Accession Number
1954/1.451

Title
The Fair

Artist(s)
James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
1894-1895

Medium & Support
transfer lithograph, printed in black ink laid down on heavy wove paper

Dimensions
9 5/16 x 6 5/16 in. (23.6 x 15.9 cm);13 1/2 x 10 in. (34.2 x 25.4 cm)

Credit Line
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Subject matter
Whistler spent time in Lime Regis along the Dorsetshire coast and it is believed that this is the Onion Mraket in Old Shambles Place in Lime Regis.

Physical Description
A group of booths along a street, shown at night, occupy the right side of the image; beyond, at upper left, is a three-story building that closes off the composition. Figures in the street look towards the booths where light and other figures are congregated.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Collection Area
Western

Rights
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Keywords
buildings
standing
tents