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Sea and Rain: Variations in Violet and Green; James McNeill Whistler

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Title: Sea and Rain: Variations in Violet and Green
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: Painting depicts a solitary male figure standing along the shore. The thin layers of paint evoke a misty, overcast day with the figure standing perhaps on a tidal flat.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1865
Accession Number: 1955/1.89
Medium and Support: oil on canvas
Date Added/Updated: 2015-05-15 10:49:59
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Annie Haden; James McNeill Whistler

Title: Annie Haden
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: A girl with long loose hair stands on a carpet in front of drapery. She is wearing a straw hat and cape over her dress; she is wearing flat shoes with rosetts on the top. She stands facing slightly to the left, although her eyes look at the viewer. Her left hand is not visible and her right hand holds the edge of her cape.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1860
Accession Number: 1954/1.344
Medium and Support: drypoint, printed in black ink on laid paper
Date Added/Updated: 2015-05-15 10:47:37
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Cotton Rep; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Cotton Rep
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 19th century
Accession Number: 1955/1.223
Medium and Support: heavy, lined, tan cotton
Date Added/Updated: 2015-05-15 10:47:03
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Miniature Facsmile of Landscape Scroll, after Sesshû Tôyô; Sesshû Tôyô; After

Title: Miniature Facsmile of Landscape Scroll, after Sesshû Tôyô
Artist: Sesshû Tôyô
Artist Life Dates: 1420-1506
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1940
Accession Number: 1948/1.119
Medium and Support: commercial printing on paper
Date Added/Updated: 2015-02-20 15:27:32
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Kozan-ji Makimono: Scroll with Animal Caricatures (Hares and Frogs) [facsimile]; Toba Sôjô; Attributed to (After?)

Title: Kozan-ji Makimono: Scroll with Animal Caricatures (Hares and Frogs) [facsimile]
Artist: Toba Sôjô
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1940
Accession Number: 1948/1.120
Medium and Support: brush and India ink on paper
Date Added/Updated: 2015-02-20 15:21:15
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Page of text related to Billingsgate; James McNeill Whistler

Title: Page of text related to Billingsgate
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1859
Accession Number: 1954/1.339.3A&B
Medium and Support: etching, printed in black ink on laid Japan paper
Date Added/Updated: 2014-08-15 13:04:19
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Two Courtesans with a Companion and Two kamuro, Sheet 3 from the series of "The Main Street of the Yoshiwara in Cherry Blossom Time" (A five-sheet series); Utagawa Toyokuni I

Title: Two Courtesans with a Companion and Two kamuro, Sheet 3 from the series of "The Main Street of the Yoshiwara in Cherry Blossom Time" (A five-sheet series)
Artist: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Artist Life Dates: 1769 - 1825
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: late 18th century - early 19th century
Accession Number: 1948/1.177
Medium and Support: color woodblock print on paper
Date Added/Updated: 2014-08-15 13:04:19
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

A Courtesan and a Porter Carrying food, Sheet 2 from the series of "The Main Street of the Yoshiwara in Cherry Blossom Time" (A five-sheet series); Utagawa Toyokuni I

Title: A Courtesan and a Porter Carrying food, Sheet 2 from the series of "The Main Street of the Yoshiwara in Cherry Blossom Time" (A five-sheet series)
Artist: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Physical Description: A color print depicting groups of women in kimono and men gathered under blossoming trees. The woman to the far right wears a dark kimono with an undistiguishable pattern. The next woman to her left wears a dark kimono with white dots. To her left is a woman wearing a kimono of multiple layers and single colors. She is surrounded by two girls with matching kimono. The final woman to the far left wears similarly colored material, though not as many layers. The man is wearing an outfit of geometric squares.; A group of one woman and two men is depicted in the back to the left while another group is entering the scene behind them. In gront of the large group are two men talking. Two men appear to be looking outside the screens of the building, and to the right of them is a group of three women and one man talking.
Artist Life Dates: 1769 - 1825
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: late 18th century - early 19th century
Accession Number: 1948/1.176
Medium and Support: color woodblock print on paper
Date Added/Updated: 2014-08-15 13:04:19
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Vase; Artist Unknown, Native American, Santa Clara or San Ildefonso?

