Black Lion Wharf
Black Lion Wharf
Black Lion Wharf
Black Lion Wharf

Currently not on view

Black Lion Wharf,

1859

James McNeill Whistler, 1834–1903; born Lowell, MA; died London, England; active England and Paris, France
x1971-539

Information

Title
Black Lion Wharf
Dates

1859

Maker
James McNeill Whistler
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 15 x 22.5 cm. (5 7/8 x 8 7/8 in.) sheet: 22.3 x 31.5 cm. (8 3/4 x 12 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Louis B. Dailey, Class of 1923
Object Number
x1971-539
Place Depicted

Europe, England, London

Signatures
Signed and dated in plate, lower right: Whistler 1859
Reference Numbers
Glasgow 54 iv/iv; Kennedy 42 iii; Mansfield 41
Culture
American
Type
prints, etchings
Subject
wharves, ships, workers, figures (representations), cityscapes, men, breweries, rivers, warehouses

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