Little Arthur
Medium
Etching, printed in black ink on off-white chine mounted on off-white wove paper; fourth state of four (Glasgow)
Dimensions
Plate: 2 5/16 x 1 15/16 in. (5.9 x 4.9 cm) Sheet: 17 in. × 11 15/16 in. (43.2 × 30.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.3.2
Tags
Art Historical Context
"Little Arthur" is a delicate etching created in 1858 by James McNeillistler, in collaboration with Arthur Charles Haden. This intimate work, from the fourth and final state as cataloged in the Glasgow edition, captures a tender portrait likely of a young girl—oking the everyday charm of Victorian childhood. Printed in black ink on off-whiteine mounted on wove paper, its diminutive plate size (just 2 5/16 x 1 15/16 inches) invites close viewing, highlighting Whistler's mastery of fine lines and subtle tones. Whistler, then in his early twenties, was honing his skills in etching under the infl...
About the Artist
Arthur Charles Haden|James McNeill Whistler (British|American) · 1852 |1834 –1910 |1903
British, 1852–1910|American, Lowell, Massachusetts 1834–1903 London