Title: Vase
Artist: Artist Unknown, Native American, Santa Clara or San Ildefonso?
Object Creation Date: n.d.
Accession Number: 1955/1.145
Medium and Support: pottery with black glaze
Date Added/Updated: 2014-08-15 13:03:03
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Satin Brocade; Artist Unknown

Title: Satin Brocade
Artist: Artist Unknown
Object Creation Date: n.d.
Accession Number: 1955/1.214
Medium and Support: lined gold satin brocade with gray and black silk
Date Added/Updated: 2014-08-15 13:00:15
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Billingsgate; James McNeill Whistler

Title: Billingsgate
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: A group of figures stand on the bow of a boat at the left. Behind and to the left are buildings and steps leading up to a quay with people gathered along the railings. Behind the figures and to the right are the numerous masts of ships lined side by side, all containing figures while in the distance beyond are the arches of a bridge.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1859
Accession Number: 1954/1.339.1
Medium and Support: etching, printed in black ink on laid Japan paper
Date Added/Updated: 2014-08-15 12:56:26
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Billingsgate; James McNeill Whistler

Title: Billingsgate
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: A group of figures stand on the bow of a boat at the left. Behind and to the left are buildings and steps leading up to a quay with people gathered along the railings. Behind the figures and to the right are the numerous masts of ships lined side by side, all containing figures while in the distance beyond are the arches of a bridge.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1859
Accession Number: 1954/1.339.2
Medium and Support: etching, printed in black ink on laid Japan paper
Date Added/Updated: 2014-08-15 12:53:44
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Shallow blue-green bowl (broken); Seifû Yohei III

Title: Shallow blue-green bowl (broken)
Artist: Seifû Yohei III
Artist Life Dates: 1854-1914
Century: Late 19th-early 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1880s-1914
Accession Number: 1954/1.497
Medium and Support: Porcelain with bluish-green glaze
Date Added/Updated: 2014-03-13 12:04:09
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Porta Aurea, Spalato; Jane C. Stanley

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Title: Porta Aurea, Spalato
Artist: Jane C. Stanley
Artist Life Dates: 1863-1940
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1863-1940
Accession Number: 1954/1.234.1
Medium and Support: graphite on white paper
Date Added/Updated: 2014-02-14 00:33:56
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Seated Female Figure; Jane C. Stanley

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Title: Seated Female Figure
Artist: Jane C. Stanley
Artist Life Dates: 1863-1940
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1863-1940
Accession Number: 1954/1.234.2
Medium and Support: graphite on white paper
Date Added/Updated: 2014-02-14 00:32:44
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Incense Container, (cylindrical box with cover), from a Bridal Trousseau; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Incense Container, (cylindrical box with cover), from a Bridal Trousseau
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: 17th-19th century
Object Creation Date: 1615-1867
Accession Number: 1955/1.166A&B
Medium and Support: wood with black, red, and gold lacquer
Date Added/Updated: 2014-02-14 00:10:03
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Container for vegetable tannin for ohaguro [square box with cover], from a bridal trousseau; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Container for vegetable tannin for ohaguro [square box with cover], from a bridal trousseau
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: 17th-19th century
Object Creation Date: 1615-1867
Accession Number: 1955/1.162A&B
Medium and Support: wood with black, red, and gold lacquer
Date Added/Updated: 2014-02-14 00:09:20
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Stacked cylindrical container for oil (the larger of two), from a bridal trousseau; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Stacked cylindrical container for oil (the larger of two), from a bridal trousseau
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: 17th-19th century
Object Creation Date: 1615-1867
Accession Number: 1955/1.163A-C
Medium and Support: wood with black, red, and gold lacquer
Date Added/Updated: 2014-02-14 00:05:50
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Container for vegetable tannin for ohaguro [square box with cover; the larger of two], from a bridal trousseau; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Container for vegetable tannin for ohaguro [square box with cover; the larger of two], from a bridal trousseau
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: 17th-19th century
Object Creation Date: 1615-1867
Accession Number: 1955/1.161A&B
Medium and Support: wood with black, red, and gold lacquer
Date Added/Updated: 2014-02-13 23:57:56
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Street Scene, Paris [Rue Laffitte (?) ]; James McNeill Whistler

