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The Death of Argus
Etienne Dupérac (French, c. 1535–1604)
about 1570-1600
Medium/Technique
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 11.3 × 15.5 cm (4 7/16 × 6 1/8 in.)(trimmed within the platemark)
Credit Line
Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession NumberK4415
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Not in Robert-Dumesnil, IFF, or Le Blanc
Marks
Verso, upper left, in pen and black ink, the mark of Sylvester Rosa Koehler, Boston (1837-1900)(Lugt 5017); verso, center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of Sylvester Rosa Koehler, Boston (1837-1900)(Lugt 1580); verso, lower center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Koehler Collection (Lugt 1581)
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.