"The Author and His Pet Dog"
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Unknown
subject
Henry James
(New York, 1843 - 1916, London)
Dateabout 1916
Place MadeLondon, Greater London, England, Europe
MediumInk on paper
Dimensions14.6 x 11.4 cm (5 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsArchival Material
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.003944
eMuseum ID726340
EmbARK ObjectID24713
TMS Source ID9046
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner saved newspaper articles about her friends and displayed them in cases throughout her museum. This photograph of Henry James was published shortly after his death in 1916 and depicts the author seated outdoors in a wicker chair, a small dog climbing on his lap. James’s tender expression toward the puppy as it snuggles against his dark suit jacket reveals a softer side of the writer known as “the Master.”
