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Cupids
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
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
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
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.
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.