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Title

Ariane

Artist

Henri Fantin-Latour

Artist Life Dates

1836-1904

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900

Accession Number

1965/1.163

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:52

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

figures

modern and contemporary art

people and occupations

Title

Courtesan in procession

Artist

Kitagawa Utamaro

Physical Description

This is a portrait of courtesan and her attendant. The courtesan wears a kimono with overall cherry blossom patterns and a darker color cloak with fan, plover and wave design lining with overall cherry blossom design silk; the cloak is slipping from her right shoulder. Her obi is draped in front; it has overall hollyhock pattern. Her face is white; Her hair is sculpted like a balloon on the top and has broad wings to the side. Tortoise-shell comb and multiple hairpins adorn the hair. She is strolling toward the right. Her attendant is walking behind her, her face and body partially hidden by the courtesan. She wears the matching kimono with plover and wave design; her kimono has long sleeves (furisode), whose openings are tied with ribbons. Her obi, with peony and geometric design, is tied at the back. Her hair is in the similar shape as the courtesan but not too exaggerated. But she wears an enormous hair accessory consisting of cherry blossoms and tassels, made of silver. Her face is also in white. The painting is accompanied by poem written by Santô Kyôden with his signature and two seals. On the lower left, there are the artist's signature and seal. The mounting is made of silk brocade with embroidery in the design of clematis and millets.

Artist Life Dates

1754-1806

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1793-1795

Accession Number

1962/1.104

Medium and Support

ink, white pigment, and red color on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:38

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

costume

costume by form

descriptors

genres in the arts

image-making processes and techniques

literary, oral and motion picture genres

main garments

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

people by occupation

people in service occupations

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

prostitutes

writing (processes)

youth

Title

Censer with Maltese crosses, birds, and columns

Artist

Artist Unknown, Coptic, Egypt

Physical Description

The body of this cylindrical censer is decorated with eight columns spaced at regular intervals. The lid of the censer consists of an openwork dome divided into sections by eight vertical ribs that converge at its apex. An arched horizontal band intersects the midpoint of the ribs, and these eight junctures are marked with a projecting bird that holds a small bronze ball dangling from its beak. Two segments of the dome are decorated with Maltese crosses while another two feature curved plant forms. The apex is surmounted by a finial comprised of a globe topped by a Maltese cross on which a bird holding a piece of fruit perches.

Century

6th-7th century

Object Creation Date

500-699

Accession Number

1960/2.4

Medium and Support

bronze

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:35

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

architectural elements

associated concepts

ceremonial containers

christianity

columns and column components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

containers

containers by function or context

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

crosses (motifs)

descriptors

design elements

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

motifs

nonferrous metal

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

supporting and resisting elements

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

Secondary Keywords

architecture

cityscapes

europe

france

groups

locality

movement

people and occupations

streets

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

Secondary Keywords

architecture

bridges

cityscapes

geography

machine

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

reflections

the natural world

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

waterscapes

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

Secondary Keywords

costume

costume by form

descriptors

grass (plant material)

main garments

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in service occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

plant material

prostitutes

Title

20 décembre 1952

Artist

Pierre Soulages

Physical Description

Abstract painting in muted colors with shades of blacks, browns, and white. The composition consists of bold diagonal lines and blocks of black, brown, and white.

Artist Life Dates

born 1919

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1952

Accession Number

1954/2.61

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:23

Secondary Keywords

art genres

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

european

european styles and periods

genres

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

non-representational art

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Landscape

Artist

John Francis Murphy

Physical Description

Landscape of flat terrain; water, perhaps a small stream, in the foreground; four leafless trees (two large, two small) right of center, and two leafless trees left of center, below a cloud-filled sky.

