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At A Glance

  • Period

    1887

  • Geography

    United States

  • Material

    Etching; ink on paper

  • Dimension

    H x W: 21.4 x 12.4 cm (8 7/16 x 4 7/8 in)

  • Accession Number

    F1906.240

  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1906.240

Object Details

  • Artist

    James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

  • Provenance

    Sir John Charles Day [1]
    To 1906
    Obach & Co., London, to 1906 [2]
    From 1906 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Obach & Co. in 1906 [3]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]
    Notes:
    [1] According to Curatorial Remark 2 in the object record: "Stamp in lower left corner: J C D (Sir John Charles Day). "
    [2] See List of Whistler Purchases Since Making Up the Smithsonian Inventory, pg. 3, 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

  • Exhibition History

    Special Exhibition, Whistler Etchings and Lithographs (January 14, 1924 to February 18, 1924)

  • Previous custodian or owner

    Sir John Charles Day (1826-1908)
    Obach & Co. (1884-1911) (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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