The five faces of Whistler

Primary Artist

Mortimer Menpes (1855–1938)

Title

The five faces of Whistler

Other titles

White ducks

Date made

1893 – c.1895

Place made

Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in black ink, from one plate

Matrix size

17.3 x 15.0 cm (plate-mark)

Support

white chine-colle paper

Support size

26.2 x 23.2 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

2/2

Edition information

edition of 2

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Mortimer Menpes [...illeg]'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

39120

Accession number

76.722.25

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 4, 1976/77 (1976-10-12)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Thirty Victoria Street [gallery], Sydney, 12 October 1976, part of a group of 65 prints by various artists.

Credit line

Purchased 1976

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Menpes, Mortimer. | (1855–1938) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013