The Thames

James Abbott McNeill Whistler1896

Details

Title: The Thames
Creator: James McNeill Whistler
Date Created: 1896
Subject Keywords: England, harbors, London, marine views, rivers
Signatures / Inscriptions: Signed in pencil, lower right: butterfly monogram; inscribed in image, lower right: butterfly monogram
Print State: Second of two states
Object Type: Prints, works of art
Object Link: See this artwork on the Davison Art Center website
Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Gift of George W. Davison (B.A. Wesleyan 1892), 1952
Materials & Techniques: Lithograph on wove paper
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Edition: 12 were printed by Way; reprinted by Goulding; Way 125A and Levy 179 are first states, 6 printed by Way; Way 125b and Levy 180 are second states, 10 printed by Way. The stone was worked from an upper room in the Savoy Hotel, and the print was awarded a gold medal in the International Exhibition, Paris.
Dimensions: 1903
Bibliography: Way 125b; Levy 178; Kennedy 125 ii/ii
Associated People: Created by James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Accession Number: 1952.D3.12

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