Kensington Gardens / James McNeill Whistler
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.456
- Title
- Kensington Gardens
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Medium and Support
- lithograph on printed on laid paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1896
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
- Inscription
- On the stone, l.l.: Butterfly monogram Watermark: PRO PATRIA etc.
- Dimensions
- 31.5 cm x 20 cm (12 3/8 in. x 7 7/8 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Physical Description
- A vignetted view of a park where two different walkways intersect. Metal railings frame the wakway and in the upper portion of the image trees can be seen. Along the walkways are groups of people strolling.
- Subject Matter
- This image was drawn in January 1896 from the Whistlers' rooms at DeVere House, a hotel with views overlooking Kensington Gardens.
- Secondary Keywords
- architecture
- buildings and the land
- england
- europe
- figures
- kensington gardens
- locality
- open spaces
- open spaces and site elements
- open spaces by function
- people and occupations
- plants
- the natural world
- united kingdom
- Rights
- If you are interested in using an image for a publication, please visit https://umma.umich.edu/about/services/request-image/ for more information and to fill out the online Image Rights and Reproductions Request Form.
Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Record
- 1954/1.456
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-1.456/1
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"Kensington Gardens; James McNeill Whistler." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-1.456/1. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 02, 2024.