Arrangement in Grey and Black, No. 2: Portrait of Thomas Carlyle

Engraver Henry Wolf American, born France

Sitter Thomas Carlyle British, Scottish

1904

Not on view

Wolf's wood engraving is based on Whistler's portrait of the Scottish philosopher and historian Thomas Carlyle, who is shown seated in a chair facing left, with two framed works on the wall next to him (ca. 1872–73, Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery, Glasgow). Whistler's butterfly emblem appears on the wall behind the sitter.

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Title: Arrangement in Grey and Black, No. 2: Portrait of Thomas Carlyle
Engraver: Henry Wolf (American (born France), Eckwersheim, Alsace 1852–1916 New York)
Artist: After James McNeill Whistler (American, Lowell, Massachusetts 1834–1903 London)
Sitter: Thomas Carlyle (British, Annandale, Scotland 1795–1881 London)
Date: 1904
Medium: Wood engraving on chine flotant
Dimensions: Image: 8 7/8 × 7 3/8 in. (22.5 × 18.8 cm)
Sheet: 11 5/16 × 8 1/16 in. (28.8 × 20.4 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Bequest of Grace M. Pugh, 1985
Object Number: 1986.1180.1689
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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