Eagle Wharf
Eagle Wharf

Currently not on view

Eagle Wharf,

1859

James McNeill Whistler, 1834–1903; born Lowell, MA; died London, UK; active England and Paris, France
x1946-372

Information

Title
Eagle Wharf
Dates

1859

Maker
James McNeill Whistler
Medium

Etching

Dimensions

plate: 13.7 x 21.5 cm. (5 3/8 x 8 7/16 in.)
sheet: 19.8 x 32 cm. (7 13/16 x 12 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Laura P. Hall Memorial Collection

Object Number
x1946-372
Place Depicted

Europe, England, London

Signatures

Signed and dated lower center, on the hatch of the barge : Whistler. 1859.

Inscription

Lower right: 920
Lower left corner: 'J.W.R.' and 'Eagle wha'

Reference Numbers
Glasgow 50 i/i; Kennedy 41 i/i; Mansfield 40;
Culture
American
Type
prints, etchings
Subject
figures (representations), buildings, boats, warehouses, ships, barges (flat-bottomed watercraft), sailing ships, wharves

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