Title: Street Scene, Paris [Rue Laffitte (?) ]
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: This watercolor on brown prepared board is vertically oriented. The piece; is reputedly a view of a Parisian street (perhaps in the 8th arrondissement), and the perspective is as if the viewer is on the fourth floor of an adjacent; building. The upper two-thirds of the piece show a building-lined street,; curving gently to the left. The buildings are about six stories tall, and; additional rooftops are barely visible in the distance. On the ground; floor of the buildings, there are traces of people, shops, and cafés. In; the bottom third of the work, the road dissolves, but forms suggesting a; few people populate the space.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1883-1885
Accession Number: 1955/1.91
Medium and Support: watercolor on brown prepared board
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:38:27
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Portrait of an Artist; Anonymous French

Title: Portrait of an Artist
Artist: Anonymous French
Physical Description: A portrait of an artist with a palatte and brushes. He is wearing a shirt covering and a hat.
Artist Life Dates: ()
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 19th century
Accession Number: 1955/1.93
Medium and Support: oil on canvas
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:38:27
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

The Doorway, One of the "Twelve Etchings," or the "First Venice Set"; James McNeill Whistler

Title: The Doorway, One of the "Twelve Etchings," or the "First Venice Set"
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: A large ornate waterdoor faces onto a canal. On the threshold near the water, a woman bends down towards the surface of the canal. Behind the doorway stands another figure in the shadows and beyond is another opening to a small square or open-air workspace. The Doorway consists of a large lunette shaped transom light over the door and the portal is flanked on either side by large arched windows. The glazing is all fitted into a fine network of mullions in either square on diamond patterns. The door and windows are each framed by carved pilasters and engaged corinthian capitals. Below the windows are bands of rosettes and other carved ornament that extends to the water level.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1879-1880
Accession Number: 1955/1.124
Medium and Support: etching, drypoint and roulette on laid paper
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:38:24
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Old Hungerford Bridge, from the 'Sixteen Etchings,' or the 'Thames Set'; James McNeill Whistler

Title: Old Hungerford Bridge, from the 'Sixteen Etchings,' or the 'Thames Set'
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: The thriving commercial activity of a metropolitan river is shown as ships and barges of all types maneuver along the river's edge in the foreground. In the middle distance a bridge spans the water and beyond more buildings are loosely sketched in.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1861
Accession Number: 1955/1.121
Medium and Support: etching and drypoint, printed in black ink on laid paper
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:38:24
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Courtesan in an iris-patterned robe: "June" in a series of Twelve Months; Kaigetsudô Dohan

Title: Courtesan in an iris-patterned robe: "June" in a series of Twelve Months
Artist: Kaigetsudô Dohan
Physical Description: This is a large monochrome print of a courtesan wearing kimono with iris design. The courtesan is standing with her right hand in the sleeve that she raises to her chin and left hand gathering up her kimono; Her cloak with bamboo leaf and gentian flower design is slipping off her shoulder and revealing her dark kimono with iris roundels. She has long hair; her hair is tied and draped on the back. She is looking toward the right side. There is the artist’s signature and seal, and publisher’s seal on the right.
Artist Life Dates: active 1710 - 1716
Century: 18th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1714
Accession Number: 1955/1.128
Medium and Support: Kakemono-e (oversize) sumizurii-e (monochrome woodblock print) on paper
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:38:24
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Tea cup (one of four; with 1954/1.490-492); Seifû Yohei III

Title: Tea cup (one of four; with 1954/1.490-492)
Artist: Seifû Yohei III
Artist Life Dates: 1854-1914
Century: Late 19th to early 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1880s-1914
Accession Number: 1954/1.489
Medium and Support: porcelain with celadon glaze
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:38:22
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Tea cup (one of four; with 1954/1.489-491); Seifû Yohei III

