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Evening
American
before 1890
Medium/Technique
Wood engraving (?) on Japan paper
Credit Line
Bought of the engraver William Jay Dana
Accession NumberM7281
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionSigned Japan proof
Signed
Lower right, in graphite: Wm Jay Dana Sc.
InscriptionsLower left, in block: Corot 1877
Lower right, in block: W Dana Sc. 204
Lower right, in graphite: Wm Jay Dana Sc.
On mat, lower left, in graphite, in the hand of Sylvester Koehler: Mr. Dana says that he uses _the point_ / largely on his blocks, precisely as on / copper. Most of the work in the foreground / in this engraving was done with the point. / S.R.K.
Lower right, in block: W Dana Sc. 204
Lower right, in graphite: Wm Jay Dana Sc.
On mat, lower left, in graphite, in the hand of Sylvester Koehler: Mr. Dana says that he uses _the point_ / largely on his blocks, precisely as on / copper. Most of the work in the foreground / in this engraving was done with the point. / S.R.K.
Provenance1890, sold by William Jay Dana (b. 1839 - d. 1913) to the MFA. (Acquisition Date: December 3, 1890)