The Doorway

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834–1903). The Doorway, 1880. Etching and drypoint on paper, Sheet (trimmed to plate): 11 9/16 x 7 15/16 in. (29.4 x 20.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Charles Pratt, 57.188.70. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

The Doorway

Date

1880

Medium

Etching and drypoint on paper

Classification

Print

Dimensions

Sheet (trimmed to plate): 11 9/16 x 7 15/16 in. (29.4 x 20.2 cm)

Signatures

Tab with signed butterfly monogram and "imp." in graphite at lower left and etched monogram at upper left (in arch)

Inscriptions

On verso, inscribed in graphite: "[a23971] very faintly and "X1903" at lower left and "X2" at lower right

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Charles Pratt

Accession Number

57.188.70

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