The Pool

• Artist: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
• Medium: Etching on paper
• Dates: 1859
• Dimensions: Image: 5 7/16 x 8 5/16 in. (13.8 x 21.1 cm) Sheet: 10 9/16 x 14 1/4 in. (26.8 x 36.2 cm)
• Markings: Collector's mark in red stamped below lower right corner of plate: triangle containing "JG" monogram [Jules Gerbeau, Lugt 1166] Partial watermark along top edge of paper
• Signature: Etched at lower left of plate: "Whistler. / 1859."
• Inscriptions: On recto, inscribed in graphite: "K. 43 III of IV" at lower left and "The pool" at lower right On verso, inscribed in graphite at lower left: "a45019" above upside-down "E2290"
• Collection: American Art
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, 2N12, B416
• Accession Number: 48.209.4
• State: State 3 of 4
• Image: CUR.48.209.4.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 0, 8/22/2007