Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Henri Charles Guérard, 1846–1897, French

after James McNeill Whistler, 1834–1903, American, active in Britain (from 1859)
Title:
Portrait of Whistler
Date:
ca. 1888
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, drypoint, and mezzotint, printed in brown ink on moderately thick, smooth, beige Japanese paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 5/8 x 12 13/16 inches (47.3 x 32.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in black ink, center right: reproduction of Whistler's signature and butterfly mark; in graphite, lower left: "Japon, tre(?) à 22, no 8 [...]"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jeanne K. Welcher
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1992.21.2
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
portrait | hat | artist | man | collar | self-portrait
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:3398