The Adventures of Sappho, Poetess of Mitylene
primary
Alessandro Verri
(Milan, 1741 - 1816, Rome)
publisher
T.Cadell
(British, 1767 - 1793)
Date1789
Place MadeEngland, Europe
MediumInk on paper
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number8.a.3.55
eMuseum ID728094
EmbARK ObjectID22366
TMS Source ID8062
Last Updated8/9/24
Description2v. ; 8°.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.
ProvenanceNotesCollection Mrs. Mary J. Morgan (died 1885), a fine and decorative arts collector and second wife of the shpping, railroad and iron magnate Charles Morgan (1795-1878).
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the Morgan collection sale on 10 March 1886, lot. 1357.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the Morgan collection sale on 10 March 1886, lot. 1357.
