Updated 14 May 2025
Currently not on display
Currently not on display
Paul-Adolphe Rajon
Dijon, 1842/1843 - Auvers-sur-Oise, 1888
George Frederic Watts
London, 1817 - Limnerslease, 1904
Portrait of John Stuart Mill
| Materials and Techniques | Etching on paper |
|---|---|
| Size（cm） | 25.8 x 20.2 (image); 46.1 x 31.8 (paper) |
| Inscriptions | Inscribed in plate lower left: G. F. Watts R. A. px; lower right: Rajon st; in pencil lower left margin: P. Rajon; in pen lower right: J. S. Mill; in pencil on mount lower left: (160) / No. 34 |
| Credit Line | Ex-Matsukata Collection |
| Standard ref. | M2652 |
| Category | Prints |
| Collection Number | G.2017-0111 |
Provenance
Kojiro Matsukata, Kobe; pledged by Matsukata to save his business, Kawasaki Dockyard Co., Ltd., Kobe and then seized by Jugo Bank, Tokyo, 1927; private collection, Japan; deposited in NMWA, 25 January 2016, ref. no. 61; purchased by NMWA, 13 July 2017.
Bibliography
- 2019
- Annual Bulletin of the National Museum of Western Art. No. 52 (Apr. 2017-Mar. 2018), 2019, List of New Acquisitions. p. 32.
- 2019
- The Matsukata Collection: Complete Catalogue of the European Art. Kawaguchi, Masako; Jingaoka, Megumi, eds. vol. 2: Sculpture, Drawings, Prints and Decorative Arts and Other Works, Tokyo, The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, 2019, cat. no. 2652, col. repr.