Boston Public LibraryJames McNeill Whistler (1834-1903). Lithographs, Etchings, and Drawings / American Artists
Early morning, Battersea
Item Information
- Title:
- Early morning, Battersea
- Title (alt.):
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Early morning: Battersea
- Description:
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At the left, in the foreground, a rowboat lies on the shore of the Thames, at ebb-tide. Beyond is Cadogan Pier with its barge-like landing-stage, which a steamboat is leaving. Out in the stream, there are several barges, one of them with hoisted sail. Across the river, high buildings and tall chimneys appear, under a cloudy sky; in the distance is Battersea Bridge. In the left lower corner, "Whistler."
- Artist:
- Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903
- Name on Item:
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Whistler
- Date:
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[1861]
- 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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Waterfronts
Rivers
Boats
- Places:
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England > London > Chelsea
England > Thames (river)
- Extent:
- 1 print : drypoint ; plate mark 12 x 16 cm
- Permalink:
- https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/3r076n13m
- 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.
Alternative title from item.
Kennedy: K. 75
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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Only state.
- Identifier:
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17_14_000196
W. 1201 (no longer used)
- Barcode:
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36666000188728
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