Advanced Search 
Sleeping Girl
William James Linton (American (born in England), 1812–1898)
After: Elihu Vedder (American, 1836–1923)
After: Elihu Vedder (American, 1836–1923)
American
1880
Medium/Technique
Wood engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 25.3 × 32.5 cm (9 15/16 × 12 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession NumberK2630
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionThe wood engraving was prepared for publication in The American Art Review, vol. 1, no. 9 (July 1880): opposite page 369.
Marks
Verso, in purple, the collector's mark of Sylvester Koehler (Lugt 1580)
InscriptionsLower left, in block: W. Linton 1880
Lower center, in letterpress: Sleeping Girl. / Drawn and Engraved by W. J. Linton, after E. Vedder.
Lower center, in letterpress: Sleeping Girl. / Drawn and Engraved by W. J. Linton, after E. Vedder.
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.