Riault, the engraver

Riault, the engraver

Item Information

Title:
Riault, the engraver
Title (alt.) :
Riault
Description:
A three-quarter length portrait of an elderly man, bearded and somewhat bald. He sits at the left of a workman's table, upon which, on a pad, rests a wood block which he holds in place with his left hand while he engraves upon it with his right. Upon the table are four burins. In the background, at the right, is a framed picture. There is shading at the left of the engraver's right shoulder and between his figure and the table. Near the right lower corner, "Whistler, 1860."
Artist:
Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903
Name on Item:
Whistler
Date:
1860
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
Subjects:
Engravers
Extent:
1 print : drypoint ; plate mark 23 x 15 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/3r076m11v
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
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:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Alternative title from item.
Kennedy: K. 65
Additional information accompanying item: Included in "Etchings by J. M. Whistler from the cancelled plates."
Notes (object):
From an impression from the cancelled plate.
Identifier:
17_14_000068
Barcode:
36666000099230