Little London / James McNeill Whistler

Accession Number

1954/1.460

Title

Little London

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Artist Nationality

American

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Medium and Support

transfer lithograph wtih stumping on wove paper

Object Creation Date

1896

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, bottom center: Butterfly monogram Collector's mark: T.R.W. (in rectangle) Thomas Robert Way. Lugt 2456

Dimensions

28.6 cm x 22.2 cm (11 1/4 in. x 8 3/4 in.)

Century

19th century

Primary Object Classification

Print

Primary Object Type

transfer lithograph

Physical Description

A sweeping panorama of a city is visible from an elevated vantage point. Bridges cross a river and boats are evident. The river occupies the right side of the composition and the curving near bank of the river dominates the left side of the work. The cityscape includes many buildings, culimnating in one large dome in the distance. There is evidence that a window ledge exists along the bottom of the image and in the distance there are blustery clouds, indicating a leaden wintery sky.

Subject Matter

Drawn from the windows of the newly opened Savoy Hotel in London, this panorama long the north bank of the Thames shows Waterloo Bridge and the Victoria Embankment; in the distance are the dome of St. Paul's and other of London's bridges and buildings. Whistler and his wife lived in rooms on the top floor of the Savoy during Beatrix's final months before her death.

Primary Keywords

boats

bridges

bridges (built works)

buildings

london

london (inhabited place)

townscapes (built environment)

water

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

cityscapes

cultural landscapes

cultural landscapes by location or context

descriptors

england

england (country)

europe

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

greater london (metropolitan area)

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

locality

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the natural world

transportation structures

transportation structures by form

transportation vehicles

united kingdom

united kingdom (nation)

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

waterscapes

Rights

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Collection

University of Michigan Museum of Art

Image Size

977 x 1315

File Size

119 KB

Record

1954/1.460

Link to this Item

https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-1.460/1954_1.460.jpg content_copy

In public portfolios

London (77)

Manifest

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