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Frontispiece for the first collection of prints issued by the Münchener Radir-Verein
Eugen Napoleon Neureuther (German, 1806–1882)
1843
Medium/Technique
Etching
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP3382
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Boetticher 80
Signed
In plate, at lower left: EN
Marks
Recto: unidentified blind stamp (of the Verein?) at lower center, cut in half
Verso: stamped in red with the collector's mark of Henry Foster Sewall (Lugt 1309)
Verso, stamped in purple with the mark of the MFA's Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870).
Verso: stamped in red with the collector's mark of Henry Foster Sewall (Lugt 1309)
Verso, stamped in purple with the mark of the MFA's Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870).
InscriptionsIn plate, on plaque atop tree: Radirungen / von / [names of various artists on banderolles]
In plate, on album attended by insects: Erstes. Zweite / Heft / ausgezeichnet / schön.
In plate, at lower left: EN
In plate, on album attended by insects: Erstes. Zweite / Heft / ausgezeichnet / schön.
In plate, at lower left: EN
ProvenanceHenry Foster Sewall (b. 1816 - d. 1896; Lugt 1309), New York; 1896, by inheritance to his son, Charles Sewall (b. 1848 - d. 1898); 1897, sold by Charles Sewall to the MFA [see note 1]. (Acquisition Date: October 21, 1897)
NOTE:
[1] Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized and executed in 1897, one year after his death.
NOTE:
[1] Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized and executed in 1897, one year after his death.