Billingsgate

1859

James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

James McNeill Whistler

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John E. Stocker

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.1 x 22.8 cm (5 15/16 x 9 in.)
    sheet: 20.9 x 29 cm (8 1/4 x 11 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.125.17

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 51, state ix/ix


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John E. Stocker, Arlington, VA; acquired 2006 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 47.

2012

  • MacDonald, Margaret, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock. James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, A Catalogue Raisonné. Scotland: University of Glasgow, 2012, no. 51, ix/ix. http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: Whistler. 1859.; lower center edge in graphite by unknown hand: 9170

Wikidata ID

Q76342897


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