Artist Life Dates

1853 - 1921

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1880

Accession Number

1954/1.80

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:23

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

descriptors

design elements

earth sciences concepts

geography

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

ornament areas

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plants

riverine bodies

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

waterscapes

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

wetlands

woody plants

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

Secondary Keywords

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

physical activities

physical activities by general context

portraits

visual works

visual works by subject type

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

Secondary Keywords

architecture

associated concepts

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

earth sciences concepts

geography

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

riverine bodies

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

streams

time

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

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

Secondary Keywords

height

architectural elements

associated concepts

building divisions

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

dwellings

energy and related concepts

energy-related concepts

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

hydraulic structures

hydraulic structures by form

light-related concepts

netherlands (nation)

north holland (province)

objects we use

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

residential structures

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by form

scientific concepts

single built works

single built works by form

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

visual works

visual works by subject type

windows and window components

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

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

architecture

circulation elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

europe

figures

geography

locality

netherlands

people and occupations

stair components

stairs and stair components

steps and step components

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

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

europe

figures

italy

locality

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

people and occupations

roads

roads by form

streets

streets by form

transportation spaces

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

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

europe

figures

italy

locality

objects

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

people and occupations

plants

roads

roads by form

streets

streets by form

the natural world

transportation spaces

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

Secondary Keywords

scale

architecture

associated concepts

buildings

buildings and the land

churches

earth sciences concepts

energy and related concepts

energy-related concepts

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

italy (nation)

light-related concepts

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

places of worship

scientific concepts

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

study

transportation vehicles

vehicles

veneto (region)

venezia (province)

visual works

visual works by subject type

watercraft

watercraft by general type

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

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

europe

figures

italy

locality

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

people and occupations

plants

roads

roads by form

streets

streets by form

the natural world

transportation spaces

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

Secondary Keywords

arches and arch components

architectural elements

associated concepts

buildings and the land

circulation elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

energy and related concepts

energy-related concepts

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

hydraulic structures

hydraulic structures by form

italy (nation)

light-related concepts

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by general context

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

scientific concepts

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

spanning and projecting structural elements

stair components

stairs and stair components

steps and step components

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

veneto (region)

venezia (province)

windows and window components

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

Secondary Keywords

clothing

figures

objects

people and occupations

Title

Sir Garnet Wolseley

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A distinguished looking man sits in a bust-length, three-quarter view, his face turned to straight profile, facing to the left. He has a moustache and goatee and a high collared shirt.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1877

Accession Number

1954/1.365

Medium and Support

drypoint, printed in black ink with grey wash on laid paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:16

Secondary Keywords

image form

figures

objects we use

people and occupations

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

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

Secondary Keywords

people and occupations

portraits

Title

Battersea Morn

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A stretch of water in the foreground and middle ground leads to a horizontal distant shore that is composed of a series of horizontal stepped recessions. The buildings on the far shore appear to be industrial buildings, with many smokestacks. At the bottom of the image are some lightly drawn boats.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1877

Accession Number

1954/1.362

Medium and Support

drypoint, printed in brown ink on laid paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:15

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

earth sciences concepts

geography

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

scientific concepts

ships

the natural world

waterscapes

Title

Free Trade Wharf

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

The curving bank of a river begins at the lower left of the image and sweeps around towards the left. Hugging the water's edge are many wooden buildings of two to five stories in height. At the far left, in the distance, are numerous two- and three-masted ships at anchor. The water at the lower left is open and quiet; a few small boats can be seen; the sky indicates that it is an overcast day.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1877

Accession Number

1954/1.364

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint, printed in black ink on laid paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:15

Secondary Keywords

architecture

objects

people and occupations

ships

the natural world

waterscapes

Title

The Little Forge

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

Several figures are seen within an interior; the two principal figures are each bent over their tasks. The man at the bottom of the image holds a hammer in his left hand and is about to strike something held in his right hand that is positioned on an anvil; his figure is leaning forward, in profile, facing to the right. The other figure sits with his back to the viewer, facing to the left and towards a window at the far left. The furnace is visible at the center background, and other figures are lightly drawn in at the far right. Deep shadows and a timber ceiling create a sense of a dark interior and numerous horseshoes are visible on the wall between the furnace and the window.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1875

