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Description: | Unmounted (1) s. in pencil with butterfly; b.l.
(2) s. in stone with butterfly; u.r.
(3) stamp; v. square stamp of Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip CRE WHISTLER, James McNeill; (American; 1834-1903) PRINT WAY, Thomas Robert; (English; 1861-1913) This portrait of George Govier was drawn as the master smith talked with Whistler during a break from work at his blacksmith shop on Broad Street in Lyme Regis. "The Master Smith" was one of seven Lyme Regis lithographs drawn by Whistler that he sent to Thomas Way for printing in 1895. Several of these images did not transfer successfully due to the effect of the damp sea air on the transfer paper, "The Master Smith" was an exception. Whistler was delighted with the printed image and Thomas Way wrote years later that Whistler had considered "The Master Smith" "one of his most perfect lithographs". This lithograph was printed by Thomas Way. (See also GLAHA 49402/49403/49603/49798/49799).
Birnie Philip Bequest, 1958. | 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: | DORSET : PORTRAIT : GEORGE GOVIER : LYME REGIS : 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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