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

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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, England; active England and Paris, France
x1938-173

Information

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

The Title

The Title to the French Set

Delannoy, Sketching

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