James McNeill Whistler
The Forge
1860
Physical Qualities
Drypoint, Sheet: 203 × 320 mm. (8 × 12 5/8 in.)
Plate: 195 × 318 mm. (7 11/16 × 12 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with Funds from the State of Maryland. Funds from Laurence and Stella Bendann, and Contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number
1996.48.11663
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.
Susan Dackerman, BMA, "Whistler & Cassatt: Americans Abroad," June 11-Oct. 13, 2003.
Andaleeb Banta and Joanna Karlgaard, The Baltimore Museum of Art, “The Rembrandt Effect,” December 12, 2021 - April 10, 2022.
Jay Fisher, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The Prints of James A. McNeill Whistler from the Museum Collection," February 14-April 1, 1984.
Susan Dackerman, BMA, "Whistler & Cassatt: Americans Abroad," June 11-Oct. 13, 2003.
Andaleeb Banta and Joanna Karlgaard, The Baltimore Museum of Art, “The Rembrandt Effect,” December 12, 2021 - April 10, 2022.
Inscribed: Signed and dated in plate: lower right "Whistler / 1861"
Markings: None
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