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Nursemaid and Child

Print
ca. 1859 (etched)
Artist/Maker
Whistler (artist)

‘Nursemaid and Child’, etching by James Whistler, ca.1859. Signed by the artist in plate. In the right foreground a nursemaid and her charge rest in a field looking at the distant view. Both are clad in dark cloaks and bonnets. Woodland in the background.


Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleNursemaid and Child (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Etching on paper
Paper
Printing Ink
Etching (Printing Process)
Brief description
'Nursemaid and Child', etching by James Whistler, ca.1859.
Physical description
‘Nursemaid and Child’, etching by James Whistler, ca.1859. Signed by the artist in plate. In the right foreground a nursemaid and her charge rest in a field looking at the distant view. Both are clad in dark cloaks and bonnets. Woodland in the background.
Dimensions
  • Plate height: 9.9cm
  • Plate width: 13.2cm
Style
Realism
Marks and inscriptions
'Whistler' (Signed by the artist in plate bottom left.)
Object history
W.34, 2nd state; K.37, 2nd state.
Subjects depicted
Childcare
Nurse Maid
Children
Parks (Recreation Areas)
Women
Suburban Landscapes
Bibliographic references
  • Wedmore, Frederick. Whistler's Etchings, A Study and a Catalogue. London: Colnaghi & Co, 1899. No.34, 2nd state.
  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1978. No.37, 2nd state.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.12-1905

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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