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Lady at the Clavichord
Young Woman at a Keyboard
Lady at the Clavichord
Dutch
1767
Medium/Technique
Etching, engraving, and aquatint, printed in colors (Chromochale)
Dimensions
Sheet: 42.1 × 31.2 cm (16 9/16 × 12 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession NumberK170
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Marks
Verso, in gray ink, the mark of Cornelis Ploos van Amstel (Lugt 2725)
Verso, in green ink, the collector's mark of Heinrich Buttstaedt (Lugt 3722)
Verso, in graphite, the collector's mark of Sylvester Rosa Koehler (Lugt 5017)
Verso, in green ink, the collector's mark of Heinrich Buttstaedt (Lugt 3722)
Verso, in graphite, the collector's mark of Sylvester Rosa Koehler (Lugt 5017)
InscriptionsUpper right, in plate: GD / 1660 [date of the original drawing]
Verso, in graphite: S. R. Koehler
Verso, in lavender ink: 5121.
Verso, in graphite: Gerrit Douw. del. 1660. Ploos van Amstel. Fecit. 1767.
Verso, in graphite: S. R. Koehler
Verso, in lavender ink: 5121.
Verso, in graphite: Gerrit Douw. del. 1660. Ploos van Amstel. Fecit. 1767.
Provenance1767, Cornelis Ploos van Amstel (b. 1726 - d. 1798; Lugt 2725), Amsterdam. Heinrich Buttstaedt (d. 1876 or later; Lugt 3722), Gotha and Berlin. By 1898, 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.