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The Bower of Venus
1825
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Image: 11.1 x 14.2 cm (4 3/8 x 5 9/16 in.)
Platemark: 19 x 24.3 cm (7 1/2 x 9 9/16 in.)
Sheet: 30.2 x 43 cm (11 7/8 x 16 15/16 in.)
Platemark: 19 x 24.3 cm (7 1/2 x 9 9/16 in.)
Sheet: 30.2 x 43 cm (11 7/8 x 16 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession Number97.1205
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPrinted inscription: London, Published Sept. 1, 1825, by W. J. White, Brownlow Street, Holborn.
ProvenanceHenry F. Sewall (b. 1816 - d. 1896; Lugt 1309), New York; 1897, sold by Sewall to the MFA [see note 1]. (Accession Date: October 13, 2016)
NOTES: [1] Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized and executed in 1897, one year after his death.
NOTES: [1] Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized and executed in 1897, one year after his death.