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Paul and Virginia (The Shipwreck)
French
1795-1797
Medium/Technique
Etching, engraving
Dimensions
Platemark: 42 x 46.8 cm (16 9/16 x 18 7/16 in.)
Sheet: 42.6 x 49.3 cm (16 3/4 x 19 7/16 in.)
Sheet: 42.6 x 49.3 cm (16 3/4 x 19 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession NumberK210
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionIntaglio (color printing)
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.
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.