Saint James's Place, Hounsditch

c. 1886/1888

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image depicts a street scene captured from a slightly elevated perspective, offering a wide view of the area. The horizon is positioned towards the upper third of the image, meeting the edges of the buildings. Atop one structure, the word "M. & E. Ceux." is visible. The image features fine and delicate brushstrokes with a sketched quality. The line work effectively conveys figures and architectural forms. The color palette is limited to beige and brown tones, typical of aged ink or paper. Several figures are suggested with light brushwork in the foreground, while denser lines are used for stores and facades in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint in dark brown on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (trimmed to plate): 8.1 × 17.6 cm (3 3/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8594

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 255, state ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Purchased March 16, 1928 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. 290.

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. 255, state ii/ii.

Inscriptions

on plate: (butterfly); M. & .E. LEVY.; on tab: (butterfly) imp; upper right on verso: 9512[?] (obscured by glue from an old hinge)

Watermarks

Crowned GR countermark (near Chicago watermark 89)

Wikidata ID

Q65022011

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