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Cupids

Gilles Antoine Demarteau (French, 1756–1802)
After: François Boucher (French, 1703–1770)
French
undated

Medium/Technique Crayon manner
Dimensions Sheet: 14.7 × 17.2 cm (5 13/16 × 6 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession NumberK178
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné 505
Marks Verso, in black ink, the collector's mark of Sylvester Koehler (Lugt 5017)
InscriptionsLower left, in plate: F. Boucher inv. del.
Lower right, in plate: Demarteau sculpt.
Lower center, in plate: Du Porte Feuille de M. Nera
Lower center, in plate: A Paris chez Demarteau Graveur et Pensionnaire du Roi, rue de la Pelterie à la Cloche / No. 505.
Verso, at center, in black ink: S. R. Koehler
Verso, lower center: No. 249
ProvenanceBy 1898, Sylvester Rosa Koehler (b. 1837 - d. 1900; Lugt 5017), 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.