Evening

William Jay Dana (American, 1839–1913)

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (French, 1796–1875)

before 1890

Medium/TechniqueWood engraving (?) on Japan paper

Credit LineBought of the engraver William Jay Dana

Accession numberM7281

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InscriptionsLower left, in block: Corot 1877 Lower right, in block: W Dana Sc. 204 Lower right, in graphite: Wm Jay Dana Sc. On mat, lower left, in graphite, in the hand of Sylvester Koehler: Mr. Dana says that he uses _the point_ / largely on his blocks, precisely as on / copper. Most of the work in the foreground / in this engraving was done with the point. / S.R.K.

Provenance1890, sold by William Jay Dana to the MFA. (Acquisition Date: December 3, 1890)