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Arrangement in Grey and Black: Portrait of the Artist's Mother

After James McNeill Whistler American
1892
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Arrangement in Grey and Black: Portrait of the Artist's Mother
  • Artist: Thomas Robert Way (British, London 1861–1913 London)
  • Artist: After James McNeill Whistler (American, Lowell, Massachusetts 1834–1903 London)
  • Date: 1892
  • Medium: Lithograph on chine collé; first state
  • Dimensions: image: 5 7/8 x 6 9/16 in. (14.9 x 16.7 cm)
    sheet: 7 1/2 x 8 1/8 in. (19 x 20.6 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.3.651
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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