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The Title Page for 'Douze Eaux Fortes d'après Nature',
1858

James McNeill Whistler, 1834–1903; born Lowell, MA; died London, UK; active England and Paris, France

x1938-173

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Title

The Title Page for 'Douze Eaux Fortes d'après Nature'

Dates

1858

Maker

James McNeill Whistler

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

plate: 11.1 x 14.6 cm. (4 3/8 x 5 3/4 in.) sheet: 30.5 x 43.4 cm. (12 x 17 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Museum purchase

Object Number

x1938-173

Place Depicted

Europe, Germany, Cologne

Inscription

Inscribed from upper right to upper left: Douze Eaux Fortes d'apres Nature par James Whistler. Imp. Delatre. Rue St. Jacques. 171. Paris. Nov. 1858 - and at lower centre: Á. Mon viel Ami Seymour Haden

Reference Numbers

Glasgow 22; Kennedy 25; Mansfield 25;

Culture

American

Type

prints, etchings

Subject

men, figures (representations), groups of people, sketching, children (people by age group)

The Title

The Title to the French Set

Delannoy, Sketching

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James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903; born Lowell, MA; died London, UK; active England and Paris, France), The Title Page for 'Douze Eaux Fortes d'après Nature', 1858. Etching; 11.1 x 14.6 cm (plate), 30.5 x 43.4 cm (sheet). Museum purchase (x1938-173) https://artmuseum-beta.princeton.edu/art/collections/objects/2826

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