The Little Pool
The Little Pool

Currently not on view

The Little Pool,

1861

James McNeill Whistler, 1834–1903; born Lowell, MA; died London, England; active England and Paris, France
x1938-172

Information

Title
The Little Pool
Dates

1861

Maker
James McNeill Whistler
Medium
Etching and drypoint
Dimensions
plate: 10 x 12.5 cm. (3 15/16 x 4 15/16 in.) sheet: 12.6 x 15.1 cm. (4 15/16 x 5 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Object Number
x1938-172
Place Depicted

Europe, England, London

Signatures
Signed and dated in plate, left center: Whistler 1861
Inscription
Lower left corner: Sx Lower left: Little Pool
Reference Numbers
Glasgow 79 ix/ix; Kennedy 74 viii/viii; Mansfield 73
Culture
American
Type
etchings, prints
Subject
rivers, warehouses, piers, boats, ships, sailing ships, figures (representations), sketching, landscapes (representations), water, men

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