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Die Nonne
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The Nun
Die Nonne
Eugen Napoleon Neureuther (German, 1806–1882)
1866
Medium/Technique
Etching with drypoint
Credit Line
Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession NumberK4143
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Description
Signed
In plate, at lower right: E. Neureuther
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 plate, at lower right: E. Neureuther 1866.
In plate, at lower center: Die Nonne. Gedicht von Ludwig Uhland. / Das Originalgemälde befindet sich in Residenz des Freiherrn von Schack in München.
In plate, at lower left: Zeitschrift für bild. Kunst.
In plate, at lower center: Druck von F. A. Brockhaus in Leipzig
In plate, at lower right: Verlag von E. A. Seemann in Leipzig
In plate, at lower center: Die Nonne. Gedicht von Ludwig Uhland. / Das Originalgemälde befindet sich in Residenz des Freiherrn von Schack in München.
In plate, at lower left: Zeitschrift für bild. Kunst.
In plate, at lower center: Druck von F. A. Brockhaus in Leipzig
In plate, at lower right: 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.