Accession Number
1954/1.456

Title
Kensington Gardens

Artist(s)
James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
1896

Medium & Support
lithograph on printed on laid paper

Dimensions
12 7/16 x 7 7/8 in. (31.5 x 20 cm);12 7/16 x 7 7/8 in. (31.5 x 20 cm);22 1/16 x 16 1/16 in. (56 x 40.7 cm)

Credit Line
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Subject matter
This image was drawn in January 1896 from the Whistlers' rooms at DeVere House, a hotel with views overlooking Kensington Gardens.

Physical Description
A vignetted view of a park where two different walkways intersect. Metal railings frame the wakway and in the upper portion of the image trees can be seen. Along the walkways are groups of people strolling.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Collection Area
Western

Rights
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Keywords
Kensington Gardens
London
fences
parks
parks (recreation areas)
trees
walking