Accession Number1954/1.332
TitleThe Title Page for "Douze Eaux Fortes d'après Nature" or the French Set
Artist(s)James Abbott McNeill WhistlerArtist NationalityAmerican (North American)Object Creation Date1856-1858Medium & Supportetching and drypont, printed in black ink on Japan paper, laid down on white wove plate paperDimensions 9 5/8 in. x 12 7/8 in. ( 24.5 cm x 32.7 cm )
Credit LineBequest of Margaret Watson ParkerSubject matterThis plate, showing Whistler himself drawing as he would have done on his walking trip in 1858, appears twice in this version of the "French Set". This particular intact and complete set was something of a hybrid because it contained this image (printed on white paper) as a 13th image to the set--a configuration found in the edition of the "French Set" that was published in London, while also containing the blue paper wrapper with this image that characterized the French printing of the "French Set".
This "French Set" was owned by Seymour Haden's brother, Charles Sydenham Haden.
Physical DescriptionA man in a broad-brimmed hat and a moustache sits sketching, his face largely in shadow. Around him are clustered groups of children absorbed in watching him draw. A single figure of a boy, standing slightly apart at the right, gazes out at the viewer.
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Keywords
audiences
children (people by age group)
drawing (image-making)
hats
seated
seated figures
self-portraits
sketches
standing