Billingsgate / James McNeill Whistler
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.339.1
- Title
- Billingsgate
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Medium and Support
- etching, printed in black ink on laid Japan paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1859
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
- Inscription
- Signed and dated on the plate, l.r.: Whistler. 1859.
- Dimensions
- 20.7 cm x 30.9 cm (8 1/8 in. x 12 3/16 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Physical Description
- A group of figures stand on the bow of a boat at the left. Behind and to the left are buildings and steps leading up to a quay with people gathered along the railings. Behind the figures and to the right are the numerous masts of ships lined side by side, all containing figures while in the distance beyond are the arches of a bridge.
- Subject Matter
- Billingsgate was a district in London with a large and prosperous fish market.
- Secondary Keywords
- architecture
- buildings and the land
- open spaces
- open spaces and site elements
- open spaces by location or context
- ships
- the natural world
- waterfront spaces
- waterfronts and waterfront spaces
- waterscapes
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 3505 x 2350
- File Size
- 547 KB
- Record
- 1954/1.339.1
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-1.339.1/1954_1.339.1.jpg
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"Billingsgate; James McNeill Whistler." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-1.339.1/1954_1.339.1.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.