Accession Number

1954/1.361

Medium and Support

drypoint on laid paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:14

Secondary Keywords

figures

genres

people and occupations

Title

Agnes

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A woman sits facing the viewer, looking slightly to the right. Her hands are in her lap and she is holding a piece of fabric. The background is undescribed and her skirt is loosely drawn.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1873-1875

Accession Number

1954/1.357

Medium and Support

drypoint, printed in warm black ink on laid Japan tissue

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:13

Secondary Keywords

figures

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

objects we use

people and occupations

seating furniture

single seating furniture

Title

Weary

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A woman, leaning back in a curved armchair, sits at an angle to the viewer. Her face is presented in nearly strict profile, looking to the right; her long, waving hair cascades around her, framing her face. Her right arm is in her lap and her skirt is only lightly sketched in. At the lower left corner, another sketch of a woman's head (seen upside down) is visible.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1863

Accession Number

1954/1.353

Medium and Support

drypoint and roulette, printed in warm black ink on laid Japan tissue, tipped down

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:13

Secondary Keywords

figures

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

objects we use

people and occupations

seating furniture

single seating furniture

Title

Florence Leyland

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

An adolescent girl stand facing the viewer; her left leg is behind her and she holds a hoop in her right hand, her right leg steps through the hoop. Her long hair falls to her shoulders and she has bangs. To the right are the words, "I am Flo".

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1873

Accession Number

1954/1.356

Medium and Support

drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:13

Secondary Keywords

figures

objects

people and occupations

tools

Title

The Forge, One of the 'Sixteen Etchings,' or the 'Thames Set'

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

Within a dark interior, a man in hat and wearing an apron stands at the left side of the image, facing a furnace. He holds the long handle of a tool into the furnace, holding his left hand on his hip. Behind him, to the right, are two youthful assistants wearing dark broad-brimmed hats, one leaning on an anvil. Further to the right are a seated woman and small child and at the far right is a man in a hat going down a flight of stairs. A second woman is visible in the background between the smith and the furnace, she is looking at the smith with hands raised. The interior shows evidence of the smith's work with tools hanging on the wall and a shovel next to one of the assistants.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1861

Accession Number

1954/1.347

Medium and Support

drypoint on laid Japan tissue

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:12

Secondary Keywords

figures

genres

people and occupations

Title

Jo's Bent Head

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A young woman is seen sitting in profile. She faces to the right, her head bent downward, her waving hair framing her face and falling down her back. Only the face and hair are drawn fully, the rest of the woman's body is quickly drawn in a few lines.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1861

Accession Number

1954/1.350

Medium and Support

drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:12

Secondary Keywords

image form

figures

objects we use

people and occupations

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

Title

Arthur Haden

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A young boy sits sideways on a chair and looks at the viewer. The chair faces the viewer; the boy sits facing to the right, his left leg crossed over the right. He his left hand is on the back of the chair, and his right hand holds his left foot. He has thick waving hair and is dressed in a short black velvet coat and striped pants. Behind him is a curtain and on the floor at lower right is a dark straw hat.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1859

Accession Number

1954/1.343

Medium and Support

drypoint on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:11

Secondary Keywords

clothing

figures

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

seating furniture

single seating furniture

Title

Finette

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A woman in a dark dress stands in an interior beside a window at left. Her left hand hangs at her side while her right hand, positioned in front of her waist, holds a cigar or cigarette. She wears a dark hat and has long curling hair; her head is inclined at an angle to the right.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1859

Accession Number

1954/1.342

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint, printed in black ink on laid Japan tissue

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:11

Secondary Keywords

architecture

child

genres

people and occupations

women

Title

The Title Page for "Douze Eaux Fortes d'après Nature" or the French Set

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A 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 drawing. A single figure of a boy, standing slightly apart at the right, gazes out at the viewer.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1856-1858

