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James McNeill Whistler, 1834–1903, American, active in Britain (from 1859), The "Adam and Eve," Old Chelsea, 1879

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Creator:: James McNeill Whistler, born in Lowell, Massachusetts, 1834; active in England, France, and Italy; died in London, England, 1903
Title:: The "Adam and Eve," Old Chelsea
Date:: 1879
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and drypoint, printed from canceled plate on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/4 x 13 3/4 inches (22.2 x 34.9 cm), Plate: 6 7/8 x 11 7/8 inches (17.5 x 30.2 cm), Image: 6 7/8 x 11 7/8 inches (17.5 x 30.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:: Lettered inside image, upper left: butterfly monogram; center left: "'OLD FERRY WHARF. | J. JOHNSON | COAL MERCHANT"; center right: "'THE ADAM and EVE | Wine & Spirit Establ"
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Robert N. Whittemore, Yale BS 1943
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B2014.22.16
Classification:: Prints
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:: balcony | boats | buildings | chimneys | church | gutters | landscape | masts | men | roofs | ropes | sails | trees | windows
Associated Places:: Chelsea | England | London | United Kingdom
Access:: Accessible in the Study Room [Request]
Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:55727
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