PrintsAmerican19th century

The Rag Gatherers

1858

Artists

James Abbott McNeill WhistlerArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Etching

Medium

Etching and drypoint printed in black ink on cream antique laid paper

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

plate: 15.5 × 9 cm (6 1/8 × 3 9/16 in.) sheet: 20.8 × 13.1 cm (8 3/16 × 5 3/16 in.)

Provenance

David Tunick, Sold to Fogg Art Museum, 1971.

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