Accession Number1954/1.323
TitleLiverdun, One of the 'Twelve Etchings from Nature,' or the 'French Set'
Artist(s)James Abbott McNeill WhistlerArtist NationalityAmerican (North American)Object Creation Date1858Medium & Supportetching, printed in black ink on Japan paper, laid down on white wove plate paperDimensions 9 3/4 in x 12 3/4 in (24.77 cm x 32.38 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Margaret Watson ParkerSubject matterMost of the etchings from the "French Set" are the result of a walking trip that Whistler took with a fellow student artist in 1858. Some of the plates were drawn back in Paris based on drawings and watercolors that Whistler executed in Alsace and eastern France; others were sketched on site as they walked. This plate is probably from the latter group.
Physical DescriptionA street or courtyard fills the middle distance. A handful of figures stand or sit in front of the buildings on the right; only a single cow at the right occupies the open space in the foreground. The low buildings are, on the left side, brightly lit while the structures on the right are in shadow.
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Keywords
Figures
Liverdun
buildings
cart
cows (mammals)
girl
groups of people
ladders
ox
townscapes (built environment)