Chelsea Bridge and Church
Object Details
- Edition/State
- 4, 6
- Label
- Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonne," by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G102 state 7 of 7.
- Provenance
- To 1894
- Frederick Keppel and Co., London, England, and New York to 1894 [1]
- From 1894 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Frederick Keppel and Co. in June 1894 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See List of Whistler Objects Transferred to Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This object was purchased from Frederick Keppel and Co. in September 1894, but kept in the Reserve Section until January 1921, when it was transferred to the main collection and given a registration number of that year.
- [2] See note 1.
- [3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art Collection
- Exhibition History
- The Texture of Night: James McNeill Whistler (June 6, 2009 to July 25, 2010)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Frederick Keppel and Co. (1868-1940) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- Data Source
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Date
- ca. 1870-1871
- Accession Number
- F1894.39
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Medium
- Drypoint; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10.2 x 16.7 cm (4 x 6 9/16 in)
- Origin
- United States
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Topic
- drypoint
- boat
- bridge
- United States
- American Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1894.39
