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Portrait of Whistler: P.2083-R

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Portrait of Whistler

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (After)

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Unknown

Dating

Production date: AD 1859

Note

Photogravure Reproduction of Whistler's drypoint used as frontispiece for 1903 etching exhibition at Obach & Co

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 142 mm Width 96 mm

Techniques used in production

Photogravure

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Whistler
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1859
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Date

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2083-R
Primary reference Number: 10187
Wedmore (Whistler): 52
Mansfield: 54
Kennedy: 54
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Portrait of Whistler" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/10187 Accessed: 2024-10-07 01:10:25

Citation for Wikipedia

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/10187 |title=Portrait of Whistler |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-10-07 01:10:25|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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