Astruc, a literary man

Astruc, a literary man

Item Information

Title:
Astruc, a literary man
Description:
A quarter-length portrait of a man with shaggy hair and full beard, facing nearly front, but slightly to the right, his right hand raised toward his face. There is shading in the background. Toward the left corner, "Whistler, 1859."
Artist:
Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903
Name on Item:
Whistler
Date:
1859
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Drypoints
Portrait prints
Cancellation proofs
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903). Lithographs, Etchings, and Drawings
Extent:
1 print : drypoint ; plate mark 23 x 16 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/3r076k799
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Kennedy: K. 53
Additional information accompanying item: Included in "Etchings by J. M. Whistler from the cancelled plates."
Notes (date):
Date from item.
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):
From an impression from the cancelled plate.
The impressions from the cancelled plate have the faint lettering and figures at bottom erased.
Identifier:
17_14_000051
Barcode:
36666000099073