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Old Westminster Bridge: P.79-1959

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Object information

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Titles

Old Westminster Bridge
Sixteen Etchings

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Whistler, James Abbott McNeill

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1959-05) by Knowles, Guy John Fenton

Dating

Production date: AD 1859

Note

From the series "Sixteen Etchings". Published as "Old Westminster Bridge".

Second state

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Sheet Height 190 mm Width 314 mm
Plate Height 75 mm Width 203 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Whistler
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1859
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Date

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.79-1959
Primary reference Number: 10209
Wedmore (Whistler): 36
Mansfield: 38 II
Kennedy: 39 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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