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Affendisputation
Disputation of the Apes
Affendisputation
Ernst Moritz Geyger (German, 1861–1941)
1892
Medium/Technique
Etching on parchment
Dimensions
Sheet: 54.6 x 71.4 cm (21 1/2 x 28 1/8 in.)
Image: 42.4 x 59.3 cm (16 11/16 x 23 3/8 in.)
Image: 42.4 x 59.3 cm (16 11/16 x 23 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund, by exchange
Accession NumberM22078
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPrinted inscriptions:
Upper center: Published by Ch. Sedelmeyer, Paris, 15 November 1892, Copyright registered
Lower left: Original Etching by E. M. Geyger;
Lower center: Unique edition–Plate destroyed
Lower right: Printed by A. Salmon & Ardail, Paris
In image, on page of open book: The Descent/ of man/ R [sic] DARWIN
Upper center: Published by Ch. Sedelmeyer, Paris, 15 November 1892, Copyright registered
Lower left: Original Etching by E. M. Geyger;
Lower center: Unique edition–Plate destroyed
Lower right: Printed by A. Salmon & Ardail, Paris
In image, on page of open book: The Descent/ of man/ R [sic] DARWIN
Marks
Lower left, oval dry stamp -- Printsellers Association KH
InscriptionsIn graphite pencil, l.r.: E. M. Geyger
Provenance1912, sold by C. G. Boerner, Leipzig, to the MFA. (Date Acquired: April 24, 1912)