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Study for Portrait of Thomas Way

A work made of graphite on ivory wove paper.
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  • A work made of graphite on ivory wove paper.

Date:

1896

Artist:

James McNeill Whistler
American, 1834-1903

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Title

Study for Portrait of Thomas Way

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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1896

Medium

Graphite on ivory wove paper

Inscriptions

Inscribed recto, lower right, in graphite: "29"; inscribed recto, lower right, in graphite: "AD1014"; inscribed verso, lower center, in graphite: "3"; inscribed verso, lower right, in graphite: "Drawings / C"; inscribed verso, lower right, in graphite: "A. 1847."

Dimensions

20.1 × 12.8 cm (7 15/16 × 5 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of the Crown Family in honor of James N. Wood

Reference Number

2004.675

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