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Period
1879-1880 -
Geography
United States -
Material
Drypoint; ink on paper -
Dimension
H x W: 29.1 x 20 cm (11 7/16 x 7 7/8 in) -
Accession Number
F1903.17 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1903.17
Object Details
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Artist
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) -
Edition/State
2, 2 -
Provenance
Bertrand Buchanan MacGeorge (circa 1845 - 1924), Glasgow, Scotland [1]To 1903H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, NY, to 1903 [2]From 1903 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from H. Wunderlich & Co., through Thomas Wilmer Dewing (1851-1938), in 1903 [3]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]Notes:[1] An undated folder sheet note in the object file states "MacGeorge Collection Stamp (B.M. enclosed in an oblong) on the back" (see Curatorial Remark 4 in the object record). Bertrand Buchanan MacGeorge's Whistler collection "was sold in 1902 to H. Wunderlich and Co." (according to The Correspondence of James McNeill Whistler, University of Glasgow).[2] See Original Whistler List, Etchings, pg. 101, Voucher No. 3, March 1903, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.[3] See note 2.[4] 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
Bertrand Buchanan MacGeorge (ca. 1845-1924)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
CC0 - Creative Commons (CC0 1.0)
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