Boston Public LibraryJames McNeill Whistler (1834-1903). Lithographs, Etchings, and Drawings / American Artists
Sketching, no. 1
Item Information
- Title:
- Sketching, no. 1
- Description:
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A scene on the upper Thames. On the bank at the right a man wearing a low-crowned soft hat and a loose coat is seated on a camp stool, sketching. On the river are a man and a woman in a rowboat. On the other bank is a boathouse near large trees, beyond which there is a high ground. There are clouds in the sky. Near the right lower corner, "Whistler."
- Artist:
- Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903
- Name on Item:
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Whistler
- Date:
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1861–1862
- Format:
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Prints
- Genre:
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Etchings
- Location:
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Boston Public Library
Arts Department - Collection (local):
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James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903). Lithographs, Etchings, and Drawings
- Subjects:
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Rivers
Drawing
Boats
- Places:
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England > Thames (river)
- Extent:
- 1 print : etching ; sheet 16 x 24 cm
- Permalink:
- https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/3r076n219
- Terms of Use:
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No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
- Notes:
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Title from catalogue raisonné.
Kennedy: K. 86
- Notes (date):
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Date from item and catalogue raisonné.
- Notes (citation):
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Kennedy, Edward G. (Edward Guthrie). "The etched work of Whistler ; compiled, arranged and described by Edward G. Kennedy, with an introduction by Royal Cortissoz." Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1978, San Francisco.
- Notes (object):
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On this plate there is a bevel of about one eighth of an inch all around, which is included in the sizes given.
- Identifier:
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17_14_000200
W. 401 (no longer used)
- Barcode:
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36666000188769
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