Clothes-Exchange, Houndsditch, No. l / James McNeill Whistler

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Accession Number
1985/2.119
Title
Clothes-Exchange, Houndsditch, No. l
Artist Nationality
American
Artist Life Dates
1834-1903
Object Creation Date
1887
Inscription
Signed, on plate, l.c.: Butterfly Signed on tab: Butterfly monogram and imp.
Dimensions
16 cm x 24 cm (6 5/16 in. x 9 7/16 in.)
Century
19th century
Physical Description
The work shows a view down a partly drawn street to a building at the end. The ground floor of the building is open to the street, creating a dark space behind the entrance. Figures are arranged down the street and at the threshold of the building at the end of the street.
Subject Matter
Whistler, following some of his early interests, was attracted to working parts of London. The Clothes Exchange was in Houndsditch in the East End. According to the Glasgow etching website, this area was also the Jewish quarter in London and "it may have had associations for Whistler with the Jewish characters drawn and etched by Rembrandt Harmens van Rijn."
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buildings
figures
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1985/2.119
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"Clothes-Exchange, Houndsditch, No. l; James McNeill Whistler." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1985-sl-2.119/1985_2.119.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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