Old Battersea Bridge / James McNeill Whistler
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.371
- Title
- Old Battersea Bridge
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Medium and Support
- etching and drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper, trimmed to platemark
- Object Creation Date
- 1879
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
- Inscription
- On the plate, l.r.: Butterfly monogram Signed, in pencil, on tab: Butterfly monogram and imp.
- Dimensions
- 20.2 cm x 29.4 cm (7 15/16 in. x 11 9/16 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Physical Description
- Seen from the surface of a river, a segment of a wooden bridge carries both carriages and pedestrians across the span. The piers of the bridge are reinforced with horizontal boards to protect against collision. Between the piers the distant shore shows numerous buildings and dry-dock cranes. In the center span, a low boat with a sail is about to pass under the bridge, moving towards the viewer.
- Subject Matter
- The Old Battersea Bridge was slated for demolition to begin in 1883 and Whistler returned to the portrayal of the picturesque old timber structure in nearly all media--painting, pastel, lithography, and etching. The low vantage point looking between the piers shows Whistler's affinity with Japanese woodblock prints of similar subjects.
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1403 x 985
- File Size
- 133 KB
- Record
- 1954/1.371
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"Old Battersea Bridge; James McNeill Whistler." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-1.371/1954_1.371.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 16, 2024.
