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Death has Revealed the Secret of His Life
La mort a révélé le secret de sa vie
Allegory on the Death of the Dauphin
Death has Revealed the Secret of His Life
La mort a révélé le secret de sa vie
French
probably 1767
Medium/Technique
Crayon-manner engraving, printed in red
Credit Line
Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession NumberK4410
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Leymarie 141
Marks
Verso, in graphite, the collector's mark of Sylvester Rosa Koehler (Lugt 5017)
Verso, in purple, the collector's stamp of Sylvester Rosa Koehler (Lugt 1580)
Verso, in purple, the collector's stamp of Sylvester Rosa Koehler (Lugt 1580)
InscriptionsLower left, in plate: C. N. Cochin filius inv et delin.
Lower right, in plate: Demarteu l'Ainé sculp.
Lower center, in plate: Nempè quod injecit secreta modestia, velum / Scinditur, et vitae gloria morte patet. Auson[ius].
Lower center, in plate: La mort a révélé le secret de sa vie.
Lower left, in plate: [illeg]41 de l'oeuvre
Lower center, in plate: A Paris chès [sic] Demarteau Graveur du Roi, ruë de / la Pelterie a la Cloche
Lower right, in plate: Demarteu l'Ainé sculp.
Lower center, in plate: Nempè quod injecit secreta modestia, velum / Scinditur, et vitae gloria morte patet. Auson[ius].
Lower center, in plate: La mort a révélé le secret de sa vie.
Lower left, in plate: [illeg]41 de l'oeuvre
Lower center, in plate: A Paris chès [sic] Demarteau Graveur du Roi, ruë de / la Pelterie a la Cloche
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.