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Elephants


Six Animal Studies
Sechs Thier Studien
Friedrich Nerly (German, 1807–1878)
Published by: J. M. Hermann'sche Kunsthandlung
German
1828

Medium/Technique Etching
Dimensions Sheet: 24.9 × 35.2 cm (9 13/16 × 13 7/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession NumberK4133
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Marks Verso, in violet, the collector's mark of Sylvester Koehler (Lugt 1580)
InscriptionsLower left, in plate: FN. fecit. 1828
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.