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J. Becquet, Sculptor (K. 52 IV) from The Thames Set

Artist James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Date1859
DimensionsSheet: 11 3/4 × 9 1/4 in. (29.8 × 23.5 cm)
Image: 10 × 7 1/2 in. (25.4 × 19.1 cm)
Mediumetching and drypoint
ClassificationPrints
Object number
1912.1189
Not on View
Label TextBecquet was a musician who lived in his studio among “disorder and his cello.” Whistler omitted much of the peripheral detail when he etched this print. The portraiture of the Flemish artist Anthony Van Dyck (1599–1641) was a probable influence, as was the work of Rembrandt (1606–1669). Whistler employed the same approach as Van Dyck, concentrating on the head and barely suggesting the torso. He also employed the same line character and crosshatching as Van Dyck’s etchings (see an example nearby).Exhibition HistoryTMA, Whistler: Influences, Friends, and the Not-So-Friendly, Feb. 26 - May 30, 2010.

Toledo Museum of Art, Prints and Authors from the Time of Manet, September 13, 2012-January 13, 2013.

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