Sketches on the Coast Survey Plate, James McNeill Whistler, 1854–55
Sketches on the Coast Survey Plate, 1854–55, Etching; only state (Glasgow); printed in black ink on a complete sheet of linen-textured ivory laid paper with MBM watermark appearing twice, Plate: 5 3/4 x 10 3/16 in. ( x cm), Prints, James McNeill Whistler (American, Lowell, Massachusetts 1834–1903 London), Whistler made his first etching while employed as a draftsman at the Coast and Geodetic Survey in Washington, , between 1854 and 1855. A staff member taught him the technique and supplied him with a copper plate, on which he etched topographic renderings of coastlines, then sketched freely drawn figures, and an oval vignette representing 'Mrs
Size: 6400px × 3451px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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