Sketching, No. 1; an illustration for 'Passages from Modern English Poets' / James McNeill Whistler

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Accession Number
1938.11
Title
Sketching, No. 1; an illustration for 'Passages from Modern English Poets'
Artist Nationality
American
Artist Life Dates
1834-1903
Object Creation Date
1861
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Inscription
Signed on plate, l.r.: Whistler
Signed on the plate, l.r.: J. Whistler
Inscribed on the plate: London Published Decembe[r] 1st. 1861 by Day & Son, Lith. to the Queen
Printed on the plate, l.r.: J. Whistler
Printed on the plate, u.r.: Pl. 45
Dimensions
16.7 cm x 23.5 cm (6 9/16 in. x 9 1/4 in.)
Century
19th century
Physical Description
A rural countryside with a river flowing into the distance at the right dominates the scene. Two figures in a rowboat are at the center of the image and at the lower right corner, an artist, seated on a camp stool and facing away from the viewer, sketches the rowers.
Subject Matter
This scene in rural England was one of two images that Whistler contributed to the volume "Passages from Modern English Poets," published in 1862. The other work by Whistler among the 47 etchings in the book was "The Punt".
Primary Keywords
boats
standing
water
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1151 x 811
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Record
1938.11
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"Sketching, No. 1; an illustration for 'Passages from Modern English Poets'; James McNeill Whistler." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1938.11/1938.11.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.
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