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Seymour Standing Under a Tree: P.277-1954

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Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Seymour Standing Under a Tree

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Whistler, James Abbott McNeill

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1954-10) 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
Plate Height 135 mm Width 97 mm
Sheet Height 335 mm Width 241 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: "Seymour"
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Whistler
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: TI - / P/P/ - J. McNeil Whistler
  • Location: Sheet lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: "Seymour"
  • 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.277-1954
Primary reference Number: 10258
Wedmore (Whistler): 23
Mansfield: 32 II
Kennedy: 31 II
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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) "Seymour Standing Under a Tree" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/10258 Accessed: 2024-11-15 02:02:39

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