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Artist/Maker	Whistler (artist)
Place of origin	London (printed and published)

Etching and dry-point engraving on paper

Object details

Category	Prints
Object type	Print
Titles	The Forge (generic title) The Thames Set (series title) A Series of Sixteen Etchings of Scenes on the Thames and other subjects (series title)
Materials and techniques	Etching and dry-point engraving on paper Paper Printing Ink Drypoint Etching
Brief description	Etching and drypoint engraving by James Whistler, 'The Forge', from the Thames Set. Etched 1861, published in 'Sixteen Etchings of Scenes on the Thames, and Other Subjects,' London, 1871.
Physical description	Etching and dry-point engraving on paper
Dimensions	Plate height: 19.7cm Plate width: 31.8cm Paper height: 27.5cm Paper width: 38cm
Style	Realism
Marks and inscriptions	'Whistler. 1861.' (Signed and dated by the artist in plate bottom right.)
Object history	1871 edition. W.63; K.68.
Subjects depicted	Labour Forges Smithies Interiors
Associated objects	19787 19788 19789 19790 19791 19792 19793 19794 19801 24767 24767:1 24767:2 24767:3 24767:4 24767:5 24767:6 24767:7 24767:8 24767:9 24767:10 24767:11 24767:13 24767:14 24767:15 24767:16 CIRC.13-1912 CIRC.15-1912 E.796-1936 E.3041-1931 CAI.137 CAI.138 CAI.139 CAI.140 CAI.141 CAI.142 CAI.143 CAI.144 CAI.145 CAI.146 CAI.147 CAI.148 CAI.149 CAI.150 CAI.151 CAI.152
Bibliographic references	Wedmore, Frederick. Whistler's Etchings, A Study and a Catalogue. London: Colnaghi & Co, 1899. No.63. Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1978. No.68. Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1965
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	CIRC.179-1965

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1037424/the-forge-print-whistler/

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