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Rinaldo and Armida in the Enchanted Garden


Scene from Torquato Tasso's Jerusalem Delivered
Practical Hints on Decorative Printing
Charlton Nesbit (English, 1775–1838)
John Thurston (English, 1774 – 1822)
Author: Torquato Tasso (Italian, 1544–1595)
William Savage (English, 1770 – 1843)
English
1818 (printed 1822)

Medium/Technique Wood engraving, trimmed at block and mounted to wove
Dimensions Sheet: 38.5 × 27.5 cm (15 3/16 × 10 13/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession NumberK6034
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionPublished in, and extracted from: William Savage, Practical Hints on Decorative Printing with Illustrations Engraved on Wood and Printed in Colours at the Type Press (London: Printed for the Proprietor, by Messrs. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1822).

The MFA has numerous additional images from Practical Hints, including a two additional impressions of this images, as well as a large-paper copy of the book itself (accession number 37.2269).
InscriptionsLower left, in block: Nesbit / 1818.
ProvenanceBy 1898, Sylvester Rosa Koehler (b. 1837 - d. 1900; cf. 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.