Accession Number

1954/1.332

Medium and Support

etching and drypont, printed in black ink on Japan paper, laid down on white wove plate paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:10

Secondary Keywords

audiences

clothing

figures

objects

people and occupations

sketches

Title

La Vieille aux Loques

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

An old woman in a white cap sits in a cluttered interior. Positioned just inside the doorway, the woman is surrounded by piles of cloth with domestic objects on shelves and walls that gleam in the darkness.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1858

Accession Number

1954/1.328

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on green laid paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:09

Secondary Keywords

architecture

figures

objects

people and occupations

Title

The Kitchen, One of the 'Twelve Etchings from Nature,' or the 'French Set'

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A dark interior view is shown with a deep recessed space. At the end of the space is a window; the recessed space is full of reflected light and a woman is seen framed against the bright view out the window. Closer to the viewer, the foreground is filled with domestic objects: furniture on hte left with vases stored on top; a wall rack with plates stored on the right and other objects with basins or pots below the plates.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1858

Accession Number

1954/1.330

Medium and Support

etching, printed in black ink on Japan paper, laid down on white wove plate paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:09

Secondary Keywords

architecture

building divisions

components

components and systems

components by specific context

objects

people and occupations

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by function

work and instructional spaces

Title

La Vieille aux Loques

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

An old woman in a white cap sits in a cluttered interior. Positioned just inside the doorway, the woman is surrounded by piles of cloth with domestic objects on shelves and walls that gleam in the darkness.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1858

Accession Number

1954/1.327

Medium and Support

etching, printed in black ink on Japan paper, laid down on white wove plate paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:09

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

containers

containers by form

objects we use

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

physical activities

physical activities by general context

Title

La Marchande de Moutarde, one of the "Twelve Etchings from Nature," or the "French Set"

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A young woman at the left stands at the threshold of a stone doorway; in the interior beyond her, a woman in a white cap is preparing a jar at a desk or counter. Above the desk is a row of jars on a shelf.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1858

Accession Number

1954/1.329

Medium and Support

etching, printed in black ink on Japan paper, laid down on white wove plate paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:09

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

architecture

building divisions

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

containers

containers by form

figures

genres

objects

objects we use

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by location or context

Title

Street at Saverne, One of the 'Twelve Etchings from Nature,' or the 'French Set'

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

In this nighttime view down a street, buildings along the left-hand side of the street are shown in with sharp recession into space. A solitary figure is seen in the shadows on the left-hand side half way down the street. The sky is darkened with parallel horizontal hatching lines. The only source of light is a lantern on the wall of the right side of the street. Dark shadows fall across the buildings on the left side.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1858

Accession Number

1954/1.326

Medium and Support

etching, printed in black ink on Japan paper, laid down on white wove plate paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:08

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

figures

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

people and occupations

roads

roads by form

streets

streets by form

transportation spaces

Title

The Unsafe Tenement, One of the 'Twelve Etchings from Nature,' or the 'French Se

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A ramshackle, half-timbered house fills most of the plate. Seen from an angle, the view of the house is accented by the sharp shadows created by dormer windows and a patchwork of overhanging roof. In the foreground, at the left, a dog is curled up sleeping in the sun; next to him leaning against the house is a pitchfork. At the center foreground, two children speak to one another through a partially open doorway or gate in the yard.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1858

Accession Number

1954/1.324

Medium and Support

etching, printed in black ink on Japan paper, laid down on white wove plate paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:08

Secondary Keywords

animals

architecture

figures

hay

mammals

people and occupations

the natural world

Title

La Mère Gérard, one of the "Twelve Etchings from Nature," or the "French Set"

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A woman in hat and half-length jacket stands in bright sunlight in front of a wall. She stands at a slight angle to the viewer, holding a garment in her left hand and possibly a chain in her right hand; she looks up and to the right of the viewer. A dark shadow cast by her body against the wall partly obscures her left side.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1858

