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Billingsgate

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Artwork Details

Billingsgate
1859
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
etching, printed in black ink on laid Japan paper
8 1/8 in. x 12 3/16 in. ( 20.7 cm x 30.9 cm )
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1954/1.339.1

Description

Subject Matter:

Billingsgate was a district in London with a large and prosperous fish market.

Physical Description:

A group of figures stand on the bow of a boat at the left. Behind and to the left are buildings and steps leading up to a quay with people gathered along the railings. Behind the figures and to the right are the numerous masts of ships lined side by side, all containing figures while in the distance beyond are the arches of a bridge.

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