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Little Arthur

Print
1858 (printed and published)
Artist/Maker
Whistler (artist)

'Little Arthur', one of the 'Twelve Etchings from Nature', by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, also called 'The French Set'. 1858. Published in London by J. A. Whistler at 62 Sloane Street and in Paris at Imprimerie Delâtre, Rue St. Jacques 171. Signed in plate by the artist. Portrait of a little boy who sits facing us, with long hair and his hands in his lap.

Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
Titles
  • Little Arthur (generic title)
  • Twelve Etchings from Nature (series title)
  • The French Set (series title)
Materials and techniques
Etching on India paper
Printing Ink
India Paper
Etching
Brief description
Etching by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, 'Little Arthur' from 'Twelve Etchings from Nature' or 'The French Set'; 1858.
Physical description
'Little Arthur', one of the 'Twelve Etchings from Nature', by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, also called 'The French Set'. 1858. Published in London by J. A. Whistler at 62 Sloane Street and in Paris at Imprimerie Delâtre, Rue St. Jacques 171. Signed in plate by the artist. Portrait of a little boy who sits facing us, with long hair and his hands in his lap.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.8cm
  • Width: 5.1cm
Style
Realism
Marks and inscriptions
‘Whistler’

Note
Signed in plate bottom left
Object history
Wedmore 13, 3rd state; Kennedy 9, 4th state
Subjects depicted
Childhood
Portraits
Associated objects
Bibliographic references
  • Wedmore, Frederick. Whistler's Etchings, A Study and a Catalogue. London: Colnaghi & Co, 1899. No. 13.
  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1978. No. 9.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
19810

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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