Title: Tea cup (one of four; with 1954/1.489-491)
Artist: Seifû Yohei III
Artist Life Dates: 1854-1914
Century: Late 19th-early 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1880s-1914
Accession Number: 1954/1.492
Medium and Support: porcelain with celadon glaze
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:38:22
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Tea cup (one of four; with 1954/1.489-490 & 492); Seifû Yohei III

Title: Tea cup (one of four; with 1954/1.489-490 & 492)
Artist: Seifû Yohei III
Artist Life Dates: 1854-1914
Century: Late 19th-early 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1880s-1914
Accession Number: 1954/1.491
Medium and Support: porcelain with celadon glaze
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:38:22
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Tea cup (one of four; with 1954/1.489 & 491-492); Seifû Yohei III

Title: Tea cup (one of four; with 1954/1.489 & 491-492)
Artist: Seifû Yohei III
Artist Life Dates: 1854-1914
Century: Late 19th-early 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1880s-1914
Accession Number: 1954/1.490
Medium and Support: porcelain with celadon glaze
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:38:22
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Trixie (Mrs. Beatrice Whistler); James McNeill Whistler

Title: Trixie (Mrs. Beatrice Whistler)
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: A seated woman in late 19th c. dress is shown against an undescribed dark background; she looks directly at the viewer and rests her chin on her right hand. At the lower left is a flower-like form that is the artist's "butterfly" signature.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1892-1894
Accession Number: 1954/1.411
Medium and Support: drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:38:21
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

The Embroidered Curtain; James McNeill Whistler

Title: The Embroidered Curtain
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1889
Accession Number: 1954/1.407
Medium and Support: etching and drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:38:21
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Nocturne; James McNeill Whistler

Title: Nocturne
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: Set at night, a man in a lighter or small boat is seen in the foreground; in the distance stands the silhouettes of various buildings, including smokestacks, a clock tower, and a church spire, all of which are reflected in the water's surface, as well as reflections of lights and smoke.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1878
Accession Number: 1954/1.413
Medium and Support: lithotint with scraping on a prepared half-tint ground on blue-grey laid paper,
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:38:21
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Balcony, Amsterdam; James McNeill Whistler

Title: Balcony, Amsterdam
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: A two-story building fronting onto a canal is shown in this print. Three figures are gathered on the second floor balcony while a seated woman and standing man are visible at the water door below the balcony. At the top of the image cloth (laundry?) creates a kind of canopy over the figures on the balcony. Adjacent buildings are only summarily drawn and the emphasis of this image is on the dramatic juxtapositions of the projecting elements, e.g. balcony, laundry, with the shadows cast on other parts of the building and figures and in the reflections in the dark surface of the water.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1889
Accession Number: 1954/1.405
Medium and Support: etching and drypoint, printed in warm black ink on laid paper
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:38:20
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

The Square House, Amsterdam; James McNeill Whistler

Title: The Square House, Amsterdam
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: A street facing onto a canal is seen at a very slight angle. The three buildings each have balconies (some enclosed), banks of windows, and doors at the water's edge. A dense network of hatching lines describe the brick facades, balconies and windows, and reflecions.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1889
Accession Number: 1954/1.404
Medium and Support: etching and drypoint, printed in brown ink on laid paper
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:38:20
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Steps, Amsterdam; James McNeill Whistler

Title: Steps, Amsterdam
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: Seen frontally is a building along a canal. In front of the facade is a brick or cobble pavement; steps lead up to a triple doorway entrance while laundry and windows complete the second story. To either side of the central steps are doorways that lead down. In each of the doorways and on the pavement are grouped figures of women and children. The lower portion of the print shows the reflections of the building and figures.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1889
Accession Number: 1954/1.403
Medium and Support: etching and drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper, trimmed to platem
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:38:20
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Long Venice, One of the 'Twenty-six Etchings,' or the 'Second Venice Set'; James McNeill Whistler

Title: Long Venice, One of the 'Twenty-six Etchings,' or the 'Second Venice Set'
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: A sweeping panorama shows a city and shipping along the water. The left side is more minutely described as large three-story buildings hug the water's edge. Just to the right of center is a large building with several domes. Several small boats and gondolas are visible to left of center. A cloudy and blustery sky occupies the top of the image.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1879-1880
Accession Number: 1954/1.391
Medium and Support: etching and drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper, trimmed to platem
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:38:19
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Ponte del Piovan, One of the "Twenty-six Etchings," or the "Second Venice Set"; James McNeill Whistler

