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Description: | Royal (1) s. in plate; b.c. "Whistler 1859"
(2) inscr.in pencil below plate; b.l. "Billingsgate / 281" CRE WHISTLER, James McNeill; (American; 1834-1903) PUB The Portfolio The etching "Billingsgate" was made by Whistler in 1859 during time that he spent working around the old wharves and docks of the Thames. This is a photographically produced copy of "Billingsgate" (Kennedy 47 VIII). It was published in 'The Portfolio' in January 1878. A similar photographically produced copy exists of "Rotherhithe" (Kennedy 66 III, GLAHA 46752). (See also GLAHA 46738).
This work was purchased by the University of Glasgow from Morrison, McChlery & Co. on the 22nd May 1969. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | FISHMARKET : FISHING VESSELS : RIVERSCAPE : THAMES : LONDON BRIDGE : CLOCK TOWER : SOUTHWARK CATHEDRAL : BARGE : CUSTOM HOUSE STAIRS : WHISTLER CENTENARY : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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