Art, literature & history
The Forge
1861
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Drypoint in black ink on ivory laid paper
- Dimensions
- Plate: 19.4 × 31.4 cm (7 11/16 × 12 3/8 in.); Sheet: 21.9 × 33.6 cm (8 5/8 × 13 1/4 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1927.5930
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
James Abbott McNeill Whistler. The Forge. Art Institute of Chicago. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
The Forge — James Abbott McNeill Whistler. 1861.
Medium: Drypoint in black ink on ivory laid paper. Dimensions: Plate: 19.4 × 31.4 cm (7 11/16 × 12 3/8 in.); Sheet: 21.9 × 33.6 cm (8 5/8 × 13 1/4 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
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.