Advanced Search
Requires Photography
View of Sultaniye
Michel Demasso (French, second half 17th cent.)
about 1685
Medium/Technique
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 17.3 x 25.3 cm (6 13/16 x 9 15/16 in.)(trimmed irregularly)
Platemark: 16.7 x 23.4 cm (6 9/16 x 9 3/16 in.)
Platemark: 16.7 x 23.4 cm (6 9/16 x 9 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession NumberK4864.7
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionIllustration from Jean-Baptiste Chardin (Sir John Chardin), "Journal du Voyage du Chevalier Chardin en Perse, et aux Indes Orientales" (Lyons, 1687), vol. 2 [first edition 1685]
Marks
Verso, center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of Sylvester Rosa Koehler, Boston (1837-1900)(Lugt 1580); verso, bottom right-center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Koehler Collection (Lugt 1581)
ProvenanceSylvester Rosa Koehler, Boston (1837-1900)(Lugt 1580); his gift to the MFA October 20, 1898