Boston Public LibraryJames McNeill Whistler (1834-1903). Lithographs, Etchings, and Drawings / American Artists
Chelsea Bridge and church
Item Information
- Title:
- Chelsea Bridge and church
- Description:
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At the left, on the beach of the Thames, a rowboat and two barges lie near a tall post. Conspicuous above buildings beyond is a church tower surmounted by a flagpole. In the distance a bridge crosses the river, under a cloudy sky. The plate is unsigned.
- Artist:
- Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903
- Date:
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[1871]
- Format:
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Prints
- Genre:
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Drypoints
Marine prints
- Location:
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Boston Public Library
Arts Department - Collection (local):
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James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903). Lithographs, Etchings, and Drawings
- Subjects:
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Bridges
Churches
Boats
- Places:
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England > London > Chelsea
England > Thames (river)
Chelsea Bridge
- Extent:
- 1 print : drypoint ; plate mark 11 x 17 cm
- Permalink:
- https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/3r076n27z
- Terms of Use:
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No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
- Notes:
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Title from catalogue raisonné.
Kennedy: K. 95
Handwritten on item: "One of sixteen etchings" (Thames set)
- Notes (date):
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Date supplied by cataloger.
This date is inferred.
- Notes (citation):
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Kennedy, Edward G. (Edward Guthrie). "The etched work of Whistler ; compiled, arranged and described by Edward G. Kennedy, with an introduction by Royal Cortissoz." Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1978, San Francisco.
- Notes (object):
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First state of four.
Before the butterfly; with the heavy sky.
- Identifier:
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17_14_000203
W. 1203 (no longer used)
- Barcode:
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36666000188793
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