Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from H. Wunderlich & Co., through Thomas Wilmer Dewing (1851-1938), in 1903 [4]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [5]
Notes:
[1] An undated folder sheet note in the object file states "Two stamps on the back: E.G.K. enclosed in a rectangle (Kennedy stamp). H.M. within a circle (Mansfield stamp)" (see Curatorial Remark 2 in the object record). Note that in regard to the periods of ownership by Kennedy and Mansfield, the order of ownership, relative to each other, is not indicated.
[2] See note 1.
[3] See Original Whistler List, Etchings, Voucher No. 10, March 1903, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
[4] See note 3.
[5] 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.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Whistler: Streetscapes, Urban Change (November 18, 2023 to May 4, 2024)
Whistler in Watercolor (May 18 to November 3, 2019)
Whistler's Neighborhood: Impressions of a Changing London (September 8, 2012 to September 8, 2013)
Special Exhibition, Whistler Etchings and Lithographs (January 14, 1924 to February 18, 1924)
Previous custodian or owner:
Edward G. Kennedy (1849-1932)
Howard Mansfield (1849-1938)
H. Wunderlich & Co. (1874-1912) (C.L. Freer source)