Little Drawbridge, Amsterdam
1889
Artist, American, 1834 - 1903
Printer, American, 1834 - 1903
James McNeill Whistler
Attributed to

Artwork overview
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Medium
etching and drypoint in brown on Asian wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
plate (cut to plate mark): 17.5 × 12.7 cm (6 7/8 × 5 in.)
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Accession Number
1943.3.8647
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Catalogue Raisonné
MacDonald 2012, no. 448, state ii/ii
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(H. Wünderlich & Co.). Bought July 21, 1928 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.
1995
Prints by James McNeill Whistler and His Contemporaries, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995.
Bibliography
1910
Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 412, 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. 448, state ii/ii.
Inscriptions
"[Whistler's butterfly signature] imp" lower left tab, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "for 'Wi[illeg.]' / [Whistler's butterfly signature] verso, lower left sheet, graphite, artist's hand.
Markings
"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink.
Watermarks
None.
Wikidata ID
Q65022065