Drouet

1859/1879

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows a sketch of a man sitting with crossed arms. He has prominent facial features, including a noticeable nose, deep-set eyes, and a full beard. His hair is voluminous and tousled. He is wearing a loose-fitting shirt with a collar. There are no visible accessories or objects around him. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 22.54 × 15.08 cm (8 7/8 × 5 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 36.2 × 24.45 cm (14 1/4 × 9 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1534

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 35, state ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1982

  • Whistler’s World: The Master’s Etchings, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1982, no. 18

1990

  • Haden, Whistler, Pennell: Three Master Printmakers in the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1990, no. 33, repro

Bibliography

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 55.

2012

  • MacDonald, Margaret, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock. James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, A Catalogue Raisonné. Scotland: University of Glasgow, 2012, no. 35. http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk

Inscriptions

upper right in plate: Whistler Maitre Eaufortier; lower center in plate: Druoet. Sculpteur.; lower right in plate: Whistler 1859.; lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: 621; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: K 15. Drouet-; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: 18

Markings

stamped upper center verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]

Watermarks

Arches

Wikidata ID

Q77013017

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