La Vieille aux Loques (The Old Rag Picker)
La Vieille aux Loques (The Old Rag Picker)

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La Vieille aux Loques (The Old Rag Picker),

1858

James McNeill Whistler, 1834–1903; born Lowell, MA; died London, UK; active England and Paris, France
x1943-216

Information

Title
La Vieille aux Loques (The Old Rag Picker)
Dates

1858

Maker
James McNeill Whistler
Medium

Etching and drypoint

Dimensions

plate: 21 x 15 cm. (8 1/4 x 5 7/8 in.)
sheet: 25.3 x 18.2 cm. (9 15/16 x 7 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

Mather Collection

Object Number
x1943-216
Place Depicted

Europe, France, Paris

Signatures

Lower right next to the door frame: Whistler [with the 's' reversed]

Inscription

Fadded inscription at lower right: "Imp." and "Rue"

Reference Numbers
Glasgow 27 iv/iv; Kennedy 21 iii; Mansfield 21;
Culture
American
Type
prints, etchings
Subject
women, workers, elderly, figures (representations), doorways, sitting

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