Nursemaid and Child
Print
ca. 1859 (etched)
ca. 1859 (etched)
Artist/Maker |
‘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
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Title | Nursemaid and Child (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Etching on paper |
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. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'Whistler' (Signed by the artist in plate bottom left.) |
Object history | W.34, 2nd state; K.37, 2nd state. |
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Accession number | E.12-1905 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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