701), King of England, Scotland and Ireland, with autograph letter respecting the work, addressed to him by the author.
Collection of author and collector Gerald E. Hart (1849-1936), Montreal .
Purchased by the book collector David Hunt from the Hart from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co. Boston for $20 on 15 April 1890, lot 228.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hunt sale, from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co. Boston for $65 on 17 November 1891, lot 316.
Collection of author and collector Gerald E. Hart (1849-1936), Montreal .
Purchased by the book collector David Hunt from the Hart from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co. Boston for $20 on 15 April 1890, lot 228.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hunt sale, from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co. Boston for $65 on 17 November 1891, lot 316.