Accession Number

1954/1.319

Medium and Support

etching, printed in black ink on Japan paper, laid down on white wove plate paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:07

Secondary Keywords

figures

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

physical activities

physical activities by general context

Title

En Plein Soleil, One of the 'Twelve Etchings from Nature,' or the 'French Set'

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

Seen slightly from below, a woman is seated in a landscape on a hillock. She is holding a dark, fringed parasol and has a shawl wrapped around her shoulders. Her face is partly shaded by the parasol; beside her to the left is a pot or container of some kind. Behind her to the right is a lone poplar tree and behind her to the left are some low buildings and indication of a stand of trees. The foreground is uneven, with tufts of grass standing up between the figure and the viewer.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1858

Accession Number

1954/1.322

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint, printed in black ink on Japan paper, laid down on white wove plate paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:07

Secondary Keywords

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories carried

grasses

landscapes

objects we use

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

women

Title

La Rétameuse, One of the 'Twelve Etchings from Nature,' or the 'French Set'

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A woman is seated with her hands in her lap looking directly at the viewer. She has a high, dark hat on her head with long ribbons that hang to her waist.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1858

Accession Number

1954/1.321

Medium and Support

etching, printed in black ink on Japan paper, laid down on white laid plate paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:07

Secondary Keywords

clothing

figures

objects

people and occupations

Title

Fumette, One of the 'Twelve Etchings from Nature,' or the 'French Set'

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A young woman is seated in bright sunlight on a step or stoop, leaning slightly forward. The light source is to the right, causing deep shadows to fall on the right side of her face. Her arms are folded over the dark fabric in her lap and she holds a cigarette in her right hand.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1858

Accession Number

1954/1.320

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint on Japan paper, laid down on white wove plate paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:07

Secondary Keywords

figures

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

Title

Annie, One of the 'Twelve Etchings from Nature,' or the 'French Set'

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A girl stands facing to the left, her face turned slightly towards the viewer. She is show standing in a dark dress with a high collar and long hair parted in the middle. Her dress comes to just below the knee and although she holds the hem of her skirt in her left hand, there is only slight indication of the girl's left leg. The result is a vignetted view; the artist's signature and the inscription bearing the information about the printer (Auguste Delatre) form the bottom of an implied oval frame.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1858

Accession Number

1954/1.318

Medium and Support

etching, printed in black ink on Japan paper, laid down on white wove plate paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:06

Secondary Keywords

figures

people and occupations

Title

Little Arthur, One of the 'Twelve Etchings from Nature,' or the 'French Set'

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A young child sits facing the viewer. He has shoulder length hair, a white colar and dark suit, the pants of which come to just below his knees. His feet are together and his hands rest in his lap beween his knees. The image is strongly lit from the left by an unseen light source.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1858

Accession Number

1954/1.317

Medium and Support

etching, printed in black ink on Japan paper, laid down on white wove plate paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:06

Secondary Keywords

figures

people and occupations

Title

Sunset

Artist

George Inness

Physical Description

Landscape scene depicting trees silhouetted against a reddening sky with a dead fallen tree trunk lying diagonally across the foreground.

Artist Life Dates

1825-1894

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1886

Accession Number

1954/1.170

Medium and Support

oil on canvas, laid down on panel

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:05

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

atmospheric effects

buildings and the land

cultural landscapes

cultural landscapes by location or context

earth sciences concepts

european

european styles and periods

landscapes (environments)

modern american styles and periods

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

modern north american fine arts styles and movements

modern north american styles and movements

natural landscapes

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plants

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the americas

the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

wilderness

woods

woody plants

Title

Mountain Valley with River and Buildings

Artist

Anonymous American?

Physical Description

Trees, figures by a river, small house on the left hand side, mountains behind.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1953/1.53

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:04

Secondary Keywords

architecture

geography

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

Title

Invariables

Artist

Zoltan Sepeshy

Physical Description

A man in the center with geometric shapes around, other figures with different facial expressions.

