The Forge
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834–1903). The Forge, 1861. Etching on tissue paper, Image: 7 3/8 x 12 3/8 in. (18.7 x 31.4 cm) Sheet: 9 13/16 x 14 1/4 in. (24.9 x 36.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Charles Pratt, 57.188.66. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Title
The Forge
Date
1861
Medium
Etching on tissue paper
Classification
Dimensions
Image: 7 3/8 x 12 3/8 in. (18.7 x 31.4 cm) Sheet: 9 13/16 x 14 1/4 in. (24.9 x 36.2 cm)
Signatures
Etched at lower right of plate: "Whistler / 1861"
Inscriptions
On recto, inscribed in graphite at lower right of sheet: "60" On verso, inscribed in graphite at lower right: "241 / WX"
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Charles Pratt
Accession Number
57.188.66
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