Grand' Place, Brussels / James McNeill Whistler
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.401
- Title
- Grand' Place, Brussels
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Medium and Support
- etching and drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on old laid paper, trimmed to platemark
- Object Creation Date
- 1887
- Object Creation Place
- North and Central America (continent)
- United States (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- North and Central America (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- United States (nation)
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
- Inscription
- On the plate, right center: Butterfly monogram Signed, in pencil, on tab, l.l.: Butterfly monogram and imp. Watermark: (small) Notation on back, in pencil, not by Whistler: K.362 only state/The Grande [sic] Place, Brussels (see catalogue card).
- Dimensions
- 22.1 cm x 14.2 cm (8 11/16 in. x 5 9/16 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- intaglio print
- Physical Description
- A large building with an open square before it dominates the composition. The building has elaborate architectural elements and is clearly a public or official place and has an arched pediment, finials, pilasters, and extensive glazing. In the square before the building are groupings of figures.
- Subject Matter
- Although Whistler never provided a direct depiction of the principal public space in Venice, St. Mark's Square, this etching does show the main square in Brussels, the Grand Place, as well as the Maison des Ducs de Brabant that dominates the square.
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 907 x 1409
- File Size
- 182 KB
- Record
- 1954/1.401
- Link to this Item
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"Grand' Place, Brussels; James McNeill Whistler." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-1.401/1954_1.401.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.