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Crossing the Desert
Robert Hinshelwood (American, born in Scotland, 1812–after 1875)
Henri Duvieux (French, 1855 – 1902?)
Henri Duvieux (French, 1855 – 1902?)
American
1870
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 17.8 × 28 cm (7 × 11 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession NumberK1327
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPublished in, and extracted from: The Ladies' Repository: A Monthly Periodical, Devoted to Literature, Arts, and Religion, volume 5, issue 4 (April 1870) pp. 320A - 320B.
The notation on the back of the print refers to a citation in William Spohn Baker, American Engravers and their Works (Philadelphia: Gebbir and Barrie Pulishers, 1875): 82.
The notation on the back of the print refers to a citation in William Spohn Baker, American Engravers and their Works (Philadelphia: Gebbir and Barrie Pulishers, 1875): 82.
Marks
Verso, in purple, the collector's mark of Sylvester Rosa Koehler (Lugt 1580)
InscriptionsLower left, in plate: Painted by M. Duvieux
Lower right, in plate: Engraved by R. Hinshelwood
Lower center, in plate: Crossing the Desert / Engraved for the "Ladies Repository" (Cincinnati) from the original picture owned by J. H. Lazarus, N. A.
Verso, in graphite: Baker, Am.Engrv, p. 82.
Lower right, in plate: Engraved by R. Hinshelwood
Lower center, in plate: Crossing the Desert / Engraved for the "Ladies Repository" (Cincinnati) from the original picture owned by J. H. Lazarus, N. A.
Verso, in graphite: Baker, Am.Engrv, p. 82.
ProvenanceBy 1898, 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.
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.