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Elderly Rag Woman (La Vieille aux Loques)

1858
19th century
210 x 149 mm (8.3 x 5.9 in.)

James McNeill Whistler, American, (1834–1903)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Etching and drypoint printed in brown ink on wove paper

State: Second of three states

Print impression quality: Good

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

Edition: Early proof with name of the printer Delâtre; “The French Set” was published in 1858

Marks: Signed in plate, lower left: “Whistler”; inscribed in plate, lower right: “Imp. Delâtre. Rue St. Jacques 171”

Bibliography: Kennedy 21 ii/iii.

Credit Line: Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1941

Accession Number: 1941.D1.79

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ragpickers*, townscapes (representations)*

ragpickers - Those who pick up rags and other waste material of any value from the streets, rubbage cans, or dump sites, as a means of livelihood. [January 1993 descriptor added.]
townscapes (representations) - Related Term

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plate Dimensions: 210 x 149 mm (8.3 x 5.9 in.)

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James McNeill Whistler, American, (1834–1903) . Elderly Rag Woman (La Vieille aux Loques), 1858. From Twelve Etchings from Nature (The French Set). Etching and drypoint printed in brown ink on wove paper. Second of three states. plate : 210 x 149 mm (8.3 x 5.9 in.). Sheet : 235 x 169 mm (9.3 x 6.7 in.). DAC accession number 1941.D1.79. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1941.

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