Object Details
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
- Sitter
- Henry Irving (British, 1838-1905)
- Edition/State
- 4, 3
- Label
- Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonne," by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G159 state 3 of 6.
- Provenance
- To 1904
- Obach & Co., London, to 1904 [1]
- From 1904 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Obach & Co. in 1904 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Whistler List, Etchings, Voucher No. 12, May 1904, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
- [2] See note 1.
- [3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art Collection
- Previous custodian or owner
- Obach & Co. (1884-1911) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- ca. 1876-1877
- Accession Number
- F1904.59
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Medium
- Drypoint; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 22.6 x 15.3 cm (8 7/8 x 6 in)
- Origin
- United States
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- drypoint
- portrait
- United States
- American Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- cancelled plate
- Record ID
- fsg_F1904.59
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye363ddfcbf-2e3c-449c-ada8-904cd379e5d5
