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Fenelon. Archbishop of Cambray

Thomas Clarke (American, active around 1800)
After: Joseph Vivien (French, 1657–1734)

Medium/Technique Stipple
Credit Line Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession NumberK951
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionThis appears to be a late nineteenth-century impression.
InscriptionsIn plate, in border of image, at left: Vivien pinx.
In plate, in border of image, at right: T. Clarke Sc.
In plate, in cartouche: Fenelon. Archbishop of Cambray
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 curator of prints 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.