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James David Smillie (American, 1833–1909)
American
1890
Medium/Technique
Aquatint
Dimensions
Sheet: 23.7 × 18.2 cm (9 5/16 × 7 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession NumberK2059
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CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Witthoft 57
Marks
Verso, the manuscript collector's mark of Sylvester Koehler (Lugt 5017)
InscriptionsLower right, in plate: [monogram] JS / 90
Lower left, in graphite, in the hand of James Smillie: to my friend S. R. Koehler / James D. Smillie
Lower right, in graphite, in the hand of James Smillie (?): Experiment in aquatint / granulation. / June, '90
Verso, in ink: S. R. Koehler
Lower left, in graphite, in the hand of James Smillie: to my friend S. R. Koehler / James D. Smillie
Lower right, in graphite, in the hand of James Smillie (?): Experiment in aquatint / granulation. / June, '90
Verso, in ink: S. R. Koehler
ProvenanceBy 1898, gift of the artist to Sylvester Rosa Koehler (b. 1837 - d. 1900; Lugt 5017), 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.