Regent's Quadrant

1880/1881

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows a scene with a lot of activity, seen from a slightly elevated perspective. There is an architectural structure with columns in the foreground. The style is sketch-like, with expressive line work portraying movement and life. Fine lines and hatching depict figures and carriages throughout the scene. Close to us, there are sketchy people and carriages with quick, fluid strokes. In the distance, more figures and a building can be seen. The horizon is hidden by the architectural element at the top. The color palette is sepia.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (trimmed to plate): 16.2 × 12 cm (6 3/8 × 4 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8564

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 242, state vi/vii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Wunderlich & Co., New York). Henry Harper Benedict [1844-1935], (Lugt 2936, New York. Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia, (Lugt 1760b); gift to National Gallery of Art, 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. 239, iii/iv.

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. 242, state vi/vii.

Inscriptions

on plate: (butterfly); on tab: (butterfly) imp; at lower left on verso: c.6528; lower right on verso: 9457

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65021980

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