After Whistler’s Portrait of Richard A. Canfield

Maker(s)
Artist: Henry Wolf (1852-1916)
Historical period(s)
mid 19th-early 20th century
Medium
Wood engraving; ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 26 x 16.2 cm (10 1/4 x 6 3/8 in)
Geography
United States
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1908.242a-b
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Print
Type

Intaglio

Keywords
copy, man, portrait, United States
Provenance

To 1908
Richard Albert Canfield (1855-1914), to 1908 [1]

From 1908 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by Richard Albert Canfield in 1908 [2]

From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

Notes:

[1] See Whistler Reserved List, R. 19, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. According to Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record: "Gift from Mr. Richard Canfield. See inscription on margin: 'Richard A Canfield for Charles L. Freer, Esq're.'"

[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.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Charles Lang Freer 1854-1919
Richard Albert Canfield (C.L. Freer source) 1855-1914

Published References
  • With Kindest Regards: The Correspondence of Charles Lang Freer and James McNeill Whistler 1890-1903. Washington. p. 35, fig. 12.
Collection Area(s)
American Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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