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
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.
- Exhibitions
2017 The Etchings of Whistler and His Circle Portland Art Museum