Seymour, seated (a little boy)

Seymour, seated (a little boy)

Item Information

Title:
Seymour, seated (a little boy)
Title (alt.):
Seymour seated
Description:
A boy with long hair, and wearing a jacket, kilt, and plaid stockings sits looking to the left, with feet spread apart and his hands on his knees. There is shading in the background. Near the left edge of the plate, above the boy's right foot, much obscured, "J. Whistler."
Artist:
Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903
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
Extent:
1 print : etching ; plate mark 14 x 10 cm
Permalink:
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Terms of Use:
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No known restrictions on use.
Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Alternative title from item.
Kennedy: K. 29
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):
Second state of two.
There are two vertical lines at the extreme left; almost horizontal lines cross the shading at the right, below.
Identifier:
17_14_000015
W. 2680 (no longer used)
Barcode:
36666000188280