Accession Number
1987/1.361

Title
Return to Tilbury, from the 'Jubilee' or the 'Naval Review' series

Artist(s)
James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
1887

Medium & Support
etching, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper, trimmed to platemark

Dimensions
5 3/16 x 3 3/4 in. (13.1 x 9.5 cm);18 1/8 x 14 1/16 in. (46 x 35.7 cm)

Credit Line
Museum purchase made possible by the Alfred E. Pernt Memorial Fund in honor of Dr. of Technical Sciences Max H.J. Pernt and his wife Anna Pernt (née Mueller)

Subject matter
This quick sketch shows the review of the British troopships off the coast of Tilbury, Essex.

Physical Description
At some distance can be seen ships with tall masts and a distant shore.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Collection Area
Western

Rights
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Keywords
seascapes