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Limehouse: P.2089-R

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Object information

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Titles

Limehouse
Sixteen Etchings

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Whistler, James Abbott McNeill

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Mrs Whistler (the artist's mother); Thomas Nelson MacLean;

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1923-09) by Riches, T. H., Mrs

Dating

Production date: AD 1859

Note

From the series "Sixteen Etchings". Published as "Limehouse".

Printed by the artist.

Second state

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 126 mm Width 201 mm
Sheet Height 267 mm Width 360 mm

Techniques used in production

Drypoint
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Whistler
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1859
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Date
  • Text: Proof printed by J. Whistler / Given to me by Mrs. Whistler - (his mother) / 1872 / T.N. MacLean
  • Location: Verso upper right
  • Method of creation: Graphite

References and bibliographic entries

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2089-R
Primary reference Number: 10322
Wedmore (Whistler): 37
Mansfield: 39 II
Kennedy: 40 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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Limehouse" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/10322 Accessed: 2024-11-12 19:32:58

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