Fitzroy Square

1878/1881

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows an urban setting with a street curving to the left. There are figures in the street and a detailed building on the right with trees. The perspective diminishes the view of buildings in the distance. The etching style features delicate lines and crosshatching for texture and shadow. The color palette is monochromatic with light and dark tones for depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12.5 × 9.2 cm (4 15/16 × 3 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 22.5 × 17 cm (8 7/8 × 6 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8658

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 183, state ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Sir Frank Short [1857-1945]. Bought August 13, 1931 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. 3.

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. 183, state ii/iii.

Inscriptions

[Whistler's butterfly signature] lower left composition, in plate, artist's hand. " J. Mc. N. Whistler, delt." lower left composition, in plate. Not dated. "Fitzroy Square" lower center margin, graphite, unknown hand. "JP" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.

Markings

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, stamped twice. "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q65022076

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