Millbank, from 'Sixteen Etchings,' or the 'Thames Set' / James McNeill Whistler
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1998/2.13
- Title
- Millbank, from 'Sixteen Etchings,' or the 'Thames Set'
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Medium and Support
- etching and drypoint, printed in black ink on medium-weight tan laid paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1861
- Inscription
- Inscribed in graphite, l.r.: David Roberts. R.A./With the compliments of/J. Whistler
- Dimensions
- 30.3 cm x 22.3 cm (11 15/16 in. x 8 3/4 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Physical Description
- An expansive riverscape moves across the middle of the image, from left to right. On the near bank are pilings and a retaining wall while on the opposite bank are factories and other buildings. In the foreground, two men stand on the embankment near the waterline; another man stands at the back of a boat or barge in the lower left corner.
- Subject Matter
- The view Whistler has chosen is of Millbank in London and the asymetrical composition shows Whistler's debt to Japanese art. The inscription indicates that this image was used to advertise the first public showing of the "Thames Set" in 1861.
- Secondary Keywords
- architecture
- buildings and the land
- cityscapes
- open spaces
- open spaces and site elements
- open spaces by location or context
- people and occupations
- ships
- the natural world
- waterfront spaces
- waterfronts and waterfront spaces
- waterscapes
- 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
- Image Size
- 3012 x 1960
- File Size
- 785 KB
- Record
- 1998/2.13
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1998-sl-2.13/1998_2.13.jpg
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"Millbank, from 'Sixteen Etchings,' or the 'Thames Set'; James McNeill Whistler." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1998-sl-2.13/1998_2.13.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.