The old smith's story

The old smith's story

Item Information

Title:
The old smith's story
Description:
George Govier is seen standing in the light from the furnace, where his older son, Samuel, works the bellows.
Artist:
Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903
Date:
1895
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Transfer lithographs
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903). Lithographs, Etchings, and Drawings
Subjects:
Blacksmiths
Blacksmithing
Forge shops
Places:
England > Dorset (county) > Lyme Regis
Extent:
1 print : transfer lithograph ; sheet 28 x 20 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/3r076k179
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Way: W. 98
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Merrill; March 22, 1960
Notes (date):
Date from catalogue raisonné.
Notes (citation):
Way, Thomas R. (Thomas Robert). "The lithographs of James McNeill Whistler ; Harriet K. Stratis and Martha Tedeschi, general editors." Art Institute of Chicago in association with the Arie and Ida Crown Memorial, 1998, Chicago.
Notes (object):
Only state.
Transfer lithograph: drawn on thin, transparent transfer paper
Ink color: black
Signature: printed butterfly
Identifier:
17_14_000135
Barcode:
36666000186946