La Vielle aux Loques

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Whistler (artist)

‘La Vielle aux Loques’, one of the 'Twelve Etchings from Nature', by James Whistler, also called 'The French Set'. 1858. Published in London by Whistler at 62 Sloane Street and in Paris at Imprimerie Delâtre, Rue St. Jacques 171. Signed in plate by the artist and lettered ‘Imp. Delâtre, Rue St Jacques 171’. Portrait of an old woman sitting in the doorway of her kitchen, surrounded by bundles of rags (‘loques’). Behind her a view into the kitchen, with shining pots and pans.

Object details

Category	Prints
Object type	Print
Titles	La Vielle aux Loques (generic title) Twelve Etchings from Nature (series title) The French Set (series title)
Materials and techniques	Etching on India paper India Paper Printing Ink Etching (Printing Process)
Brief description	'La Vielle aux Loques', etching by James Whistler, from 'Twelve Etchings from Nature' or 'The French Set'; 1858.
Physical description	‘La Vielle aux Loques’, one of the 'Twelve Etchings from Nature', by James Whistler, also called 'The French Set'. 1858. Published in London by Whistler at 62 Sloane Street and in Paris at Imprimerie Delâtre, Rue St. Jacques 171. Signed in plate by the artist and lettered ‘Imp. Delâtre, Rue St Jacques 171’. Portrait of an old woman sitting in the doorway of her kitchen, surrounded by bundles of rags (‘loques’). Behind her a view into the kitchen, with shining pots and pans.
Dimensions	Plate height: 20.8cm Plate width: 14.7cm Paper height: 27.8cm Paper width: 20.5cm
Style	Realism
Marks and inscriptions	'Whistler' Note Signed bottom right
Object history	W.14; K.21, 3rd state.
Subjects depicted	Old Age Women Old Age Portraits Interiors
Place depicted	France
Associated objects	19803 19803A 19804 19805 19806 19807 19808 19809 19810 19811 19812 19813 19814 19815 CIRC.740-1968 CIRC.204-1919 E.1884-1904
Bibliographic references	Wedmore, Frederick. Whistler's Etchings, A Study and a Catalogue. London: Colnaghi & Co, 1899. No.14 Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1978. No.21, 3rd state. Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1965
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	CIRC.322-1965

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1036094/la-vielle-aux-loques-print-whistler/

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