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The Punt

1861
19th century
119 x 164 mm (4.7 x 6.5 in.)

James McNeill Whistler, American, (1834–1903)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Etching and drypoint on heavyweight wove paper

State: First of four states

Print impression quality: Very good, with 1 mm. bevel

Edition: Published in Passages from Modern English Poets Illustrated by the Junior Etching Club (London: Day & Son, 1862)

Marks: Signed in plate, lower left: “Whistler. 1861”; inscribed in pencil in unknown hand in margin, lower right: “Proof by Day’s Man”; inscribed and partially erased in pencil in margin, lower left: “Thursday”; inscribed, upper center: “5”; inscribed in pencil on verso: “the First trial proof from the plate/HHB/The Punt”

Provenance / Collectors' Marks: Henry H. Benedict (Lugt 2936)

Bibliography: Kennedy 85 i/iv.

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

Accession Number: 1947.D1.282

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boats*, marine views*

boats - Use for watercraft generally smaller and less seaworthy than ships and generally not designed to cross large open waters. [June 1995 related term added.]
marine views - Use For Term

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plate Dimensions: 119 x 164 mm (4.7 x 6.5 in.)

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James McNeill Whistler, American, (1834–1903) . The Punt, 1861. Etching and drypoint on heavyweight wove paper. First of four states. plate : 119 x 164 mm (4.7 x 6.5 in.). Sheet : 191 x 227 mm (7.5 x 8.9 in.). DAC accession number 1947.D1.282. 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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