H x W (overall): 13.3 x 8.1 cm (5 1/4 x 3 3/16 in)
Type:
Print
Origin:
United States
Date:
ca. 1883
Description:
An intaglio print of a river scene which is framed by the arch of a bridge across the top left. In the foreground at right is a flowering iris, and behind it, at left, a swan with its wings spread. A river crosses the middle distance and recedes at right. A small boat is by the bank in the center, with several sailing barges beyond it, at right. On the far bank of the river there are trees with two high chimneys behind it.
Edition/State:
2nd state
Provenance:
From 1883 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from an unidentified source in 1883 [1]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [2]
Notes:
[1] According to the Accession List, Collections Management Office, there is no purchase record for this object. See also, Original Whistler List, Etchings, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
[2] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
