Isabella Stewart Gardner (April 14, 1840 – July 17, 1924) was an American art collector, philanthropist, and patron of the arts whose collection is now housed in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, in Boston, Massachusetts.
Isabella Stewart, daughter of David and Adelia (Smith) Stewart, was born in New York City, New York. She married John Lowell "Jack" Gardner, son of John L. and Catharine E. (Peabody) Gardner of Boston, Massachusetts on April ...
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Isabella Stewart Gardner (April 14, 1840 – July 17, 1924) was an American art collector, philanthropist, and patron of the arts whose collection is now housed in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, in Boston, Massachusetts.
Isabella Stewart, daughter of David and Adelia (Smith) Stewart, was born in New York City, New York. She married John Lowell "Jack" Gardner, son of John L. and Catharine E. (Peabody) Gardner of Boston, Massachusetts on April 10, 1860 in New York City and thereafter moved to Boston. However, it was rumored that while attending school in Paris, she may have climbed out of the boarding school window and eloped with Jack. On the way back to America, it was publicly stated that Isabella's mother, then in her late 40s, gave birth to a second son named James. However, it seems possible that this may have actually been the son of Isabella and Jack. Jack Gardner's grandfather was the distinguished Salem shipowner, Joseph Peabody, who made a fortune importing pepper from...
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