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The Thames (Sketching): P.285-1954

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Object information

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Titles

The Thames (Sketching)

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Whistler, James Abbott McNeill

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1954-10) by Knowles, Guy John Fenton

Dating

Production date: AD 1861

Note

Second state

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of chine collé ( chine colle on thick wove paper) wove paper
Plate Height 120 mm Width 165 mm
Sheet Height 285 mm Width 420 mm

Techniques used in production

Drypoint
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Whistler
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Whister
  • Location: Sheet lower centre left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Name
  • Text: artist proof.
  • Location: Sheet lower centre
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: The artist sketching.
  • Location: Sheet lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Title

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.285-1954
Primary reference Number: 10102
Wedmore (Whistler): 69
Mansfield: 87 II
Kennedy: 86 II
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The Thames (Sketching)" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/10102 Accessed: 2024-12-25 14:02:18

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