Millbank, from 'Sixteen Etchings,' or the 'Thames Set' / James McNeill Whistler

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Accession Number
1998/2.13
Title
Millbank, from 'Sixteen Etchings,' or the 'Thames Set'
Artist Nationality
American
Artist Life Dates
1834-1903
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.
Primary Keywords
buildings
docks
figures
water
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Image Size
3012 x 1960
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785 KB
Record
1998/2.13
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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.
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