New Gallery of Famous Women
author
Charles Augustin Sainte-Beauve
(Boulogne-sur-Mer, 1804 - 1869, Paris)
publisher
Garnier frères
(French, 1833 - 1983)
illustrator
Gustave Staal
(Vertus, 1817 - 1882, Ivry)
Date1865
Place MadeFrance, Europe
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions28 x 19 x 4.5 cm (11 x 7 1/2 x 1 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number7.2.26
eMuseum ID717875
EmbARK ObjectID23540
TMS Source ID8484
Last Updated8/9/24
Description[4], 564, [4] pages ; 4°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.
BibliographyNotesIsabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 60.
MarksNotesInscribed in pencil (front flyleaf reverse, top left): 091/lod / plates [?] / 1316/2600 / Presentation copy from the Author / with his Autograph
Signed in black ink (frontispiece reverse, top right): Offert A Monsieur Coubir et lecteur / de la [?] prochain / Ste. Beuve
Enclosed: Bibliographic clipping
Signed in black ink (frontispiece reverse, top right): Offert A Monsieur Coubir et lecteur / de la [?] prochain / Ste. Beuve
Enclosed: Bibliographic clipping
ProvenanceNotesCollection of the book collector David Hunt, Boston.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hunt sale, from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co. Boston for $3.50 on 20 November 1891, lot 2600.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hunt sale, from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co. Boston for $3.50 on 20 November 1891, lot 2600.
