The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy
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Laurence Sterne
(Clonmel, 1713 - 1768, London)
publisher
R. and J. Dodsley
(British, 1750 - 1797)
Date1760-1765
Place MadeEngland, Europe
MediumInk on paper
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number8.b.2.5
eMuseum ID727515
EmbARK ObjectID22392
TMS Source ID8080
Last Updated8/9/24
Description8 v., 16°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.
MarksNotesInscribed (vols. V and VII): L.Sterne
ProvenanceNotesCollection of author and collector Gerald E. Hart (1849-1936), Montreal.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hart sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston on 18 April 1890, lot 2289.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hart sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston on 18 April 1890, lot 2289.
