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James David Smillie (American, 1833–1909)
1890
Medium/TechniqueAquatint
DimensionsSheet: 18 × 23.1 cm (7 1/16 × 9 1/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession numberK2060
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsLower left, in graphite, in the hand of James Smillie: To my friend S. R. Koehler, / from Jas. D. Smillie Lower right, in graphite, in the hand of James Smillie: Experiment in aqua-tintal granulation. / June, '90. Verso, in ink: S. R. KoehlerProvenanceBy 1898, Sylvester Rosa Koehler (b. 1837 - d. 1900; Lugt 5017), 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.