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The Bower of Venus

(English, active 1820–1826)
(English, 1765–1836)
1825
Medium/TechniqueEngraving
DimensionsImage: 11.1 x 14.2 cm (4 3/8 x 5 9/16 in.)
Platemark: 19 x 24.3 cm (7 1/2 x 9 9/16 in.)
Sheet: 30.2 x 43 cm (11 7/8 x 16 15/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession number97.1205
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceHenry F. Sewall (b. 1816 - d. 1896; Lugt 1309), New York; 1897, sold by Sewall to the MFA [see note 1]. (Accession Date: October 13, 2016)

NOTES: [1] Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized and executed in 1897, one year after his death.
George T. Andrew
1882
George T. Andrew
1882
George T. Andrew
1882
George T. Andrew
1892
George T. Andrew
undated
George T. Andrew
undated
George B. Ellis
George B. Ellis
George B. Ellis
George B. Ellis