P1978.93: James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

Identification and Creation

Object Number

P1978.93

People

William Edward Kilburn, British (active 1846-1862)

Title

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

Classification

Photographs

Work Type

photograph

Date

1847-1849

Places

Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom

Culture

British

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/301946

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Ninth plate daguerreotype

Technique

Daguerreotype

Dimensions

Overall: 7 x 4 x 1.2 cm (2 3/4 x 1 9/16 x 1/2 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• label: case: James McNeil whistler Oct. 12
• inscription: verso of the plate: N 15

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Dr. John H. Kennard

Accession Year

1978

Object Number

P1978.93

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

ninth plate daguerreotype

Publication History

• Masterpieces of world art : Fogg Art Museum, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Busch-Reisinger Museum, 1997
• Melissa Banta, A Curious and Ingenious Art: Reflections on Daguerreotypes at Harvard (Iowa City, 2000), p. 118, fig. 67

Exhibition History

• About Face: Artist's Portraits in Photography, Harvard University Art Museums, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 07/19/1997 - 10/12/1997
• 32Q: 2100 19th Century, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/10/2015 - 11/16/2016

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