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George Peabody Gardner
Anders Leonard Zorn (Swedish, 1860–1920)
1899
Medium/Technique
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
182.9 x 106.7 cm (72 x 42 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of G. Peabody Gardner
Accession Number59.66
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsPaintings
Isabella Stewart Gardner’s husband Jack died unexpectedly in December of 1898. Her nephew, George Peabody Gardner (1855–1939), served as trustee of Jack’s estate and oversaw Isabella’s financial affairs while she built the nearby Fenway Court, now the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Zorn presents Gardner as a stylish businessman paused during a round of billiards, highlighting his elegant cravat and three-piece suit, with a watch chain fastened across his vest.
InscriptionsUpper right: Zorn 99
Provenance1899, George Peabody Gardner (b. 1855 - d. 1939), Boston (original commission); by inheritance to his son, George Peabody Gardner, Jr. (b. 1889 - d. 1976), Boston; 1959, gift of Gardner to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 12, 1959)