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The Miser

Print
ca. 1861 (etched)
Artist/Maker

Etching by James McNeill Whistler, ‘The Miser’, circa 1861. Scene of a figure of indeterminate gender seated in the corner of a bare room next to the window, back to the viewer, looking down as if examining something unseen. The room has spartan furnishings of a table and bench.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleThe Miser (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Etching on paper
Brief description
Etching by James McNeill Whistler, 'The Miser', circa 1861.
Physical description
Etching by James McNeill Whistler, ‘The Miser’, circa 1861. Scene of a figure of indeterminate gender seated in the corner of a bare room next to the window, back to the viewer, looking down as if examining something unseen. The room has spartan furnishings of a table and bench.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.7cm
  • Width: 15.9cm
Style
Object history
W.65; K.69, 3rd state.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Wedmore, Frederick. Whistler's Etchings, A Study and a Catalogue. London: Colnaghi & Co, 1899. No.65.
  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1978. No.69, 3rd state.
Collection
Accession number
19802

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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