Westminster Bridge

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Artist/Maker	Whistler (artist)
Place of origin	London (etched)

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	Prints
Object type	Print
Titles	Westminster Bridge (generic title) The Thames Set (series title) Old Westminster Bridge (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Etching on paper Printing Ink Paper Etching (Printing Process)
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	Realism
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	Bridges
Place depicted	River Thames
Associated objects	19787 19788 19789 19791 19792 19793 19794 24767 24767:2 24767:3 24767:4 24767:7 24767:9 24767:11 24767:13 CIRC.15-1912 E.3041-1931 E.796-1936 24767:1 24767:5 24767:6 24767:8 24767:10 24767:14 24767:15 24767:16 CAI.137 CAI.138 CAI.139 CAI.140 CAI.141 CAI.142 CAI.143 CAI.144 CAI.145 CAI.146 CAI.147 CAI.148 CAI.149 CAI.150 CAI.151 CAI.152 CIRC.13-1912
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	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	19790

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O653879/westminster-bridge-print-whistler/

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