The Little Hat

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image is an etching of a person in profile. The person is wearing a wide-brimmed hat with decorations, and a high-collared garment. The etching is sparse, with minimal details on clothing and background. The background features diagonal and vertical lines for texture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (trimmed to plate): 9.8 × 6.6 cm (3 7/8 × 2 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8616

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 366, only state

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Henry Harper Benedict [1844-1935], New York, (Lugt 2936). (Knoedler & Co., New York). Bought November 26, 1929 by Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia, (Lugt 1760b); 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. 335.

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. 366, only state.

Inscriptions

on plate: (butterfly); on tab: (butterfly) imp; lower left on verso: MK 32571; 89 [?]; lower left on the verso: W.300; lower centre on the verso: "The Hat"

Watermarks

partial PRO PATRIA

Wikidata ID

Q65022032

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