Annie

c. 1857/1858

James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

Auguste Delâtre

Printer, French, 1822 - 1907

James McNeill Whistler

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching printed chine collé on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11.59 x 7.94 cm (4 9/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
    sheet (irregular): 26.67 x 21.59 cm (10 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8399

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 7, state iv/vi

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia; gift to National Gallery of Art, 1943.  

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1931

  • Etchings, Lithographs, Original Drawings, and Autograph Letters by James A. McNeill Whistler, The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1931.

Bibliography

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 10, iv/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. 7, state iv/vii.

Inscriptions

[Whistler's butterfly signature] lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "Whistler" lower left composition, in plate, artist's hand. "Imp. Delatre. Rue St. Jacques 171." lower right composition, in plate, artist's hand. Verso: none.

Markings

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, stamped twice. "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q65021816

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