Dumbarton Oaks - Prints and Photographs

Prints and Photographs

As a young girl, Mildred Bliss née Barnes was an avid collector of prints. She assembled an exceptional collection of etchings and engravings, as she was particularly astute in obtaining quality impressions and states. Favorite artists included James Abbott McNeill Whistler and Rembrandt van Rijn. The Blisses later gave away or sold for endowment much of this collection. Over the years, the Blisses and Dumbarton Oaks also have been given important historical and art photographs.

Showing 1 to 8 of 8 Records

Portrait of Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905)

Studio of Ernest Walter Histed
American
1899
gelatin silver print on paper
HC.PH.1900.01

Windsor (Memorial)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler
American, Impressionist
1887
brown ink on very thin laid paper trimmed to the plate mark
HC.PR.1903.11.(DP)

House of the Swan, Brussels

James Abbott McNeill Whistler
American
1887
brown ink on laid paper trimmed at the plate mark
HC.PR.1903.12.(Et)

Weary

James Abbott McNeill Whistler
American, Symbolist
1863
black ink on Japanese tissue (Japon pelure)
HC.PR.1906.13.(DP)

Signing of Declaration of Independence

Denison Kimberly
American
1841
engraving on paper
HC.PR.1933.02.(En)

Buenos Ayres (Amérique Méridionale)

J. Schroeder
French
ca. 1859
hand-colored, steel engraving on paper
HC.PR.xxxx.07.(Gr)

Little Steps, Chelsea

James Abbott McNeill Whistler
American
ca. 1884 - 1886
brown ink on laid paper trimmed to the plate mark
HC.PR.xxxx.14.(Et)

The Pleiades

Elihu Vedder
American, Post-Impressionist Period, ca. 1890-1920 CE, Post-Impressionist
1898
photoprint with added goucahe on paper
HC.PR.xxxx.55.(Gr)