The Old Smith's Story

1896

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Transfer lithograph; only state (Chicago); printed in black ink on medium weight ivory laid paper
Dimensions: sheet: 11 1/16 x 8 7/8 in. (28.1 x 22.5 cm)
Collection no.: 1984.1119.18
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

James Abbott McNeill Whistler. The Old Smith's Story. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Old Smith's Story — James Abbott McNeill Whistler. 1896.

Medium: Transfer lithograph; only state (Chicago); printed in black ink on medium weight ivory laid paper. Dimensions: sheet: 11 1/16 x 8 7/8 in. (28.1 x 22.5 cm).

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

Credit line: Gift of Paul F. Walter, 1984.

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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