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Westminster Bridge

Print
1859 (etched)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Etching by James Whistler, ‘Westminster Bridge’, from the Thames Set. Etched 1859. Early impression. In addition to early impressions the plate was printed and issued in 1871 as one of the ‘Sixteen Etchings of Scenes on the Thames, and Other Subjects,’ by Ellis and Green, 32 King Street, Covent Garden, in editions of one hundred. Signed and dated by the artist in plate. View of the Thames. In the left foreground, two horses wading in the river, with boats beyond. In the middle distance, the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Bridge in silhouette.

Object details

Category
Object type
Titles
  • Westminster Bridge (generic title)
  • The Thames Set (series title)
  • Old Westminster Bridge (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Etching on paper
Brief description
Etching by James Whistler, 'Westminster Bridge', from the Thames Set. Etched 1859.
Physical description
Etching by James Whistler, ‘Westminster Bridge’, from the Thames Set. Etched 1859. Early impression. In addition to early impressions the plate was printed and issued in 1871 as one of the ‘Sixteen Etchings of Scenes on the Thames, and Other Subjects,’ by Ellis and Green, 32 King Street, Covent Garden, in editions of one hundred. Signed and dated by the artist in plate. View of the Thames. In the left foreground, two horses wading in the river, with boats beyond. In the middle distance, the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Bridge in silhouette.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.6cm
  • Width: 20.3cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Whistler 1859' (Signed and dated by the artist in plate bottom left.)
Object history
W.36, 1st state; K.39, Ist state.
Subject depicted
Place depicted
Associated objects
Bibliographic references
  • Wedmore, Frederick. Whistler's Etchings, A Study and a Catalogue. London: Colnaghi & Co, 1899. No.36, 1st state.
  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1978. No.39, 1st state.
Collection
Accession number
19790

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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