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Stilographie
Leander Russ (Austrian, 1809–1864)
Printer and Publisher: Kaiserlich-Königlichen Hof- und Staatsdruckerei (Austrian, 19th century)
Printer and Publisher: Alois Auer (Austrian, 1813-1869)
Austrian
1851

Medium/Technique Stylography (intaglio)
Dimensions Sheet: 13.8 × 15.7 cm (5 7/16 × 6 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession Number98.1886
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionPublished in Der polygraphische Apparet oder die verschiedenen Kunstfächer der k. k. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei in Wien (The polygraphic apparatus or the various art subjects of the Imperial Court and State Printing Office in Vienna), Vienna, 1853.
Marks Verso, center, stamped in violet ink, the collector's mark of Sylvester Rosa Koehler (Lugt 1580)
InscriptionsCenter, in image: Stilographie.
Lower center, in image: Russ Leander 1851 Aus der k. k. Hof_u. Staats Druckerei. Wien 1852. Leopd Beyer st.
Verso, center, in graphite, in the hand of Sylvester Rosa Koehler: Alois Auer / 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.