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Scene from Torquato Tasso's Jerusalem Delivered
Practical Hints on Decorative Printing
Rinaldo and Armida in the Enchanted Garden
Scene from Torquato Tasso's Jerusalem Delivered
Practical Hints on Decorative Printing
Charlton Nesbit (English, 1775–1838)
John Thurston (English, 1774 – 1822)
Author: Torquato Tasso (Italian, 1544–1595)
William Savage (English, 1770 – 1843)
John Thurston (English, 1774 – 1822)
Author: Torquato Tasso (Italian, 1544–1595)
William Savage (English, 1770 – 1843)
English
1818 (printed 1822)
Medium/Technique
Wood engraving, trimmed at block and mounted to wove
Dimensions
Sheet: 38.5 × 27.5 cm (15 3/16 × 10 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession NumberK6034
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPublished in, and extracted from: William Savage, Practical Hints on Decorative Printing with Illustrations Engraved on Wood and Printed in Colours at the Type Press (London: Printed for the Proprietor, by Messrs. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1822).
The MFA has numerous additional images from Practical Hints, including a two additional impressions of this images, as well as a large-paper copy of the book itself (accession number 37.2269).
The MFA has numerous additional images from Practical Hints, including a two additional impressions of this images, as well as a large-paper copy of the book itself (accession number 37.2269).
Signed
Lower left, in block: Nesbit / 1818.
Marks
Verso, center, stamped in violet ink, the collector's mark of Sylvester Rosa Koehler (Lugt 1580)
Verso, lower center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Koehler Collection (Lugt 1581)
Verso, lower center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Koehler Collection (Lugt 1581)
InscriptionsLower left, in graphite, in the hand of Sylvester Rosa Koehler: Engraved by C. Nesbit, 1818. / Drawn by J. Thurston. (Scene from Jerusalem delivered.)
ProvenanceBy 1898, Sylvester Rosa Koehler (b. 1837 - d. 1900; Lugt 1580), Boston, and Littleton, NH; 1898, gift of Koehler to the MFA. (Acquisition Date: October 20, 1898)
NOTE:
Koehler was the first Print Curator at the MFA and served from 1887 until his death in 1900. He deposited the majority of his collection at the MFA in 1895-1896. The gift of Koehler's collection was accepted by the Trustees of the MFA on October 20, 1898.
NOTE:
Koehler was the first Print Curator at the MFA and served from 1887 until his death in 1900. He deposited the majority of his collection at the MFA in 1895-1896. The gift of Koehler's collection was accepted by the Trustees of the MFA on October 20, 1898.