The Fair

1895–96

Dating: Date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Transfer lithograph; first state of two (Chicago, incorrectly listed as second state); printed in black ink on cream laid paper
Dimensions: Image: 9 5/16 × 6 1/4 in. (23.6 × 15.8 cm) Sheet: 12 5/8 × 8 1/8 in. (32 × 20.6 cm)
Collection no.: 17.3.230
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

James Abbott McNeill Whistler. The Fair. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Fair — James Abbott McNeill Whistler. 1895–96.

Medium: Transfer lithograph; first state of two (Chicago, incorrectly listed as second state); printed in black ink on cream laid paper. Dimensions: Image: 9 5/16 × 6 1/4 in. (23.6 × 15.8 cm) Sheet: 12 5/8 × 8 1/8 in. (32 × 20.6 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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