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A Lady of Cairo Visiting

A Lady of Cairo Visiting

(American, 1833–1909)
(American, 1847–1928)
1881
Medium/TechniqueEtching
DimensionsSheet: 39.7 × 28 cm (15 5/8 × 11 in.)
Platemark: 23.2 × 18.9 cm (9 1/8 × 7 7/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession numberK2036
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsUpper left, in graphite, in the hand of James Smillie: a little more / retroussage [arrow pointing to foliage] Upper left, in graphite, in the hand of James Smillie: wipe the ground / a little cleaner. Lower right, in plate: F. A. Bridgman 1880. Lower right, in graphite, in the hand of James Smillie: approved, with suggestions. / James D. Smillie. / June 30th '81.
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.