Whistler etching, Little Arthur,c1858.Scroll down the photos on the left to see the etching removed from the frame.

A rare etching by Whistler; one example is included in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The following is from the Metropolitan Museum of Art website: Early in 1858 Whistler went to London from Paris to recuperate from a bad fall and stayed with his sister Deborah and her husband Seymour Haden. A gifted etcher, the latter encouraged the artists first serious efforts in the medium. This moody image of the artist's nephew emphasizes dramatic lighting over portraiture and echoes Rembrandt whose works were collected by Haden. In November 1858, Whistler included the print in his first published set, "Douze eau-fortes d'apres Nature" ("Twelve Etchings from Nature"), known as the "French Set." This impression belonged to Thomas Winans, a Baltimore friend who financed the artist's move to Paris in 1855; Winans kept the print in an album that descendants gave to the Museum. Little Arthur, James McNeill Whistler (American, Lowell, Massachusetts 183t to 1903 London), Etching; fourth state of four (Glasgow); printed in dark brown ink on buff laid paper This image is in the Public Domain.

Appears to be in great condition, 2.5 inches by 3.5 inches(sight to the mat).Richly inked. We removed it from the frame,scroll down the photos on the left.