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James Abbott McNeill Whistler

La Mère Gérard

Maker

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Auguste Delâtre (French, 1822-1907), printer

Title

La Mère Gérard
from the "French Set"

Year

1858

Medium

  • Etching on laid paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Etching on laid paper

Materials

etching

Supports

  • Cream medium weight laid paper

Dimensions

Plate/Image: 12.7 x 8.9 cm (5 x 3 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In Plate--In LL:Whistler

Marks: Watermark:[part of a fleur-de-lis]1810

Identification

State

4th of 4

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Dr. Charles H. MacDonald

Object Number

60.085.76

Type

  • Prints

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Auguste Delâtre (French, 1822-1907), printer
La Mère Gérard; from the "French Set", 1858
Etching on laid paper
Plate/Image: 12.7 x 8.9 cm (5 x 3 1/2 inches)
Bequest of Dr. Charles H. MacDonald 60.085.76

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