Accession Number
1954/1.459

Title
Charing Cross Railway Bridge

Artist(s)
James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
1896

Medium & Support
transfer lithograph with stumping, scraping, and incising on laid paper

Dimensions
9 1/16 x 11 3/16 in. (23 x 28.3 cm)

Credit Line
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Subject matter
Like "Little London" and other lithographs of this period, this work was drawn from the balcony of the Whistlers' suite of rooms at the Savoy Hotel. Here the curve of the Embankment in the foreground leads to the Charing Cross Bridge over which trains billowing smoke are crossing. Claude Monet, at Whistler's recommendation, also depicted views of the sweep of the Thames from the Savoy.

Physical Description
A curving boulevard with carriages is seen at the bottom of the image. Along side is a river with barges and other shipping. Beyond a railroad trestle crosses the river; trains and steam/smoke are visible. On the opposite bank are many buildings.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Collection Area
Western

Rights
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Keywords
Figures
boats
bridges
buildings
girl
water