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Marsyas about to be flayed

Gilles Demarteau (French, 1722–1776)
After: Carle van Loo (French, 1705–1765)
French
18th century

Medium/Technique Etching (chromochalcography)
Dimensions Sheet: 69.2 × 53.6 cm (27 1/4 × 21 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession NumberK206
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Marks Verso, center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Koehler Collection (Lugt 1581)
InscriptionsVerso, lower center, in graphite: Marsyas about to be flayed / Demarteau after van Loo
ProvenanceBy 1898, Sylvester Rosa Koehler (b. 1837 - d. 1900; Lugt 1581), 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.