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Wilhelm Eichens
Philipp Hermann Eichens (German, 1812–1886)
1853
Medium/Technique
Etching and mezzotint
Dimensions
Sheet: 30.7 × 23.7 cm (12 1/16 × 9 5/16 in.)
Platemark: 21.5 × 16.7 cm (8 7/16 × 6 9/16 in.)
Image: 18.1 × 14.3 cm (7 1/8 × 5 5/8 in.)
Platemark: 21.5 × 16.7 cm (8 7/16 × 6 9/16 in.)
Image: 18.1 × 14.3 cm (7 1/8 × 5 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of a Class in the History of Engraving
Accession NumberM6832
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionThe MFA also owns a preliminary impression of this image, with just the etched guidelines for mezzotinting (accession number M6381).
InscriptionsLower center, in plate: Dess. et Gravé par Hermann Eichens. Paris 1853.
Lower left, in graphite: Portrait de Wilhelm Eichens né le 23 Novembre 1818
Lower left, in graphite: 71179
Lower left, in graphite: Portrait de Wilhelm Eichens né le 23 Novembre 1818
Lower left, in graphite: 71179
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.