Title: Ponte del Piovan, One of the "Twenty-six Etchings," or the "Second Venice Set"
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: A brick and stone bridge crosses a canal at the center of the image. On both sides as well as behind the bridge are tall buildings that surround the bridge, creating shallow space. Several figures stand and sit on the bridge. Windows, balconies,
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1879-1880
Accession Number: 1954/1.390
Medium and Support: etching and drypoint on laid paper
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:38:19
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Doorway and Vine, One of the 'Twenty-six Etchings,' or the 'Second Venice Set'; James McNeill Whistler

Title: Doorway and Vine, One of the 'Twenty-six Etchings,' or the 'Second Venice Set'
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: A dark passageway through a building reveals a distant view of figures on both sides of a canal. In the foreground, the building is sketched in to show a vine growing up and over the passageway at the left, and an arched window at the right side; above the passage on the second floor two figures are seen silhouetted in an open window.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1879-1880
Accession Number: 1954/1.384
Medium and Support: etching on paper
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:38:19
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Fleur de Lys Passage; James McNeill Whistler

Title: Fleur de Lys Passage
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: Figrues stand or sit in a narrow passgeway that leads back in space to a dark entrance, beyond which a brightly lit arched entry is visible. The flanking buildings that form the passageway are not described; the focus is on the scattering of figures and the entryway in the distance.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1887
Accession Number: 1954/1.396
Medium and Support: etching, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper, trimmed to platemark
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:38:19
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

The Traghetto, No. 2, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'; James McNeill Whistler

Title: The Traghetto, No. 2, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: A dark passageway dominates the middle and left portions of the composition; to the right is a group of men seated outside at a table. The passageway has a view at the far end of a man seated while a gondola passes by. In front of the passageway re three young trees, the leaves of which fall in front of the passageway. To the left of the passageway is a child holding a baby. On either side of the passageway are windows that indicate the walls that fill the plate.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1879-1880
Accession Number: 1954/1.377
Medium and Support: etching, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper, trimmed to platemark
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:38:18
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

The Beggars, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'; James McNeill Whistler

Title: The Beggars, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: A deep covered passageway dominates the composition. At the near end of the passage, to the right side stand a woman and young girl, both with heads covered and looking at the viewer. Looking down the passageway, light catches the timbered ceiling and figures can be seen walking at the far end, silhouetted against the bright light in the square or street beyond. A lantern hangs above the entrance at the near end of the passage.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1879-1880
Accession Number: 1954/1.382
Medium and Support: etching and drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper, trimmed to platem
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:38:18
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Two Doorways, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'; James McNeill Whistler

Title: Two Doorways, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: Seen from the water's edge, a canal in the foreground curves to the right and back into space. In the ditant view, buildings with balconies and chimney pots are visible as well as a bridge that is cropped by the curve of the waterway. In the foreground, across the canal, are several arched entryways. A dark waterdoor is open and shows a man on the steps and two shadowy figures behind him framed in the doorway; a lantern hangs overhead. To the right, another arched doorway with a metal grille above faces the canal, but is closed. A small open window on the seond floor can be seen between the arched doors.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1879-1880
Accession Number: 1954/1.380
Medium and Support: etching and drypoint, printed in black ink on laid paper
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:38:18
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Two Doorways, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'; James McNeill Whistler

Title: Two Doorways, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: Seen from the water's edge, a canal in the foreground curves to the right and back into space. In the ditant view, buildings with balconies and chimney pots are visible as well as a bridge that is cropped by the curve of the waterway. In the foreground, across the canal, are several arched entryways. A dark waterdoor is open and shows a man on the steps and two shadowy figures behind him framed in the doorway; a lantern hangs overhead. To the right, another arched doorway with a metal grille above faces the canal, but is closed. A small open window on the seond floor can be seen between the arched doors.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1879-1880
Accession Number: 1954/1.381
Medium and Support: etching and drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:38:18
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

