Little Arthur, c. 1857/1858

Not on View

series Title

Twelve Etchings from Nature

Medium

etching on wove paper

Dimensions

plate: 5.9 x 5 cm (2 5/16 x 1 15/16 in.)

sheet: 12.2 x 9.7 cm (4 13/16 x 3 13/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of John Nichols Estabrook and Dorothy Coogan Estabrook

Catalogue Raisonné

MacDonald 2012, no. 8, state iv/iv

Accession Number

1987.41.59

Artists / Makers

James McNeill Whistler (artist) American, 1834 - 1903

Image Use

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Inscription

"Whistler" lower left composition, in plate, artist's hand. Not dated. "WHISTLER - LITTLE ARTHUR" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "12" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.

Marks and Labels

None.

Provenance

John Nichols Estabrook and Dorothy Coogan Estabrook; gift to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1987.

Associated Names

Estabrook, John Nichols, Estate of

Bibliography

1910: Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 9, v/v.

2012: MacDonald, Margaret F., Grischka Petri, Joanna Meacock.James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonné. University of Glasgow on-line website at http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. University of Glasgow, 2012, cat. no. 8, state iv/iv.