The Fur Cloak - Mrs Herbert |  Freer Gallery of Art (1893.24) | |
| Number: | 367 | |
| Date: | 1887 | |
| Medium: | drypoint | |
| Size: | 218 x 128 mm | |
| Signed: | no | |
| Inscribed: | no | |
| Set/Publication: | no | |
| No. of States: | 2 | |
| Known impressions: | 4 | |
| Catalogues: | K.332; M.328; W.221 | |
| Impressions taken from this plate (4) | ||
KEYWORD
clothing, dress, fashion, full-length, fur, portrait, woman standing.
TITLE
There are two possible titles, sometimes combined, as follows:
'The Fur Cloak' (1887, Whistler). 3
'Mrs Herbert' (1887/1888, Whistler). 4
'Fur cloak' (1888/1890s, Whistler). 5
'Fur Cloak Mrs. H.' (1893, Edward Guthrie Kennedy (1849-1932)). 6
'The Fur Cloak ' (1899, Frederick Wedmore (1844-1921)). 7
'Herbert - Mrs The Fur Cloak' (1890/1892, Beatrice Whistler (1857-1896)). 8
The title 'The Fur Cloak - Mrs Herbert' is based on Beatrice Whistler's title, and on Whistler's earlier titles.
'The Fur Cloak' (1887, Whistler). 3
'Mrs Herbert' (1887/1888, Whistler). 4
'Fur cloak' (1888/1890s, Whistler). 5
'Fur Cloak Mrs. H.' (1893, Edward Guthrie Kennedy (1849-1932)). 6
'The Fur Cloak ' (1899, Frederick Wedmore (1844-1921)). 7
'Herbert - Mrs The Fur Cloak' (1890/1892, Beatrice Whistler (1857-1896)). 8
The title 'The Fur Cloak - Mrs Herbert' is based on Beatrice Whistler's title, and on Whistler's earlier titles.
3: Whistler to T. McLean, 17 November 1887, GUW #13016.
4: Lists, [August 1887/1888] GUW #13233.
5: Written on 
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6: Kennedy to Whistler, 12 April 1893, GUW #07214.
7: Wedmore 1899 (cat. no. 221).
8: List, [1890/1892], GUW #12715.
DESCRIPTION
A full length portrait of a woman standing facing slightly to the left, wearing a heavy fur coat with a broad collar, against a shadowy background.
SITTER
Mrs Herbert has not been identified.
DISCUSSION