Black Lion Wharf
Artist
James McNeill Whistler
(American, 1834-1903)
CultureAmerican
Date1859
MediumEtching on laid paper
Dimensions6 × 8 3/4 in. (15.2 × 22.2 cm)
Overall, Frame: 14 3/8 × 18 1/2 in. (36.5 × 47 cm)
Overall, Frame: 14 3/8 × 18 1/2 in. (36.5 × 47 cm)
SignedLower right, within plate: "Whistler 1859"
Credit LineBequest of Gabrielle Hubbard, in memory of her parents, William L. Parker and Sarah Harrison Parker, and her husband, John William Hubbard, Jr.
Object number2013.17.3
Not on view
DescriptionEtching depicting a wharf along the Thames River in London. One man in the foreground with boats at a shoreline in the background. Horizontal orientation.Label TextJames McNeill Whistler American, 1834–1903 Black Lion Wharf, 1859 Etching, printed on laid paper Bequest of Gabrielle Hubbard, in memory of her parents, William L. Parker and Sarah Harrison Parker, and husband, John William Hubbard, Jr. 2013.17.3 Catalogue raisonnéKennedy 1910, no. 42, state ii/ivProvenanceBequest of Gabrielle Hubbard (d. November 10, 2012) to Chrysler Museum of Art, December 2013.Exhibition History"Drawn from the Vault: Collecting American Works on Paper at the Chrysler Museum," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, May 10 - July 27, 2014. "Whistler and Company: The Etching Revival," Hermitage Museum and Gardens, Norfolk, VA, January 16 - April 9, 2021.
Alexander Gardner
January 1864
