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Greenwich Park

Print
c.1859 (etched)
Artist/Maker
Whistler (artist)
Place of origin
London (etched)

‘Greenwich Park’, etching by James Whistler, ca.1859. Signed by the artist in plate. Landscape study of trees, sunlight and shadows in Greenwich Park. A group of three people sitting together in the centre distance, a female figure standing off to the right.


Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleGreenwich Park (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Etching on paper
Paper
Printing Ink
Etching
Brief description
'Greenwich Park', etching by James Whistler, ca.1859.
Physical description
‘Greenwich Park’, etching by James Whistler, ca.1859. Signed by the artist in plate. Landscape study of trees, sunlight and shadows in Greenwich Park. A group of three people sitting together in the centre distance, a female figure standing off to the right.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.6cm
  • Width: 20cm
Style
Realism
Marks and inscriptions
'Whistler' (Signed by the artist in plate bottom left)
Object history
W.33, 2nd state; K.35, 2nd state.
Subjects depicted
Nature
Leisure
Parks (Recreation Areas)
Landscape
Place depicted
Greenwich
Associated object
19795
Bibliographic references
  • Wedmore, Frederick. Whistler's Etchings, A Study and a Catalogue. London: Colnaghi & Co, 1899. No.33.
  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1978. No.35, 2nd state.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.15-1905

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O860362/greenwich-park-print-whistler/
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