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Illustration to American Architect and Building News, February 2, 1873
The "Thein" Church, Prague
Illustration to American Architect and Building News, February 2, 1873
Printer: Heliotype Printing Co., Boston
Ludvig Sandöe Ipsen (American (born in Denmark), 1840 – 1920)
Ludvig Sandöe Ipsen (American (born in Denmark), 1840 – 1920)
American
1873
Medium/Technique
Heliotype
Dimensions
Sheet: 34.6 × 23.1 cm (13 5/8 × 9 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession Number98.1951
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsPrints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionAmerican Architect and Building News, February 2, 1873
Marks
Verso, center left, stamped in violet ink, the collector's mark of Sylvester Rosa Koehler (Lugt 1580)
InscriptionsUpper center, in letterpress: American Architect and building News Feb. 2.1873. 110.
Lower center, in the plate: The "Thein" Church Prag
Lower right, in the plate: L.S. Ipsen Del.
Lower left, in letterpress: The Heliotype Printing Co. 880 Devonshire St. Boston.
Verso upper left, in graphite: 2285
Verso center, in graphite, in the hand of S.R. Koehler: Koehler
Verso lower right, in black ink, in the hand of S.R. Koehler: S.R. Koehler
Lower center, in the plate: The "Thein" Church Prag
Lower right, in the plate: L.S. Ipsen Del.
Lower left, in letterpress: The Heliotype Printing Co. 880 Devonshire St. Boston.
Verso upper left, in graphite: 2285
Verso center, in graphite, in the hand of S.R. Koehler: Koehler
Verso lower right, in black ink, in the hand of S.R. Koehler: S.R. Koehler
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.