M12111: Little Arthur
PrintsA young boy is shown seated on what could possibly be a bench, as hinted by the rectangular detail in the bottom left. He has long, straight hair to his shoulders, and a black coat with a white collar that reaches his knees. He sits with his hands resting on his thighs, and looks directly at the viewer. There is a strong light source above and to the left of him, so most of his face, body, and the bottom right of the image is cast in shadow created by dark cross-hatching.
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- M12111
- People
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James Abbott McNeill Whistler, American (Lowell, MA 1834 - 1903 London, England)
- Title
- Little Arthur
- Other Titles
- Series/Book Title: Twelve Etchings From Nature (French Set)
- Classification
- Prints
- Work Type
- Date
- 1857-1858
- Places
- Creation Place: North America, United States
- Culture
- American
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/262478
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Etching printed in black ink on off-white wove paper[
- Technique
- Etching
- Dimensions
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sheet: 9.2 × 8 cm (3 5/8 × 3 1/8 in.)
plate: 5.8 × 4.8 cm (2 5/16 × 1 7/8 in.) - Inscriptions and Marks
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- inscription: lower edge at left, etched: Whistler
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collector's mark: verso, brown stamp with accession number written in graphite:
THE WILLIAM HAYES FOGG / ART MUSEUM OF / HARVARD UNIVERSITY / 12,111 [Lugt 936]
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
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Edwin de T. Bechtel, (347), Collector, Gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1947.
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- State
- Glasgow iv/iv
- Standard Reference Number
- Kennedy 9, Glasgow 8
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Edwin de T. Bechtel
- Accession Year
- 1947
- Object Number
- M12111
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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