C. L. Drouet, Sculptor

1859

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows an etching of a man from the waist up. He is in a three-quarter view, facing slightly to the right with his arms crossed over his chest. The man has a prominent nose, high cheekbones, an intense gaze, a full beard, and mustache. His hair is voluminous and slightly tousled. He wears a loose-fitting, long-sleeved garment. There are no visible jewelry or objects in his hands. The background is plain with light sketch marks.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 22.23 x 14.92 cm (8 3/4 x 5 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 23.5 x 16.51 cm (9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8660

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 35, state ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia, (Lugt 1760b-c); gift to NGA, 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. 55, 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. 35, ii/ii.

Inscriptions

on plate: Whistler 1859.; Whistler Maitre Eaufortier; Drouet Sculpteur; on verso by later hand: A 20903

Wikidata ID

Q65022079

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