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Nursemaid and Child: P.2076-R

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Object information

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Titles

Nursemaid and Child

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Whistler, James Abbott McNeill

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1921-12) by Knowles, Guy John Fenton

Dating

Production date: AD 1859

Note

Second state

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of Japanese paper
Sheet Height 240 mm Width 334 mm
Plate Height 97 mm Width 133 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Whistler
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: W/8.- / P/N/- J. McNeil Whistler
  • Location: Sheet lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: Nursemaid + Child
  • Location: Sheet lower centre
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Proof before letters.
  • Location: Sheet lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2076-R
Primary reference Number: 10157
Wedmore (Whistler): 34
Mansfield: 36 II
Kennedy: 37 II
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 4 February 2021 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Nursemaid and Child" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/10157 Accessed: 2024-11-02 15:27:16

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