Artist Life Dates

1898-1974

Century

20th-century

Object Creation Date

1947

Accession Number

1950/1.206

Medium and Support

tempera on board

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:37:57

Secondary Keywords

genres

people and occupations

Title

Complete Illustrations of Yoshiwara Parodies of Kabuki: Courtesans of the Matsubaya (Seirô kabuki yatsushiga tsukushi: Matsubaya no uchi)

Artist

Kitagawa Utamaro

Physical Description

This triptych shows courtesans in a garden of Yoshiwara under flowering trees. The inscribed names allow us to identify the women as courtesans of the Matsubaya House, centered on the grand courtesan Yoso’oi (in the central triptych, with the dragon-design obi). Flanking her on either side are two shinzô apprentices, and at the right, two kamuro or child attendants.

The courtesans at left interact with a puppet of the actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VI in his role as Sukeroku. The bearded older man in the center is the villain Hige no Ikyû, Sukeroku’s rival for the affections of the courtesan Agemaki.

Artist Life Dates

1754-1806

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1798

Accession Number

1948/1.186

Medium and Support

oban (large size) nishiki-e (full-color woodblock print) on paper, triptych

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:37:29

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

asian

east asian

entertainment events

events

japanese

japanese printmaking styles

japanese styles

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in service occupations

performances

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

prostitutes

relief prints

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by form

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Complete Illustrations of Yoshiwara Parodies of Kabuki: Courtesans of the Matsubaya (Seirô kabuki yatsushiga tsukushi: Matsubaya no uchi)

Artist

Kitagawa Utamaro

Physical Description

This triptych shows courtesans in a garden of Yoshiwara under flowering trees. The inscribed names allow us to identify the women as courtesans of the Matsubaya House, centered on the grand courtesan Yoso’oi (in the central triptych, with the dragon-design obi). Flanking her on either side are two shinzô apprentices, and at the right, two kamuro or child attendants.

The courtesans at left interact with a puppet of the actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VI in his role as Sukeroku. The bearded older man in the center is the villain Hige no Ikyû, Sukeroku’s rival for the affections of the courtesan Agemaki.

Artist Life Dates

1754-1806

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1798

Accession Number

1948/1.185

Medium and Support

oban (large size) nishiki-e (full-color woodblock print) on paper, triptych

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:37:29

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

asian

east asian

entertainment events

events

japanese

japanese printmaking styles

japanese styles

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in service occupations

performances

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

prostitutes

relief prints

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Complete Illustrations of Yoshiwara Parodies of Kabuki: Courtesans of the Matsubaya (Seirô kabuki yatsushiga tsukushi: Matsubaya no uchi)

Artist

Kitagawa Utamaro

Physical Description

This triptych shows courtesans in a garden of Yoshiwara under flowering trees. The inscribed names allow us to identify the women as courtesans of the Matsubaya House, centered on the grand courtesan Yoso’oi (in the central triptych, with the dragon-design obi). Flanking her on either side are two shinzô apprentices, and at the right, two kamuro or child attendants.

The courtesans at left interact with a puppet of the actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VI in his role as Sukeroku. The bearded older man in the center is the villain Hige no Ikyû, Sukeroku’s rival for the affections of the courtesan Agemaki.

Artist Life Dates

1754-1806

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1798

Accession Number

1948/1.187

Medium and Support

oban (large size) nishiki-e (full-color woodblock print) on paper, triptych

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:37:29

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

asian

east asian

entertainment events

events

japanese

japanese printmaking styles

japanese styles

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in service occupations

performances

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

prostitutes

relief prints

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by form

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Miss Louise Renville (later Mrs. William Fleming Breakey)

Artist

Anonymous American

Physical Description

Portrait of a woman, flowers in hair, blue dress and straw hat. There is a sailboat in the background.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1855

Accession Number

1946/2.1

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:37:28

Secondary Keywords

clothing

objects

people and occupations

women