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Peter Moran at Work Etching

Henry Rankin Poore (American, 1859–1940)
Sitter: Peter Moran (American (England), 1841–1914)
American
before 1892

Medium/Technique Etching
Dimensions Sheet: 23.7 × 18.3 cm (9 5/16 × 7 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession NumberK1725
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Marks Verso, in violet, the collector's mark of Sylvester Koehler (Lugt 1580)
InscriptionsLower left, in graphite: TO H. R. Koehler [sic] / with comps. of / P Moran
ProvenanceBy 1898, gift of Peter Moran (b. 1841 - d. 1914), Philadelphia, to Sylvester Rosa Koehler (b. 1837 - d. 1900; Lugt 1580), Boston, and Littleton, NH; 1898, gift of Koehler to the MFA. (Acquisition Date: October 20, 1898)

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.