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Summary
James McNeill Whistler: Whistler's Mother
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q203643 |
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Title |
Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 title QS:P1476,en:"Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1"
label QS:Len,"Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1"
label QS:Les,"Arreglo en gris y negro n°1"
label QS:Lde,"Arrangement in Grau und Schwarz N°1"
label QS:Lfr,"Arrangement en gris et noir n°1"
label QS:Lit,"Combinazione in grigio e nero n°1"
Alternative title(s): Portrait of the Artist's Mother title QS:P1476,en:"Portrait of the Artist's Mother"
label QS:Len,"Portrait of the Artist's Mother"
label QS:Les,"Retrato de la madre del artista"
label QS:Lde,"Porträt der Mutter des Künstlers"
label QS:Lfr,"Portrait de la mère de l'artiste"
label QS:Lit,"Ritratto della madre dell'artista"
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Object type |
painting ![]() |
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Genre |
portrait ![]() |
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Description |
Depicted person: Anna McNeill Whistler |
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Depicted people |
Anna McNeill Whistler ![]() |
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Date |
Summer 1871 date QS:P571,+1871-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P4241,Q40720564 |
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Medium |
oil on canvas medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259 |
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Dimensions |
height: 144.3 cm (56.8 in); width: 162.4 cm (63.9 in) dimensions QS:P2048,144.3U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,162.4U174728 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q23402 |
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Accession number |
RF 699 |
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Place of creation |
United Kingdom ![]() |
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Object history |
1891: acquired by French State |
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Exhibition history |
Royal Academy summer exhibition, Burlington House, 1872 ![]() |
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Inscriptions | Artist's monogram top left | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes |
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References |
Joconde database: entry 000PE021219 Orsay Museum: online database: entry 974 |
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Source/Photographer | Musée d'Orsay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Licensing
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