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The forge

The forge
1861; (1871) {or (1879) printed}
plate 3 from Sixteen etchings of scenes on the Thames (or The Thames set)

Medium
drypoint

Measurements
19.4 × 31.6 cm (image and plate) 31.5 × 46.0 cm (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1892

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Brittany, France

Catalogue/s Raisonné
Glasgow 86 v/vi; Kennedy 68 ii/iii; Mansfield 68; Wedmore 63

Edition
5th of 6 states

Printing/Publishing
published by Ellis & Green, London, 1871; or printed by Frederick Goulding, London; published by the Fine Art Society, London, 1879

Inscription
printed (diagonally) in ink (in image) l.r.: Whistler. / 1861

Accession Number
p.188.3.3-1

Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings

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