The Punt, by Whistler

An image of The Punt. Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (American, 1834-1903). Etching, drypoint, black carbon ink, chine collé on wove paper, height, plate, 121 mm, width, plate, 165 mm; height, sheet, 227 mm, width, sheet, 324 mm, 1861. Third State.

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The Punt. Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (American, 1834-1903). Etching, drypoint, black carbon ink, chine collé on wove paper, height, plate, 121 mm, width, plate, 165 mm; height, sheet, 227 mm, width, sheet, 324 mm, 1861. Third State.

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Accession Number: P.1502-1991
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/20.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 744 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 170.78kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 20/1
Captured: 2013:12:17 11:37:33

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19th Century boating boatman boats chine colle drypoint etching Fitz_PDP James Abbott McNeill Whistler male print punting punts river riverbank smoking Victorian Whistler

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