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Return to Tilbury, from the ‘Jubilee’ or the ‘Naval Review’ series

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Artwork Details

Return to Tilbury, from the ‘Jubilee’ or the ‘Naval Review’ series
1887
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
etching, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper, trimmed to platemark
5 1/16 x 3 5/8 in. (12.86 x 9.21 cm);19 x 14 in. (48.26 x 35.56 cm)
Museum purchase made possible by the Alfred E. Pernt Memorial Fund in honor of Dr. of Technical Sciences Max H.J. Pernt and his wife Anna Pernt (née Mueller)
1987/1.361

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Description

Subject Matter:

This quick sketch shows the review of the British troopships off the coast of Tilbury, Essex.

Physical Description:

At some distance can be seen ships with tall masts and a distant shore.

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