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Olympia
German
1869
Medium/Technique
Etching
Credit Line
Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession NumberK4144
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CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionOriginally published in Anton Teichlein, "Zwei Radirungen von Eugen Neureuther nach Karl Rottmann," Zeitschrift für Bildende Kunst 4 (1869): between pp. 8 and 9.
Marks
Verso, in lavender ink, the collector's mark of Sylvester Koehler (Lugt 1580)
Verso, in lavender ink, the mark of the MFA's Koehler collection (Lugt 1581)
Verso, in lavender ink, the mark of the MFA's Koehler collection (Lugt 1581)
InscriptionsLower left, in plate: Carl Rottmann pinxit.
Lower right, in plate: Eug. Neureuther sculpsit
Lower center, in plate: Olympia
Lower left margin, in plate: Zeitschrift d. bild. Kunst.
Lower center margin, in plate: Druck von F. A. Brockhaus in Leipzig.
Lower right margin, in plate: Verlag von E. A. Seemann in Leipzig.
Lower right, in plate: Eug. Neureuther sculpsit
Lower center, in plate: Olympia
Lower left margin, in plate: Zeitschrift d. bild. Kunst.
Lower center margin, in plate: Druck von F. A. Brockhaus in Leipzig.
Lower right margin, in plate: Verlag von E. A. Seemann in Leipzig.
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 curator of prints 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 curator of prints 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.