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Wilhelm Eichens
Philipp Hermann Eichens (German, 1812–1886)
German
probably 1853
Medium/Technique
Etching (preparatory etching for mezzotint)
Dimensions
Sheet: 30.7 × 23.6 cm (12 1/16 × 9 5/16 in.)
Platemark: 21.5 × 16.5 cm (8 7/16 × 6 1/2 in.)
Image: 18 × 14.2 cm (7 1/16 × 5 9/16 in.)
Platemark: 21.5 × 16.5 cm (8 7/16 × 6 1/2 in.)
Image: 18 × 14.2 cm (7 1/16 × 5 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of a Class in the History of Engraving
Accession NumberM6831
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionThe MFA also owns a finished impression of this image, after mezzotinting (accession number M6382).
InscriptionsLower left, in graphite: 71178
ProvenanceBy 1889, from the artist to F. Keppel & Co., New York; 1889, sold by F. Keppel & Co. to a Class in the History of Engraving [see note]; 1889, gift of a Class in the History of Engraving to the MFA. (Acquisition Date: October 1, 1889)
NOTE: The Secretary of the Class in the History of Engraving was Alice W. Palmer, Roxbury, MA. Class members included Miss H. Louisa Brown, Mrs. Ephraim Merton, Miss Mary Amory Green, Miss S. Minne, Miss Laura Norcross, Miss Lilian Page, Miss Mary F. Palmer, Miss Caroline H. Rimmer, and Mrs. Edward Robinson.
NOTE: The Secretary of the Class in the History of Engraving was Alice W. Palmer, Roxbury, MA. Class members included Miss H. Louisa Brown, Mrs. Ephraim Merton, Miss Mary Amory Green, Miss S. Minne, Miss Laura Norcross, Miss Lilian Page, Miss Mary F. Palmer, Miss Caroline H. Rimmer, and Mrs. Edward Robinson.