Courtyard, Chelsea Hospital / James McNeill Whistler
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.425
- Title
- Courtyard, Chelsea Hospital
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Medium and Support
- lithograph with stumping on laid paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1888
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
- Inscription
- On the stone, u.l.: Butterfly monogram. Collector's mark: T.R.W. (in rectangle) Thomas Robert Way. Lugt 2456.
- Dimensions
- 28.9 cm x 22.2 cm (11 3/8 in. x 8 3/4 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Physical Description
- A courtyard is depicted in the foreground with a doorway leading to a long passage in the distance at the right. The chief object of interest is the elaborate portal out of the couryard, flanked by columns and above which is a window with a balcony. Two faintly drawn windows are visible to the left, in front of which two figures sit together on a bench; there is indication of two stories of windows above the doorway, although the one of the third floor is only loosely indicated. The quoined edges of a tall wall at the right leads to a low wall on the right side in the foreground. In the foreground at the left are three children.
- Subject Matter
- Whistler lived near the Royal Hospital in Chelsea and drew the courtyard of this retreat for pensioners that was designed by Sir Christopher Wren in 1682.
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 963 x 1155
- File Size
- 102 KB
- Record
- 1954/1.425
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-1.425/1954_1.425.jpg
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"Courtyard, Chelsea Hospital; James McNeill Whistler." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-1.425/1954_1.425.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.
