Image

RISDM 20-679.tif

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Little Putney, No. 1

Description

Maker

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

Title

Little Putney, No. 1

Year

1879

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

etching, drypoint

Supports

Dimensions

Plate/Image: 13.2 x 20.8 cm (5 3/16 x 8 3/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Recto:signed in pencil with butterfly monogram under platemark on left; in LL of sheet:PutneyIn Plate--In LR:butterfly monogram

Marks: Blindstamp:PRINTSELLERS/ASSOCIATIONaround initials BO within an oval Stamped in brown ink on verso:R.I.S.D./MUSEUM/OF ARTsurrounded byPROVIDENCE/RHODE ISLANDall inscribed in circle. Watermark:crown over shield with a lion on either side over initials AJ(or T?)

Identification

State

4th of 5

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.679

Type

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Tombstone

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Little Putney, No. 1, 1879
Etching and drypoint on light weight cream tissue mounted on medium weight cream laid paper
Plate/Image: 13.2 x 20.8 cm (5 3/16 x 8 3/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.679

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