On a Terrace
painter
Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña
(Bordeaux, Gironde, Aquitaine, 1807 - 1876, Menton, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)
Dateabout 1845-1855
Place MadeFrance, Europe
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions25 x 32 cm (9 13/16 x 12 5/8 in.)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP1w5
eMuseum ID718508
EmbARK ObjectID10731
TMS Source ID8
Last Updated8/9/24
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.
BibliographyNotes"Contributions to the Loan Exhibition for the Year 1880." Museum of Fine Arts, Fifth Annual Report (Boston, 1881), p. 23.
Art Exhibition: Mrs. John L. Gardner, 152 Beacon St., Boston. Exh. cat. (Boston, 1899), p. 6, no. 5.
Catalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 1.
Morris Carter. Isabella Stewart Gardner and Fenway Court (Boston, 1925; Reprint, Boston, 1972), p. 54.
Philip Hendy. Catalogue of Exhibited Paintings and Drawings (Boston, 1931), p. 129.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 15.
Philip Hendy. European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974), p. 78, ill. (as perhaps 1845-1855)
Art Exhibition: Mrs. John L. Gardner, 152 Beacon St., Boston. Exh. cat. (Boston, 1899), p. 6, no. 5.
Catalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 1.
Morris Carter. Isabella Stewart Gardner and Fenway Court (Boston, 1925; Reprint, Boston, 1972), p. 54.
Philip Hendy. Catalogue of Exhibited Paintings and Drawings (Boston, 1931), p. 129.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 15.
Philip Hendy. European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974), p. 78, ill. (as perhaps 1845-1855)
MarksNotesInscribed (lower right): N. Diaz
Inscribed (on a Museum of Fine Arts, Boston label affixed to the frame): Mrs. Gardner 26 April 1880 / No. 12
Inscribed (stenciled on the stretcher): 711 B
Inscribed (on the frame, in pencil): 39b
Inscribed (on a Museum of Fine Arts, Boston label affixed to the frame): Mrs. Gardner 26 April 1880 / No. 12
Inscribed (stenciled on the stretcher): 711 B
Inscribed (on the frame, in pencil): 39b
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from an exhibition of paintings at Leonard & Co., Boston in association with Williams & Everett's Galleries, Boston for $1,000 on 29 March 1876, no. 90.
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