Object Details
Artist
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
Provenance
Seymour Haden (1818-1910), London [1]
To 1898
H. Wunderlich & Co., New York to 1898 [2]
From 1898 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from H. Wunderlich & Co., through Thomas Wilmer Dewing (1851-1938), in November 1898 [3]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]
Notes:
[1] See Original Whistler List, Haden Collection Drawings, pg. 1, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
[2] See Voucher No. 20, November 1898, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
[3] See note 2.
[4] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History
Sweet Silent Thought: Whistler's Interiors (August 20, 2011 to August 26, 2012)
Whistler and the Hadens (June 20, 1999 to April 30, 2000)
James McNeill Whistler at the Freer Gallery of Art—Whistler and Modern Life (May 11, 1984 to December 16, 1984)
Drawings by James McNeill Whistler (August 1, 1974 to April 14, 1975)
Untitled Exhibition, Whistler Drawings, Etchings, and Lithographs, 1959 (April 15, 1959 to November 2, 1959)
Previous custodian or owner
Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910)
H. Wunderlich & Co. (1874-1912) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Date
ca. 1855
Accession Number
F1898.160
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Drawing
Medium
Pencil, pen and ink on beige paper
Dimensions
H x W: 18.5 x 10.5 cm (7 5/16 x 4 1/8 in)
Origin
United States
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Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_F1898.160