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The Unsafe Tenement

1858
19th century
157 x 227 mm (6.2 x 8.9 in.)

James McNeill Whistler, American, (1834–1903)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Etching on gold-tone chine collé

State: Fourth of four states

Print impression quality: Excellent

Series: from set of twelve etchings Twelve Etchings from Nature (The French Set)

Edition: From the set "Twelve Etchings from Nature," known as the "French Set," published in 1858

Marks: Inscribed in plate, lower right: “Whistler” (with “s” reversed); inscribed along lower edge: “Imp. Delâtre. Rue St. Jacques. 171”

Bibliography: Kennedy 17 iv/iv.

Credit Line: Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1947

Accession Number: 1947.D1.29b

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labor*, slums

labor - Usage in the sense of physical work
slums

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plate Dimensions: 157 x 227 mm (6.2 x 8.9 in.)

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James McNeill Whistler, American, (1834–1903) . The Unsafe Tenement, 1858. From Twelve Etchings from Nature (The French Set). Etching on gold-tone chine collé. Fourth of four states. plate : 157 x 227 mm (6.2 x 8.9 in.). Sheet : 309 x 438 mm (12.2 x 17.2 in.). DAC accession number 1947.D1.29b. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1947. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: T. Rodriguez) .

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