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Black Lion Wharf, from A Series of Sixteen Etchings of Scenes on the Thames and Other Subjects


James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Black Lion Wharf, from A Series of Sixteen Etchings of Scenes on the Thames and Other Subjects, 1859, etching on cream Japan paper, Bequest of Winslow B. Ayer, public domain, 35.94

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Title

Black Lion Wharf, from A Series of Sixteen Etchings of Scenes on the Thames and Other Subjects

Related Titles

original language: Black Lion Wharf

series (original language): Thames Set

Artist

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, active England and France, 1834-1903)

Date

1859

Medium

etching on cream Japan paper

Catalogue Raisonné

Glasgow 54

Dimensions (H x W x D)

plate: 5 15/16 in x 8 7/8 in; sheet: 7 7/8 in x 10 5/8 in

Inscriptions & Markings

numbered: 30, graphite [in another hand], bottom right corner

numbered: 35.94, graphite [in another hand], bottom right

inscription: 3290 / 3" Buff. / 3/8 / Ebony, graphite [in another hand], bottom left Language: English

signature; date: Whistler: 1859, printed, lower right in image

Collection Area

Graphic Arts

Category

Prints

Object Type

intaglio print

Culture

American

Credit Line

Bequest of Winslow B. Ayer

Accession Number

35.94

Copyright

public domain

Terms

etching

intaglio printing

intaglio prints

marines

paper

Description

In the summer of 1859, Whistler turned his attention the Thames River, focusing on the curve of the north bank from East London Lime Wharf in the east, to Saint Katharine Docks and the Tower of London in the west. He was fascinated by the ramshackle buildings that lined the wharfs, the commercial activity on the river, and the lives of the working-class men who populated the area.

History
Exhibitions

2017 The Etchings of Whistler and His Circle Portland Art Museum

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