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 Nationality
American
Artist Life Dates
1834-1903
Medium and Support
etching on laid tissue
Object Creation Date
1859
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."
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boats
buildings
water
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1954/1.336
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"Eagle Wharf (Tyzac, Whiteley & Co.), One of the 'Sixteen Etchings,' or the 'Tham; James McNeill Whistler." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-1.336/1954_1.336.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024.
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