Eagle Wharf (Tyzac, Whiteley & Co.), One of the 'Sixteen Etchings,' or the 'Tham; James McNeill Whistler

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Accession Number
1954/1.336
Title
Eagle Wharf (Tyzac, Whiteley & Co.), One of the 'Sixteen Etchings,' or the 'Tham
Artist
James McNeill Whistler
Artist Nationality
American
Artist Life Dates
1834-1903
Medium and Support
etching on laid tissue
Object Creation Date
1859
Credit Line
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
Inscription
On the plate: Whistler. 1859. On sheet, in pencil, l.r.: K.41 Tyzac Whiteley & Co. / only state
Dimensions
23.6 cm x 34.3 cm (9 5/16 in. x 13 1/2 in.)
Century
19th century
Physical Description
This plate shows a view of docks, businesses that serve shipping, and numerous ships, some pulled up in dry dock. In the foreground a low boat (a barge or lighter) angles into the space, on which a man in a cap is seated, hands on his knees, looking at the viewer.
Subject Matter
Many of Whistler's views of the Thames show the unsavory and dilapidated buildings around the Pool of London where the commercial hub of London's shipping business flourished. These regions, including Wapping and Rotherthite, were slated for demolition as part of an urban renewal project. Here Whistler was responding to Charles Baudelaire's challenge to artists that they find subjects for their art drawn from the "heriosm of modern life."
Primary Keywords
boats
buildings
water
Secondary Keywords
architecture
objects we use
ships
the natural world
transportation vehicles
vehicles
watercraft
watercraft by general type
waterscapes
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