The Pool
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834–1903). The Pool, 1859. Etching on paper, 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). Brooklyn Museum, By exchange, 48.209.4. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Title
The Pool
Date
1859
Medium
Etching on paper
Classification
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)
Signatures
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"
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
Credit Line
By exchange
Accession Number
48.209.4
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