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A Portrait: Mildred Howells

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At A Glance

  • Period

    1894-1896
  • Geography

    United States
  • Material

    Ink on paper
  • Dimension

    H x W: 22.6 x 15.6 cm (8 7/8 x 6 1/8 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1912.2
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1912.2

Object Details

  • Artist

    James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
  • Edition/State

    1, 1
  • Provenance

    To 1912
    Kennedy and Company, New York to 1912 [1]
    From 1912 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Kennedy and Company in 1912 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] See List of Whistler Purchases since Making up the Smithsonian Inventory, 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

    Edward G. Kennedy (1849-1932) (C.L. Freer source)
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
  • Origin

    United States
  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer
  • Type

    Print
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