Return to Tilbury, from the 'Jubilee' or the 'Naval Review' series / James McNeill Whistler

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Accession Number: 1987/1.361
Title: Return to Tilbury, from the 'Jubilee' or the 'Naval Review' series
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Artist Nationality: American
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Medium and Support: etching, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper, trimmed to platemark
Object Creation Date: 1887
Credit Line: Museum purchase made possible by the Alfred E. Pernt Memorial Fund in honor of Dr. of Technical Sciences Max H.J. Pernt and his wife Anna Pernt (née Mueller)
Inscription: Signed in plate, l.l.: Butterfly monogram Signed, in pencil, on tab: Butterfly monogram and imp. Inscribed in pencil, verso, u.r.: 39 Inscribed in pencil, l.l.: K2030 Inscribed in pencil, verso, l.r.: K.327 undII
Dimensions: 13.1 cm x 9.5 cm (5 3/16 in. x 3 3/4 in.)
Century: 19th century
Physical Description: At some distance can be seen ships with tall masts and a distant shore.
Subject Matter: This quick sketch shows the review of the British troopships off the coast of Tilbury, Essex.
Primary Keywords: seascapes
Secondary Keywords: geography
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 933 x 1137
File Size: 67 KB
Record: 1987/1.361
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Full citation: "Return to Tilbury, from the 'Jubilee' or the 'Naval Review' series; James McNeill Whistler." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1987-sl-1.361/1987_1.361.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024.