Waterloo Bridge / James McNeill Whistler

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Accession Number: 1954/1.462
Title: Waterloo Bridge
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Artist Nationality: American
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Medium and Support: transfer lithograph on old laid paper
Object Creation Date: 1896
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
Inscription: On the stone, l.r.: Butterfly monogram Collector's mark: Rosalind Birnie Philip. Lugt 405 Watermark: (partial) elaborate ?
Dimensions: 34.4 cm x 24.9 cm (13 9/16 in. x 9 13/16 in.)
Century: 19th century
Physical Description: A vignetted view of a roadway with carriages is shown passing beneather a bridge crossing a river, which, too has carriages on its roadbed. The scene is one of bustling activity, although seen from a distance and from an elevated height.
Subject Matter: This view of the Victoria Embankment passing below the northern spans of the Waterloo Bridge was drawn from the Whistlers' suite of rooms at the Savoy Hotel.
Primary Keywords: bridges; cart; road; water
Secondary Keywords: architecture; objects; roads; the natural world; transportation; vehicles; waterscapes
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 977 x 1427
File Size: 112 KB
Record: 1954/1.462
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-1.462/1954_1.462.jpg

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Full citation: "Waterloo Bridge; James McNeill Whistler." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-1.462/1954_1.462.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024.