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(c) 2021 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Porpoises
(c) 2021 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
(c) 2021 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Porpoises

artist (Lynn, Massachusetts, 1864 - 1940, Jamaica Plain)
Datebefore 1922
Place MadeBoston, Massachusetts, United States, North America
MediumEtching with drypoint on wove paper
Dimensions16.2 x 20.3 cm (6 3/8 x 8 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number1.4.o.43
eMuseum ID727868
Original Number2.3.o.81
EmbARK ObjectID13978
TMS Source ID2813
Last Updated10/3/24
Status
Not on view
Web CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
MarksNotesInscribed in graphite (lower left margin): Charles H. Woodbury
Inscribed in graphite (lower right margin): 5/100
Watermark (center right): [cluster of three leaves]  
ProvenanceNotesGift from the artist Charles Herbert Woodbury (American, 1864-1940) to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 7 January 1922.
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Charles Herbert Woodbury
about 1916
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Charles Herbert Woodbury
5 January 1922
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Charles Meryon
1853
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James McNeill Whistler
1879-1880
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Paul César Helleu
about 1892
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Paul César Helleu
1892
(c) 2014 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
James McNeill Whistler
1879-1880
(c) 2014 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
James McNeill Whistler
1879-1880
(c) 2014 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
James McNeill Whistler
1879-1880
(c) 2014 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
James McNeill Whistler
1879-1880
(c) 2014 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
James McNeill Whistler
1879-1880
(c) 2014 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
James McNeill Whistler
1879-1880