JAMES ABBOT McNEILL WHISTLER
1834 Lowell, Mass. – 1903 London |
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| Rotherhithe |
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| Etching and drypoint, 1860. |
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27.6 x 20 cm.
Signed and dated “Whistler 1860”in the plate.
An excellent impression with burr. With ca. 1 cm. margin. Fine condition. |
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Watermark; Shield with beehive and letters DEBD (Heywood 56).
Different types of paper have been used in this state.
One can find impressions with a horn in shield, the beehive, but also on simili Japon.
The first two types seem to be earlier.
Presumably an impression prior to the print’s publication in the Thames Set. |
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A group of figures sits on the balcony of the Angel, an inn at Rotherhithe overlooking the Thames.
In the lower left of the print the dome of St Paul’s Cathedral can be seen through the rigging.
One of the most important prints from this period.
Kennedy 66. 3(III). |
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