Accession Number
1954/1.462

Title
Waterloo Bridge

Artist(s)
James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
1896

Medium & Support
transfer lithograph on old laid paper

Dimensions
13 9/16 x 9 13/16 in. (34.4 x 24.9 cm);13 9/16 x 9 13/16 in. (34.4 x 24.9 cm)

Credit Line
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Subject matter
This view of the Victoria Embankment passing below the northern spans of the Waterloo Bridge was drawn from the Whistlers' suite of rooms at the Savoy Hotel.

Physical Description
A vignetted view of a roadway with carriages is shown passing beneather a bridge crossing a river, which, too has carriages on its roadbed. The scene is one of bustling activity, although seen from a distance and from an elevated height.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Collection Area
Western

Rights
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Keywords
bridges
cart
road
water