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The Legend of the Centuries
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The Legend of the Centuries

author (Besançon, 1802 - 1885, Paris)
Date1859
Place MadeFrance, Europe
MediumInk on paper
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number1.a.3.22
eMuseum ID726520
EmbARK ObjectID21378
TMS Source ID7742
Last Updated8/9/24
Description2 v.; 8°

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.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston, for 37 1/2 ¢ on 30 April 1886, lot 900.