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Seated satyr
French
18th century
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 51 × 41.3 cm (20 1/16 × 16 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession NumberK4772
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionCrayon drawing
Marks
Verso, center, stamped in violet ink, the collector's mark of Sylvester Rosa Koehler (Lugt 1580)
Verso, lower center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Koehler Collection (Lugt 1581)
Verso, lower left, stamped in blue ink, the mark of dealer and collector Heinrich Buttstaedt (Lugt 3722)
Verso, lower center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Koehler Collection (Lugt 1581)
Verso, lower left, stamped in blue ink, the mark of dealer and collector Heinrich Buttstaedt (Lugt 3722)
InscriptionsUpper right, in plate: No 41
Lower left, in plate: Carle Vanloo in. del. / Demarteau 1'ne Sculp. C. P. R.
Lower right, in graphite: (Egidius Demarteau, 1722-1776)
Verso, lower right, in ink, in the hand of Sylvester Rosa Koehler: S. R. Koehler
Verso, lower left, in ink: 162
Lower left, in plate: Carle Vanloo in. del. / Demarteau 1'ne Sculp. C. P. R.
Lower right, in graphite: (Egidius Demarteau, 1722-1776)
Verso, lower right, in ink, in the hand of Sylvester Rosa Koehler: S. R. Koehler
Verso, lower left, in ink: 162
ProvenanceHeinrich Buttstaedt (d. 1876 or later; Lugt 3722), Gotha and Berlin. By 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.