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Morning on the Prairie
Robert Hinshelwood (American, born in Scotland, 1812–after 1875)
After: William Jacob Hays (American, 1830 – 1875)
After: William Jacob Hays (American, 1830 – 1875)
American
1870
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 17.8 × 28 cm (7 × 11 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession NumberK1322
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 5 (May 1870): pp. 400A - 400B.
Marks
Verso, in purple, the collector's mark of Sylvester Rosa Koehler (Lugt 1580)
InscriptionsLower left, in plate: Painted by W. J. Hays.
Lower right, in plate: Engraved by R. Hinshelwood
Lower center, in plate: Morning on the Prairie / The American Elk. / Engraved for the "Ladies Repository" (Cincinnati) from the painting owned by A. M. Agnew, N. Y.
Lower right, in plate: Engraved by R. Hinshelwood
Lower center, in plate: Morning on the Prairie / The American Elk. / Engraved for the "Ladies Repository" (Cincinnati) from the painting owned by A. M. Agnew, N. Y.
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.