James McNeill Whistler
Drury Lane
1879-1880
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James McNeill Whistler
Drury Lane
1879-1880
Physical Qualities
Etching, Sheet: 170 × 104 mm. (6 11/16 × 4 1/8 in.)
Plate: 163 × 104 mm. (6 7/16 × 4 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number
1996.48.12312
According to Glasgow, "pencil butterfly of 1885/1886"
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; The Maryland Institute College of Art,
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
Oberlin College Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH, "The Stamp of Whistler," Oct. 2 - Nov. 6, 1977; circulated to The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, Nov. 28, 1977 - Jan. 1, 1978; the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA, Jan. 22 - Feb. 25, 1978.
Jay Fisher, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The Prints of James A. McNeill Whistler from the Museum Collection," February 14-April 1, 1984.
Jay Fisher, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The Prints of James A. McNeill Whistler from the Museum Collection," February 14-April 1, 1984.
Inscribed: Signed in pencil: lower left, on paper tab "[butterfly] imp" Signed in plate: upper right "[butterfly]" Inscribed in pencil: verso, in Lucas' hand "T.C. Drury Lane"
Markings: None
