PrintsAmerican19th century

The Forge

1861

Artists

James Abbott McNeill WhistlerArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Etching and drypoint

Medium

Etching and drypoint printed with considerable selective plate tone in black ink on off-white Japanese paper

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

plate: 19.5 × 31.8 cm (7 11/16 × 12 1/2 in.) sheet: 23 × 35.4 cm (9 1/16 × 13 15/16 in.)

Provenance

H. Wunderlich and Co., Sold to Fogg Art Museum, 1898.

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