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The Centerpiece Presented to Crown Prince Maximilian of Bavaria on the Occasion of his Wedding in 1842
Eugen Napoleon Neureuther (German, 1806–1882)
German
1845
Medium/Technique
Etching and lithography, with border printed in metallic ink
Credit Line
Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession NumberK4138
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
In plate, at lower right: 18 EN [entwined] 45
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)
InscriptionsIn image: [various inscriptions, place names, and personal names inscribed in depiction of object and surrounding decoration]
In plate, at lower right: 18 EN [entwined] 45
In plate, in image, on base of centerpiece: E. Neureuther inv. et direct.
In plate, below image of centerpiece: A. Fortner formarum artifex. F. C. Schmedding argentifex. An[n]o. D[o]m[in]i 1845 perfectum est.
In plate, at lower center: Augsburg und der schwäbisch-neuburgische Kreis Sr. K. H. dem Kronprinzen / Maximilian von Bayern zur Hochzeitsfeier in München den 12. Oct. 1842
In plate, at lower right: 18 EN [entwined] 45
In plate, in image, on base of centerpiece: E. Neureuther inv. et direct.
In plate, below image of centerpiece: A. Fortner formarum artifex. F. C. Schmedding argentifex. An[n]o. D[o]m[in]i 1845 perfectum est.
In plate, at lower center: Augsburg und der schwäbisch-neuburgische Kreis Sr. K. H. dem Kronprinzen / Maximilian von Bayern zur Hochzeitsfeier in München den 12. Oct. 1842
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.