Old Hungerford Bridge, from the 'Sixteen Etchings,' or the 'Thames Set' / James McNeill Whistler
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.121
- Title
- Old Hungerford Bridge, from the 'Sixteen Etchings,' or the 'Thames Set'
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Medium and Support
- etching and drypoint, printed in black ink on laid paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1861
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
- Inscription
- On the plate, l.r.: Whistler On the plate, l.l. butterfly monogram (?) On sheet, in pencil, l.l.: Old Hungerford Bridge. very fine
- Watermark: (partial)
- Dimensions
- 18.4 cm x 23.9 cm (7 1/4 in. x 9 7/16 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Physical Description
- The thriving commercial activity of a metropolitan river is shown as ships and barges of all types maneuver along the river's edge in the foreground. In the middle distance a bridge spans the water and beyond more buildings are loosely sketched in.
- Subject Matter
- This view of the old Hungerford Bridge dominates the scene which both in the foreground and in the distance under and behind the bridge can be seen the thriving shipping along the Thames so frequently the subject of Whistler's "Thames Set" etchings.
- Secondary Keywords
- architecture
- bridges
- cityscapes
- geography
- machine
- objects
- objects we use
- people and occupations
- reflections
- the natural world
- transportation vehicles
- vehicles
- watercraft
- watercraft by general type
- waterscapes
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 985 x 643
- File Size
- 74 KB
- Record
- 1955/1.121
- Link to this Item
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"Old Hungerford Bridge, from the 'Sixteen Etchings,' or the 'Thames Set'; James McNeill Whistler." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1955-sl-1.121/1955_1.121.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.
