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James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Palaces, Brussels,

Maker

  • James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Title

Palaces, Brussels

Medium

etching, drypoint

Materials/Techniques

Supports

  • Medium weight cream laid paper

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

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mr. Henry D. Sharpe

Object Number

52.296

Palaces, Brussels

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)

1st of 2
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