Image

RISDM 52-296.tif

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Palaces, Brussels

Description

Maker

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

Title

Palaces, Brussels

Year

1887

Materials/Techniques

Materials

etching, drypoint

Supports

Dimensions

Plate/Image: 22.1 x 14 cm (8 11/16 x 5 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Recto:Signed in pencil on tab in LL of sheet with butterfly monogram and imp.Verso:in pencil in LL corner:W as/is/-/No. 18. ; in LR corner:1st State/Ex-In Plate--In center of left edge:butte

Marks: Stamped in brown ink on verso:R.I.S.D./MUSEUM/OF ARTsurrounded byPROVIDENCE/RHODE ISLANDall inscribed in circle. Stamped in gray ink on verso:HW = Harris G. Whittemore collector mark (Lugt 1384a) Partial collector's mark (cut off) stamped in blue ink on tab on verso:Howard Mansfield collector mark (Lugt 1342) Watermark:Shield over initials GR (difficult to make out details of shield)

Identification

State

1st of 2

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mr. Henry D. Sharpe

Object Number

52.296

Type

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Tombstone

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Palaces, Brussels, 1887
Plate/Image: 22.1 x 14 cm (8 11/16 x 5 1/2 inches)
Gift of Mr. Henry D. Sharpe 52.296

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