Object Details
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
- Edition/State
- 1
- 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 G72 state 1 of 2.
- Provenance
- Seymour Haden (1818-1910), London [1]
- To 1898
- H. Wunderlich & Co., New York to 1898 [2]
- From 1898 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from H. Wunderlich & Co., through Thomas Wilmer Dewing (1851-1938), in November 1898 [3]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Whistler List, Etchings, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
- [2] See Voucher No. 20, November 1898, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
- [3] See note 2.
- [4] 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
- Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910)
- H. Wunderlich & Co. (1874-1912) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- ca. 1861
- Accession Number
- F1898.322
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Medium
- Etching; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 24.9 x 20.1 cm (9 13/16 x 7 15/16 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
- etching (printing process)
- portrait
- violin
- United States
- American Art
- accordian
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1898.322
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3eaed964b-724a-48c0-af2f-d397c2c3f4d4
