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Philip Melancthon
German
1872
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 24.2 × 15.3 cm (9 1/2 × 6 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession Number98.1925
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsPrints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Marks
Verso, center, stamped in violet ink, the collector's mark of Sylvester Rosa Koehler (Lugt 1580)
InscriptionsLower left, in plate: Albert Dürer.
Lower right, in plate: Actinic Eng. Co.
Bottom center, in plate: Philip Melancthon.
Bottom left, in graphite: From "The City", Jan. 1872
Verso, center, in graphite: K.
Lower right, in plate: Actinic Eng. Co.
Bottom center, in plate: Philip Melancthon.
Bottom left, in graphite: From "The City", Jan. 1872
Verso, center, in graphite: K.
ProvenanceBy 1898, Sylvester Rosa Koehler (b. 1837 - d. 1900; Lugt 1580), Boston, and Littleton, NH; 1898, gift of Koehler to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 14, 2023)
NOTE:
Koehler was the first Print Curator 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 Print Curator 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.