Wapping--The Pool / James McNeill Whistler
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.370
- Title
- Wapping--The Pool
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Medium and Support
- etching and drypoint, printed in warm black ink on laid paper
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1879
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
- Inscription
- On the plate, l.r.: Butterfly monogram Signed, in pencil, l.r.: Butterfly monogram Titled, in pencil, l.l.: "Wapping - The Pool" Watermark: (elaborate)
- Dimensions
- 24.8 cm x 35.4 cm (9 3/4 in. x 13 15/16 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Physical Description
- A river stretches before the viewer. In the foreground are a several rows of flat, mast-less boats tied to the quay. A group of ships with sails furled are at anchor in the middle of the river. On either side and extending into the distance can be seen buildings that hug either bank of the river.
- Subject Matter
- Although he had begun to work in lithography by this time, Whistler reprised a number of views of the docks and commercial buildings that had won him such acclaim when the Thames Set was published in 1871. Recalling the teaming wharves of "Eagle Wharf" and "Rotherthite", Whistler may have hoped that these new plates showing the Pool of London would help alleviate his financial distress.
- Secondary Keywords
- architecture
- buildings and the land
- objects we use
- open spaces
- open spaces and site elements
- open spaces by location or context
- ships
- the natural world
- transportation vehicles
- vehicles
- watercraft
- watercraft by general type
- waterfront spaces
- waterfronts and waterfront spaces
- waterscapes
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 717 x 471
- File Size
- 28 KB
- Record
- 1954/1.370
- Link to this Item
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"Wapping--The Pool; James McNeill Whistler." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-1.370/1954_1.370.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 16, 2024.
