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Whistler (artist)

Etching and drypoint by James McNeill Whistler, 'Sketching', 1861. Signed 'Whistler' and lettered 'J. Whistler. Pl.45'. 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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Category	Prints
Object type	Print
Title	Sketching (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Etching and drypoint on paper Paper Printing Ink Etching (Printing Process) Drypoint
Brief description	Etching and drypoint by James McNeill Whistler, 'Sketching', 1861. Signed by the artist and lettered with artist's name and plate number.
Physical description	Etching and drypoint by James McNeill Whistler, 'Sketching', 1861. Signed 'Whistler' and lettered 'J. Whistler. Pl.45'. 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.
Dimensions	Height: 12cm Width: 16.6cm
Marks and inscriptions	'Whistler.' (Signed) 'J. Whistler. Pl.45.' (Lettered)
Object history	Another impression published in Passages from Modern English Poets, illustrated by the Junior Etching Club. Day & Son, 1861. K. 2nd state.
Subjects depicted	Rivers Artists Sketching
Associated object	CIRC.597-1968
Bibliographic references	Wedmore, Frederick. Whistler's Etchings, A Study and a Catalogue. London: Colnaghi & Co, 1899. No.69. Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1978. No.86, 2nd state.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1444-1904

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O866402/sketching-print-whistler/

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