Ignacy Jan Paderewski
photographer
London Stereoscopic Co.
(English, founded 1854)
Dateabout 1892
Place MadeLondon, Greater London, England, Europe
MediumAlbumen print
Dimensions10.8 x 16.51 cm (4 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP1w28
eMuseum ID724337
EmbARK ObjectID24565
TMS Source ID8991
Last Updated9/17/24
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.
MarksNotesInscribed and signed in ink (top): à Mrs. Gardner / en souvenir (illegible) friend / Muck (illegible) / I J Paderewski
Printed in red ink (lower center): PADEREWSKI.
Printed in ink (bottom left): London Stereoscopic Co.y.
Printed in ink (bottom right): Copyright / 54 Cheapside, E. C.
Inscribed in pencil (verso, upper right): 1 - 5 (in a circle)
Printed in ink (verso): Photographers to the Royal Family
Printed in ink (verso): Prize Medals. / London Berlin / Paris New York / Dublin Philadelphia / Vienna Sydney / Melbourne.
Printed in ink (verso): London Stereoscopic Coy. / 106 & 108, Regent St. W. / and / 54, Cheapside, E. C.
Printed in ink (verso): Copies of this photograph may always be obtained. Enlargements made to Life size and finished in Oil, Water Colours or Carbon.
Printed in ink (verso): Free Lessons in Photography. / N.B. Special Studios & Dark Rooms, / reserved for the use of Amateurs by the / London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company Ltd.
Printed in red ink (lower center): PADEREWSKI.
Printed in ink (bottom left): London Stereoscopic Co.y.
Printed in ink (bottom right): Copyright / 54 Cheapside, E. C.
Inscribed in pencil (verso, upper right): 1 - 5 (in a circle)
Printed in ink (verso): Photographers to the Royal Family
Printed in ink (verso): Prize Medals. / London Berlin / Paris New York / Dublin Philadelphia / Vienna Sydney / Melbourne.
Printed in ink (verso): London Stereoscopic Coy. / 106 & 108, Regent St. W. / and / 54, Cheapside, E. C.
Printed in ink (verso): Copies of this photograph may always be obtained. Enlargements made to Life size and finished in Oil, Water Colours or Carbon.
Printed in ink (verso): Free Lessons in Photography. / N.B. Special Studios & Dark Rooms, / reserved for the use of Amateurs by the / London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company Ltd.
ProvenanceNotesPossibly a gift from Polish composer and pianist Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941) to Isabella Stewart Gardner when he performed at her Beacon Street home in 1892.
Monogrammist D.T.F.
late 19th century - early 20th century
