A Highly Important Collection of Original Holograph Manuscripts, Part II
publisher
J. Pearson & Co.
(active London, early 20th century)
subject
Michelangelo Buonarroti
(Caprese, 1475 - 1564, Rome)
subject
Antonio Pollaiuolo
(Florence, 1431-1432 - 1498, Rome)
subject
Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour
(Paris, 1721 - 1764, Versailles)
subject
Raphael
(Italian, 1483 - 1520)
subject
John Ruskin
(London, 1819 - 1900, Coniston, England)
Date1915
Place MadeEngland, Europe
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions22 x 18 x 3 cm (8 11/16 x 7 1/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number5.1.21
eMuseum ID724282
EmbARK ObjectID23987
TMS Source ID8734
Last Updated8/9/24
Description530 pages, [12] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.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 in red pencil (front cover): 132 / 152 / 177 / 184 / 191
Check mark in red pencil (page 214, next to lot 132, Sir Thomas Lawrence, The splendid series of 107 holograph letters, signed)
Check mark in red pencil (page 267, next to lot 152, Michael Angelo, His friends and patrons, a collection of very precious original letters and documents)
Inscribed in black ink (page 279, next to lot 153, John Stuart Mill, An extremely important collection of 33 holograph letters, signed): 350£
Check mark in red pencil (page 154, next to lot 154, Sir John Everett Millais, An important collection of 38 holograph letters, signed)
Check mark in red pencil (page 332, next to lot 177, Pollajuolo, The original order by Cardinal de San Giorgio)
Inscribed in black ink (page 333, after lot 177): Price £100
Check mark in red pencil (page 346, next to lot 184, Raphael, His friends and patrons, a collection of very precious original letters and documents)
Check mark in pencil (page 381, next to lot 192, John Ruskin, An extremely important series of 80 holograph letters, signed
Inscribed in black ink (page 381, next to lot 192): Price £700
Check mark in red pencil (page 214, next to lot 132, Sir Thomas Lawrence, The splendid series of 107 holograph letters, signed)
Check mark in red pencil (page 267, next to lot 152, Michael Angelo, His friends and patrons, a collection of very precious original letters and documents)
Inscribed in black ink (page 279, next to lot 153, John Stuart Mill, An extremely important collection of 33 holograph letters, signed): 350£
Check mark in red pencil (page 154, next to lot 154, Sir John Everett Millais, An important collection of 38 holograph letters, signed)
Check mark in red pencil (page 332, next to lot 177, Pollajuolo, The original order by Cardinal de San Giorgio)
Inscribed in black ink (page 333, after lot 177): Price £100
Check mark in red pencil (page 346, next to lot 184, Raphael, His friends and patrons, a collection of very precious original letters and documents)
Check mark in pencil (page 381, next to lot 192, John Ruskin, An extremely important series of 80 holograph letters, signed
Inscribed in black ink (page 381, next to lot 192): Price £700
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection after 1915.
J. Pearson & Co.
early 20th century
J. Pearson & Co.
1922