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The Prelude
American
1886
Medium/Technique
Etching and engraving, printed in brown
Dimensions
Sheet: 35.7 × 28.1 cm (14 1/16 × 11 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession NumberK1963
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionFirst working proof, with some pencilling. 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)
ProvenanceBy 1898, Sylvester Rosa Koehler (b. 1837 - d. 1900; Lugt 1580), Boston, and Littleton, NH; 1898, gift of Koehler to the MFA.
NOTE: Koehler was the first print curator at the MFA and served from 1887 until his death in 1900. The gift of Mr. 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. The gift of Mr. Koehler's collection was accepted by the Trustees of the MFA on October 20, 1898.