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Chelsea Embankment

Detail of a pattern
Image 1 of 1
IIIF

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At A Glance

  • Period

    ca. 1884-1886

  • Geography

    United States

  • Material

    Etching; ink on paper

  • Dimension

    H x W: 4.5 x 13.5 cm (1 3/4 x 5 5/16 in)

  • Accession Number

    F1903.304

  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1903.304

Object Details

  • Artist

    James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

  • Edition/State

    2, 1

  • Provenance

    To 1903
    H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, NY, to 1903 [1]
    From 1903 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from H. Wunderlich & Co., through Thomas Wilmer Dewing (1851-1938), in 1903 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] See List of Whistler Objects Transferred to Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Although this image was purchased from H. Wunderlich & Company in November 1903, it was kept in the Reserve Section until January 1921, when it was transferred to Smithsonian Institution and given a registration number for that year. The registration number was later changed to correspond with the year of purchase.
    [2] See note 1.
    [3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.

  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection

  • Previous custodian or owner

    H. Wunderlich & Co. (1874-1912) (C.L. Freer source)
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

  • Origin

    United States

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer

  • Type

    Print

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