Isabella d’Este, Marchioness of Mantua, 1474-1539, Volume I
author
Julia Cartwright Ady
(Northamptonshire, 1851 - 1924, Oxford)
subject
Isabella d'Este
(Ferrara, 1474 - 1539, Mantua)
publisher
E.P. Dutton
(active New York, 1869-1928)
printer
Ballantyne, Hanson and Co.
(active Edinburgh and London, 1857 - 1904)
Date1903
Place MadeUnited States, North America
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions22.5 x 14.5 x 4 cm (8 7/8 x 5 11/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS.G.S.1.10
eMuseum ID723032
EmbARK ObjectID21052
TMS Source ID7566
Last Updated8/9/24
Description2 volumes : frontispiece plates, portraits, genealogical tables ; 23 cmStatus
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.
MarksNotesInscribed in ink in Isabella Stewart Gardner's hand (on front flyleaf): Isabella Stewart Gardner - / from / Francis Skinner / Green Hill June 1903.
Inscribed in pencil (on page 1, 1/3 of the way down, in left gutter): 15
Enclosed: Magazine clipping of Titian's portrait of Isabella d'Este (ARC.009947)
Inscribed in pencil (on page 1, 1/3 of the way down, in left gutter): 15
Enclosed: Magazine clipping of Titian's portrait of Isabella d'Este (ARC.009947)
ProvenanceNotesGift from Isabella's brother-in-law, Francis Skinner, (1840-1905) to Isabella Stewart Gardner, June 1903.
