James McNeill Whistler
James McNeill Whistler|Percy Thomas|James McNeill Whistler · American|British|American
Date: 1874
Medium: Etching; early state (before addition of artist's signature lower left center)
Dimensions: plate: 5 1/8 x 7 3/4 in. (13 x 19.7 cm) sheet: 12 3/16 x 8 1/2 in. (31 x 21.6 cm)
Classification: Prints
Themes: Artists, Brushes, Men, Portraits
Gift of Amy and Emma Welcher and Alice Welcher Erickson, 1967
Date range
1874 – 1874
Largest dimension
21.6 cm
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