La Rétameuse
1858
Artist, American, 1834 - 1903
Printer, French, 1822 - 1907

Artwork overview
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Medium
etching printed chine collé on wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
plate: 11.1 × 8.9 cm (4 3/8 × 3 1/2 in.)
sheet: 28.89 × 25.4 cm (11 3/8 × 10 in.) -
Accession
1943.3.8401
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Catalogue Raisonné
MacDonald 2012, no. 26, state ii/ii
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia, (Lugt 1760b-c); 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. 14, ii/ii.
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: no. 26, state ii/ii.
Inscriptions
"Whistler" lower right composition, in plate, artist's hand. "Imp. Delatre. Rue. St. Jacques. 171." lower left composition, in plate, artist's hand. "[illeg.]" upper left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "c27793" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "20" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.
Markings
"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, stamped twice. "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink.
Watermarks
None.
Wikidata ID
Q65021818