Little Arthur

Little Arthur

Item Information

Title:
Little Arthur
Description:
A young boy with long hair falling about his face, and wearing a short dress and a jacket with a lace collar, sits facing front, his hands in his lap and his knees apart. There is shading in the background.
Artist:
Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903
Name on Item:
Whistler
Date:
[1857–1858]
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Etchings
Portrait prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903). Lithographs, Etchings, and Drawings
Subjects:
Sitting
Family members
Extent:
1 print : etching ; plate mark 9 x 6 cm
Permalink:
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Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Kennedy: K. 9
Handwritten on item: One of twelve etchings from nature, French set.
Additional information accompanying item: A portrait of a son of Francis Seymour Haden. 3rd state. Before plate was cut.
Notes (date):
Date supplied by cataloger.
This date is inferred.
Notes (citation):
Kennedy, Edward G. (Edward Guthrie). "The etched work of Whistler ; compiled, arranged and described by Edward G. Kennedy, with an introduction by Royal Cortissoz." Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1978, San Francisco.
Notes (object):
Third state of five.
"Imp. Delâtre, Rue St. Jacques, 171," at left lower edge (T. J. Coolidge, Jr.).
Identifier:
17_14_000007
W. 1175 (no longer used)
Barcode:
36666000188181