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Matin, Midi, Soir, Nuit
Design for a Fan
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Morning, Noon, Evening, Night
Matin, Midi, Soir, Nuit
Design for a Fan
about 1776
Medium/Technique
Etching
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP3727
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Schuster 174
Signed
In plate, at lower left: J. Holzer delin.
In plate, at lower right: J. E. Nilson sc. et excud
In plate, at lower right: J. E. Nilson sc. et excud
InscriptionsIn plate, at lower left: J. Holzer delin.
In plate, at lower center: Matin Midi Soir Nuit
In plate, at lower right: J. E. Nilson sc. et excud A.V.
In plate, at lower center: Matin Midi Soir Nuit
In plate, at lower right: J. E. Nilson sc. et excud A.V.
ProvenanceHenry Foster Sewall (b. 1816 - d. 1896; cf. 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.