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Zinkhochatzung nach Leitch's Verfahren

After: John Leitch & Co (English, 19th century)
German
19th century

Medium/Technique Relief-etching (zinc)
Dimensions Sheet: 20.7 × 28.4 cm (8 1/8 × 11 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession Number98.1894
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionPen drawing on paper, transferred to the plate.
Signed Lower right, in image: Leitch & Co Eng
Marks Verso, center, stamped in violet ink, the collector's mark of Sylvester Rosa Koehler (Lugt 1580)
InscriptionsLower center, in letterpress: Zinkhochätzung nach Leitch's Verfahren. / Uebertragen von einer Federzeichnung auf Umdruckpapier. / Beilage 10.
Verso, center, in graphite, in the hand of Sylvester Koehler: Koehler / Aus Kunzel / ...[Illegible]...ftung
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.