Object details
Object number
ARC.007626
Creator(s)
Nadar
(Paris, 1820 - 1910, Paris)
Title
Ferdinand de Lesseps and Family
Date
1878
Medium
Albumen print on card
Language
English
Dimensions
14.4 x 10.2 cm (5 11/16 x 4 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Printed in ink (recto, bottom): Nadar / Rue D'Anjou St. Hre 51. / (Hôtel Privé)
Printed in ink (verso, center): Médaille D'or / Exposition Universelle / 1878. / Nadar / Rue D'Anjou St. Hre 51. / ál'Angle de la Chapelle Expiatoire Bt. Haussmann / (Hôtel Privé -Ascenseur Téléphone) / Paris / (Anciennement Boulevart des Capucines) / H. &. F. Paris
Inscribed in pencil (verso, top): Ferdinand de Lesseps & family
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner’s collection at an unknown date.
Commentary
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