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Lugano
Printed by: George Baxter (English, 1804–1867)
Published by: Chapman & Hall, Ltd.
After: George Barnard (English, active 1832 – 1890)
Published by: Chapman & Hall, Ltd.
After: George Barnard (English, active 1832 – 1890)
English
1837
Medium/Technique
Baxter process, printed in oil colors
Dimensions
Sheet: 18.7 × 24.6 cm (7 3/8 × 9 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession NumberK114
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPublished as plate 6 in The Pictorial Album; or, Cabinet of Paintings for the Year 1837, London, 1837.
Marks
Verso, lower right, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Koehler Collection (Lugt 1581)
InscriptionsLower center, in letterpress: Lugano. / Printed in Oil Colors by G. Baxter Patentee, from a Painting by G. Barnard. / London Chapman & Hall, Strand.
ProvenanceBy 1898, Sylvester Rosa Koehler (b. 1837 - d. 1900; Lugt 1581), 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.