Speke Hall, No.1

1870

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows a Tudor-style building surrounded by tall, bare trees. The viewpoint is slightly elevated, with the horizon near the top of the composition. The artwork features detailed linework capturing the texture of the trees and architectural details. The color scheme is monochromatic, using sepia tones. A path leads to the building in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8460

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 101, state vi/xiv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia, (Lugt 1760b); gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1931

  • Etchings, Lithographs, Original Drawings, and Autograph Letters by James A. McNeill Whistler, The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1931.

Bibliography

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 96, iv/x.

2012

  • MacDonald, Margaret F., Grischka Petri, Joanna Meacock.James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonné. University of Glasgow on-line website at http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. University of Glasgow, 2012: no. 101, state vi/xiv.

Inscriptions

by later hand lower right on the recto: Speke Hall No. 1 K.96iv; lower right on the verso: 73

Wikidata ID

Q65021877

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