The Punt (The Angler); an illustration for "Passages from Modern English Poets" / James McNeill Whistler
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- Accession Number
- 1938.10
- Title
- The Punt (The Angler); an illustration for "Passages from Modern English Poets"
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Medium and Support
- etching on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1861
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Inscription
- Signed, on plate, l.l.: Whistler On the plate: London, Published December 1st. 1861, by Day & Son, Lith. to the Queen. On the plate, l.r.: J. Whistler On plate, u.r.: PL. 7
- Dimensions
- 16.4 cm x 23.5 cm (6 7/16 in. x 9 1/4 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Physical Description
- In a tranquil pastoral setting, a man stands in a punt (or shallow-bottomed open boat) with a pipe in his mouth and holding a pole to help propel himself through the shallow river.
- Subject Matter
- This scene in rural England was one of two images that Whistler contributed to the volume "Passages from Modern English Poets," published in 1862. The other work by Whistler among the 47 etchings in the book was "Sketching No. 1".
- Rights
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1163 x 803
- File Size
- 117 KB
- Record
- 1938.10
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"The Punt (The Angler); an illustration for "Passages from Modern English Poets"; James McNeill Whistler." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1938.10/1938.10.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.