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The Bower of Venus

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.