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Period
1887 -
Geography
United States -
Material
Etching; ink on paper -
Dimension
H x W (overall): 14 x 22.2 cm (5 1/2 x 8 3/4 in) -
Accession Number
F1888.4 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1888.4
Object Details
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Artist
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) -
Label
Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonne," by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G306 state 1 of 2. -
Provenance
To 1888H. Wunderlich & Co., New York to 1888 [1]From 1888 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from H. Wunderlich & Co. in 1888 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See Original Whistler List, Etchings, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.[2] See note 1.[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Previous custodian or owner
H. Wunderlich & Co. (1874-1912) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
United States -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Print -
Restrictions and Rights
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