Object details
Object number
ARC.006444
Creator(s)
Title
Helena Modjeska
Date
1890
Medium
Albumen print on card
Language
English
Dimensions
33 x 18.7 cm (13 x 7 3/8 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Signed and dated in ink (top): Goodbye and I hope au revoir. / Most sincerely yours / Helena Modjeska / 1890
Provenance
Probably a gift from the actress Helena Modjeska (1840-1909) to Isabella Stewart Gardner in 1890.
Commentary
Isabella 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.
Bibliography
Nathaniel Silver and Diana Seave Greenwald. Isabella Stewart Gardner: A Life (Boston, 2022), pp.118-121, fig. 64.
Gallery
Long Gallery
Case
Modern Actors Case
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