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Title

Little London

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

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.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1896

Accession Number

1954/1.460

Medium and Support

transfer lithograph wtih stumping on wove paper

relevance

rank 14.20568

Primary Keywords

boats

bridges

bridges (built works)

buildings

london

london (inhabited place)

townscapes (built environment)

water

Title

Kensington Gardens (small plate)

Artist

Sir Francis Seymour Haden

Artist Life Dates

1818-1910

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1859

Accession Number

1990/2.36

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint on paper

relevance

rank 11.11038

Primary Keywords

london

Title

London Bridge

Artist

Joseph Constantin Stadler

Artist Life Dates

fl. 1780-1812

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1795

Accession Number

1949/1.141

Medium and Support

aquatint on paper

relevance

rank 10.98549

Primary Keywords

bridges

london

Title

Kensington Gardens (Large Plate)

Artist

Sir Francis Seymour Haden

Artist Life Dates

1818-1910

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1860

Accession Number

1955/1.113

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 10.86337

Primary Keywords

london

parks

trees

Title

Painter, London, from "Artifacts"

Artist

Ralph Gibson

Artist Life Dates

born 1939

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1984

Accession Number

1985/2.95.5

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 10.86337

Primary Keywords

artists

london

painter

Title

The Thames at Limehouse

Artist

Aileen Elliott

Artist Life Dates

1896-1966

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1896-1992

Accession Number

1992/1.161

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint on laid paper

relevance

rank 10.62709

Primary Keywords

boats

london

rivers

thames embankment

Title

Kensington Gardens

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

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.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1896

Accession Number

1954/1.456

Medium and Support

lithograph on printed on laid paper

relevance

rank 10.62709

Primary Keywords

fences

london

parks

trees

walking

Title

Little London

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

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.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1896

Accession Number

1954/1.461

Medium and Support

transfer lithograph with stumping on wove paper

relevance

rank 10.62709

Primary Keywords

boats

bridges

buildings

london

water

Title

Lord Charles Spencer (1740-1820), Second son of the Third Duke of Marlborough

Artist

Joshua Reynolds

Physical Description

A young man leans against a stone ledge and gazes to his right. He wears a slate blue jacket with a white collar and cuffs and has a matching mantle. He casually hooks a finger of his left hand in the hilt of a sword that hangs at his waist. A plain stone column immediately behind the sitter creates a near silhouette of the shadowed side of his face. A hazy sky fills the background.

Artist Life Dates

1723-1792

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1759

Accession Number

2001/2.128

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 9.97617

Primary Keywords

columns (architectural elements)

london (inhabited place)

nobles (aristocrats)

oil paintings

portraits

Title

The Edwards Family on a Terrace

Artist

Charles Philips

Physical Description

Six figures appear in a formal garden landscape. On the right a pair of men in powdered wigs stand behind two women, one seated in a wheelchair, before an elaborate portico. A pair of boys, also sporting wigs, stand on the left, partly screened by a fountain. One of the boys holds a shell and the other carries a parrot. A small pool extends through the middle ground behind the figures and draws attention to the setting and the distant obelisk visible above the trees.

Artist Life Dates

1708 - 1747

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1732

Accession Number

2000/2.3

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 9.31081

Primary Keywords

conversation pieces

families

fathers

fountains

gardens

london (inhabited place)

mothers

obelisks

oil paintings

parrots

shell (animal material)

sons

Title

Untitled (Dollhouse); from the 2002 Peter Norton Family Christmas Project

Artist

Yinka Shonibare

Physical Description

Dollhouse replica of a two-storey Victorian-style flat in the East End of London. The façade is red brick with white molding. The upper storey has two tall windows that face onto the street; the door into the flat is on the left, and to the right of it is a large bay window. The split-level interior holds a bedroom and parlor, both of which are decorated with wallpaper and furnishings, including cabinets, chairs, tables, fireplaces, and a canopy bed. Reproductions of paintings by Shonibare and Jean-Honoré Fragonard hang on the walls. A seal on the right-facing outside wall reads: “Yinka Shonibare, artist, lives here.”

Artist Life Dates

born 1962

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

2002

Accession Number

2008/2.256

Medium and Support

resin, plastic, wood, paper and fabric

relevance

rank 7.98645

Primary Keywords

african

assemblage (sculpture technique)

beds (furniture)

bookshelves

cabinets (case furniture)

chairs

collage

copies (derivative objects)

dollmaking

english

fireplaces

furniture

london (inhabited place)

miniatures (paintings)

play (recreation)

table (support furniture)

toys (recreational artifacts)

victorian