The Terrace, Luxembourg / James McNeill Whistler

Accession Number

1954/1.448

Title

The Terrace, Luxembourg

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Artist Nationality

American

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Medium and Support

transfer lithograph with stumping on laid paper

Object Creation Date

1894

Object Creation Place

North and Central America (continent)

United States (nation)

Creation Place 1

North and Central America (continent)

Creation Place 2

United States (nation)

Credit Line

Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Inscription

On the stone, to l. of image: Butterfly monogram Collector's mark: Rosalind Birnie Philip. Lugt 405 Watermark: (elaborate)

Dimensions

20.8 cm x 31.2 cm (8 3/16 in. x 12 5/16 in.)

Century

19th century

Primary Object Classification

Print

Primary Object Type

transfer lithograph

Physical Description

Six figures, women and girls, sit or stand in front of a balustrade. On the left side is an urn holding a plant; the upper portion of a young tree projects above the balustrade at center; in the distance on the right appears the upper portion of a building with a mansard roof

Subject Matter

Whistler's lithographs of the Luxembourg Gardens often focused on groupings of mothers or nannies and their charges. In this image, the group of women and girls before the terrace balustrade are vignetted with only cursory indication of setting.

Primary Keywords

birds

buildings

chairs

gardens

luxembourg gardens

paris

paris (inhabited place)

plants

seated

sitting

standing

vessels

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

architecture

buildings and the land

containers

containers by form

europe

europe (continent)

figures

france

france (nation)

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

geographic and political locations

landscapes (environments)

locality

natural landscapes

objects

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by form

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

seating furniture

settlements and landscapes

single seating furniture

the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

ville de paris, dèpartement de (department)

œle-de-france (region)

Rights

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Collection

University of Michigan Museum of Art

Image Size

1337 x 937

File Size

108 KB

Record

1954/1.448

Link to this Item

https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-1.448/1954_1.448.jpg content_copy

In public portfolios

Girlhood (313)

Manifest

https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/musart:1954-SL-1.448:1954_1.448.JPG content_copy