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The Prelude
American
1886
Medium/Technique
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 44 × 31.8 cm (17 5/16 × 12 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession NumberK1965
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionFinished state, printer's guide. The MFA holds sequential proofs of this work, see accession numbers K1962 - K1965, and M6396.
Marks
Verso, in violet, the collector's mark of Sylvester Koehler (Lugt 1580)
InscriptionsLower left, in graphite: Later suggestions by Mr. Schoff, / in a letter dated Jan. 14: -- / "I would suggest, if the figure and chair could be wiped a little _clearer_ and the background _retroussage'd_ / a little more, so as to make it softer and give / it more tone, it would be perfect."
Lower right, in graphite: Printer's guide
Lower right, in graphite: Printer's guide
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.