Views along the Rhine

Jan van Call (Dutch, 1656 – 1706)

Pieter Schenck (Netherlandish, 1660–1718/19)

1694–1697

Medium/TechniqueEtching and engraving, printed in colors, with hand coloring

DimensionsSheet: 18.5 × 24 cm (7 5/16 × 9 7/16 in.)
Platemark: 13 × 17 cm (5 1/8 × 6 11/16 in.)

Credit LineGift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler

Accession numberK246

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InscriptionsUpper right, in brown ink: 115. Lower left center, in plate: Ingens Rheni Catadupa, prope Schafhusium Lower right center, in plate: De groote Waterval van de Rhyn, by Schafhausen. Lower center, in plate: Pet: Schenk exc: Amstelad : cum Privil.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.