The Riva, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'; James McNeill Whistler

Title: The Riva, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: A view of a city along the edge of water sweeps from the foreground towards the right in the distance. Along quays, bridges and promenades can be seen groupoings of people walking and in conversation. Boats populate the water's edge: smaller boats in the foreground, larger multi-masted ships in the distance.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1879-1880
Accession Number: 1954/1.378
Medium and Support: etching, printed in black ink on wove paper
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:38:18
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Nocturne, from the "Twelve Etchings" or the "First Venice Set"; James McNeill Whistler

Title: Nocturne, from the "Twelve Etchings" or the "First Venice Set"
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: This is a nighttime view of a city on water. Along the horizon can be seen numerous buildings and ships. At center left is a three-masted ship at anchor; along the right side are buildings, incuding domes and a tall tower. Throughout the image, there is an importance given to reflections and the nocturnal setting.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1879-1880
Accession Number: 1954/1.372
Medium and Support: etching and drypoint, printed in warm black ink on laid paper
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:38:17
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

The Traghetto, No. 1; James McNeill Whistler

Title: The Traghetto, No. 1
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: An empty covered passageway dominates this image. In the foreground are three young saplings. At the far end of the passageway a man can be seen sitting in the sunlight alongside the edge of the canal. On either side of the passageway in the foreground are windows and indications of cornices, etc. of the architecture.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1879-1880
Accession Number: 1954/1.376
Medium and Support: etching, printed in warm black ink on laid Japan paper
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:38:17
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

The Doorway, from the "Twelve Etchings", or the "First Venice Set"; James McNeill Whistler

Title: The Doorway, from the "Twelve Etchings", or the "First Venice Set"
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: A large ornate waterdoor faces onto a canal. On the threshold near the water, a woman bends down towards the surface of the canal. Behind the doorway stands another figure in the shadows and beyond is another opening to a small square or open-air workspace. The Doorway consists of a large lunette shaped transom light over the door and the portal is flanked on either side by large arched windows. The glazing is all fitted into a fine network of mullions in either square on diamond patterns. The door and windows are each framed by carved pilasters and engaged corinthian capitals. Below the windows are bands of rosettes and other carved ornaments that extends to the water level.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1879-1880
Accession Number: 1954/1.375
Medium and Support: etching, drypoint, and roulette on laid paper on laid paper
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:38:17
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

The Little Lagoon, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'; James McNeill Whistler

Title: The Little Lagoon, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: Gondolas, striped poles, and channel markers all dot the open surface of water in this image. At the center is a two-masted ship at anchor. In the distance are low islands with buildings and ships in the distance under cloudy skies.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1879-1880
Accession Number: 1954/1.374
Medium and Support: etching and drypoint, printed in black ink on laid paper, trimmed to platemark
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:38:17
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Wapping--The Pool; James McNeill Whistler

Title: Wapping--The Pool
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: A river stretches before the viewer. In the foreground are a several rows of flat, mast-less boats tied to the quay. A group of ships with sails furled are at anchor in the middle of the river. On either side and extending into the distance can be seen buildings that hug either bank of the river.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1879
Accession Number: 1954/1.370
Medium and Support: etching and drypoint, printed in warm black ink on laid paper
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:38:16
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Whistler with the White Lock; James McNeill Whistler

Title: Whistler with the White Lock
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: Very loosely drawn image of a man's head and shoulders, the rest of the body is left undescribed. The man has a moustache and curly dark hair, wth the exception of a white patch right at the hairline at his forehead.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1879
Accession Number: 1954/1.369
Medium and Support: etching and drypoint, printed in black ink on pale green laid paper
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:38:16
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Irving as Philip of Spain, No. 1; James McNeill Whistler

Title: Irving as Philip of Spain, No. 1
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: A man stands in a full-length portrait, turned slightly to the left, but looking directly at the viewer. He is in historical costume with a short cape, high dark hat with a white feather and fitted vest and pants. The dark background is not described.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1876-1877
Accession Number: 1954/1.368
Medium and Support: drypoint, printed in black ink on laid paper
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:38:16
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

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