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Chelsea: old Battersea Bridge and Chelsea Old Church, with Albert Bridge beyond (seen in reverse)

Print
1879 (published)
Artist/Maker
Whistler (artist)
Place of origin
London (made)

Etching by James McNeill Whistler, Chelsea: old Battersea Bridge and Chelsea Old Church, with Albert Bridge beyond (seen in reverse); Published by The Fine Art Society, 1879. Artist’s butterfly signature at lower middle right. View of old Battersea Bridge and Chelsea Old Church on the River Thames (seen in reverse).


Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
Titles
  • Chelsea: old Battersea Bridge and Chelsea Old Church, with Albert Bridge beyond (seen in reverse) (generic title)
  • Fulham (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Etching on paper
Paper
Printing Ink
Etching (Printing Process)
Brief description
Etching by James McNeill Whistler, Chelsea: old Battersea Bridge and Chelsea Old Church, with Albert Bridge beyond (seen in reverse). ca.1879.
Physical description
Etching by James McNeill Whistler, Chelsea: old Battersea Bridge and Chelsea Old Church, with Albert Bridge beyond (seen in reverse); Published by The Fine Art Society, 1879. Artist’s butterfly signature at lower middle right. View of old Battersea Bridge and Chelsea Old Church on the River Thames (seen in reverse).
Dimensions
  • Height: 13cm
  • Width: 20.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • (With the stamp of the Printsellers' Association)
  • (Artist's butterfly signature at lower middle right)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Miss R. E. Armstrong
Object history
W.148; K.182, 2nd state. Wrongly described as 'Fulham'.
Subjects depicted
Bridges
Churches
Rivers
Places depicted
London
River Thames
Associated object
E.3014-1901
Bibliographic references
  • Wedmore, Frederick. Whistler's Etchings, A Study and a Catalogue. London: Colnaghi & Co, 1899. No.148.
  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1978. No.182, 2nd state.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.971-1954

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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