Sketching, No.1.
Print
1862 (etched)
1862 (etched)
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Etching and drypoint by James McNeill Whistler, 'Sketching', 1861. Signed 'Whistler' and lettered 'J. Whistler' at bottom right; lettered 'Pl.45' at top right. View of a wide, calm stretch of river, with two large trees on the opposite bank and an artist seated on a stool sketching in the right foreground.
Object details
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| Title | Sketching, No.1. (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching and drypoint on paper |
| Brief description | By James McNeill Whistler: 'Sketching, No.1', etching and drypoint, 1862 |
| Physical description | Etching and drypoint by James McNeill Whistler, 'Sketching', 1861. Signed 'Whistler' and lettered 'J. Whistler' at bottom right; lettered 'Pl.45' at top right. View of a wide, calm stretch of river, with two large trees on the opposite bank and an artist seated on a stool sketching in the right foreground. |
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| Object history | Published in Passages from Modern English Poets, illustrated by the Junior Etching Club. Day & Son, 1861. W.69; K.86, 4th state. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.597-1968 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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