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 .
6: Kennedy to Whistler, 12 April 1893, GUW #07214.
7: Wedmore 1899[more] (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
Portrait studies in which dress is the main element include The Little Hat 366,
The Little Cloak 370 and The Japanese Dress 371. Portraits showing women in furs include Maud, Standing 169, The Fur Tippet: Miss Lenoir 365 and The Busby 368.