The Private Life of Lewis XV: Volume I
author
Mouffle d'Angerville
(Guéret, 1728 - 1795, Paris)
subject
Louis XV, King of France
(Versailles, 1710-1774, Versailles)
printer
John Parker
(active Dublin, 18th century)
translator
J.O. Justamond
(British, 1737-1786)
Date1781
Place MadeIreland, Europe
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions17.5 x 12 x 3 cm (6 7/8 x 4 3/4 x 1 3/16 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number8.a.2.1
eMuseum ID721504
EmbARK ObjectID20913
TMS Source ID7461
Last Updated8/9/24
Description4v. ; 12⁰.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.
MarksNotesBookplate (inside front cover, center): Sam.L P. Gardner's
Printed in black ink (front flyleaf, center): Samuel Gardner
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf, top): Laws system page 46 / Cardinal d Mazarin 73 / Louis XV born July 16 1710 / page - 79 / Miracles of Power 146
Printed in black ink (front flyleaf, center): Samuel Gardner
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf, top): Laws system page 46 / Cardinal d Mazarin 73 / Louis XV born July 16 1710 / page - 79 / Miracles of Power 146
ProvenanceNotesIn the collection of Samuel Pickering Gardner (1767-1843), grandfather of Isabella Stewart Gardner's husband, John Lowell Gardner, Jr. (1837-1898).
Likely by inheritance to John Lowell Gardner, Jr. after 1843.
Likely by inheritance to John Lowell Gardner, Jr. after 1843.
