Accession Number
1954/1.457

Title
Savoy Pigeons

Artist(s)
James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
1896

Medium & Support
transfer lithograph on laid paper

Dimensions
14 3/4 in x 9 1/8 in (37.4 cm x 23.2 cm);14 3/4 in x 9 1/8 in (37.4 cm x 23.2 cm);22 1/16 in x 18 1/8 in (56 cm x 46 cm)

Credit Line
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Subject matter
This is one of six views of London that Whistler drew from the rooms he rented on the top floor of the recently opened Savoy Hotel. This view includes Charing Cross railroad bridge, Westminster Bridge and Westminster Palace in the distance.

Physical Description
A vignetted view looking down a river with a roadway on one side, bridges crossing, and distant buildings with towers. In the foreground is the cropped inclusion of a balcony railing; two birds are perched on the railing.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Collection Area
Western

Rights
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Keywords
Birds
Cityscapes
bridges
buildings
water