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Momentaufnahme
Johann Baptist Obernetter (German, 1840 – 1887)
German
1889
Medium/Technique
Light copper print
Dimensions
Sheet: 19.4 × 12.4 cm (7 5/8 × 4 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession Number98.1942
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: Lichtkupferdruck v. J. B. Obernetter
Lower right, in plate: München
Lower center, in plate: Momentaufnahme / mit Dr. Steinheil's Detectivcamera
Bottom center, in plate: Negativ der K. K. Lehr - und Versuchsanstalt für Photographie in Wien.
Verso, center, in graphite: Eder Jahrbuch. 1889. / K.
Lower right, in plate: München
Lower center, in plate: Momentaufnahme / mit Dr. Steinheil's Detectivcamera
Bottom center, in plate: Negativ der K. K. Lehr - und Versuchsanstalt für Photographie in Wien.
Verso, center, in graphite: Eder Jahrbuch. 1889. / 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.