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Paul and Virginia
Printed by: E. C. Osborne and Son (English, 19th century)
Published by: Richard Groombridge (English, 1793–1855)
Published by: Richard Groombridge (English, 1793–1855)
English
1842-1844
Medium/Technique
Relief, wax process (Palmer's Glyphography)
Dimensions
Sheet: 19.7 × 13.7 cm (7 3/4 × 5 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession Number98.1888
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPublished in A Manual of Electro-Metallurgy by George Shaw (London, 1842/1844)
Marks
Verso, center, stamped in violet ink, the collector's mark of Sylvester Rosa Koehler (Lugt 1580)
InscriptionsLower center, in letterpress: Paul and Virginia.
Lower left, in letterpress: Palmer's Glyphography.]
Lower right, in letterpress: [E. C. Osborne, Typ.
Verso, center, in graphite, in the hand of Sylvester Rosa Koehler: From Shaw. / 1844.
Lower left, in letterpress: Palmer's Glyphography.]
Lower right, in letterpress: [E. C. Osborne, Typ.
Verso, center, in graphite, in the hand of Sylvester Rosa Koehler: From Shaw. / 1844.
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.