A lady at a window

A lady at a window

Item Information

Title:
A lady at a window
Description:
A lady wearing a hat stands facing to the right, leaning against a cabinet by a window and reading a paper. The skirt of the gown is clearly outlined, and there are cross-lines behind it, suggesting a shadow. There is elaborate work on the bosom and on the hat; horizontal lines at upper left, and other touches here and there.
Artist:
Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903
Date:
[1875–1877]
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 24 x 16 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/3r076m17h
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Kennedy: K. 138
Additional information accompanying item: Included in "Etchings by J. M. Whistler from the cancelled plates."
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):
From an impression from the cancelled plate.
Identifier:
17_14_000059
Barcode:
36666000099263