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Moonrise at Sunset

(American, 1812–after 1875)
(American (born in Holland), 1832–1895)
1869
Medium/TechniqueEngraving
DimensionsSheet: 16.7 × 26.7 cm (6 9/16 × 10 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession numberK1298
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsLower left, in plate: Painted by M. F. H. De Haas, N.A. Lower right, in plate: Engraved by R. Hinshelwood Lower center, in plate: Moonrise at Sunset / Engraved for the "Ladies Repository" Cincinnati from the original picture On mat, in graphite: Baker, Am.Engrv, p. 82.
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.