Study

1879

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: lithograph in black on laid paper
Dimensions: image: 26 × 16.5 cm (10 1/4 × 6 1/2 in.) sheet: 35.8 × 26 cm (14 1/8 × 10 1/4 in.)
Collection no.: 1946.21.179
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

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Collection: National Gallery of Art

About this artwork

Study — James McNeill Whistler. 1879.

Medium: lithograph in black on laid paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): image: 26 × 16.5 cm (10 1/4 × 6 1/2 in.) sheet: 35.8 × 26 cm (14 1/8 × 10 1/4 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1946.21.179. Rosenwald Collection.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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