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The Dog on the Kennel

Print
1858 (etched)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

‘The Dog on the Kennel’, etching by James Whistler, ca.1858. Signed in plate by the artist. Portrait of a dog lying asleep on the top of its kennel. A detail from the scene depicted in ‘The Old Farm’, one of the 'Twelve Etchings from Nature', also called 'The French Set' (see 19807).


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleThe Dog on the Kennel (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Etching on paper
Brief description
'The Dog on the Kennel', etching by James Whistler, 1858.
Physical description
‘The Dog on the Kennel’, etching by James Whistler, ca.1858. Signed in plate by the artist. Portrait of a dog lying asleep on the top of its kennel. A detail from the scene depicted in ‘The Old Farm’, one of the 'Twelve Etchings from Nature', also called 'The French Set' (see 19807).
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.1cm
  • Width: 8.9cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Whistler' (Signed top right)
Object history
W.8; K.18
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Associated object
Bibliographic references
  • Wedmore, Frederick. Whistler's Etchings, A Study and a Catalogue. London: Colnaghi & Co, 1899. No.8.
  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1978. No.18.
Collection
Accession number
E.21-1905

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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