Little London / James McNeill Whistler
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.461
- Title
- Little London
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Medium and Support
- transfer lithograph with stumping on wove paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1896
- 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 stone, bottom center: Butterfly monogram Collector's mark: Rosalind Birnie Philip. Lugt 405 Watermark: O. W. P. & A. C. L. / A. C. L. / O. W. P.
- Dimensions
- 37.9 cm x 25.7 cm (14 15/16 in. x 10 1/8 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- transfer lithograph
- Physical Description
- A sweeping panorama of a city is visible from an elevated vantage point. Bridges cross a river and boats are evident. The river occupies the right side of the composition and the curving near bank of the river dominates the left side of the work. The cityscape includes many buildings, culimnating in one large dome in the distance. There is evidence that a window ledge exists along the bottom of the image and in the distance there are blustery clouds, indicating a leaden wintery sky.
- Subject Matter
- Drawn from the windows of the newly opened Savoy Hotel in London, this panorama long the north bank of the Thames shows Waterloo Bridge and the Victoria Embankment; in the distance are the dome of St. Paul's and other of London's bridges and buildings. Whistler and his wife lived in rooms on the top floor of the Savoy during Beatrix's final months before her death.
- Secondary Keywords
- architecture
- cityscapes
- england
- europe
- locality
- objects we use
- the natural world
- transportation vehicles
- united kingdom
- vehicles
- watercraft
- watercraft by general type
- waterscapes
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 953 x 1392
- File Size
- 99 KB
- Record
- 1954/1.461
- Link to this Item
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"Little London; James McNeill Whistler." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-1.461/1954_1.461.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.
