Detail from The Canal, Amsterdam, 1889, James McNeill Whistler, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

 

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Grey and silver - Purfleet

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1883/1884
Collection: Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession Number: F1902.117a-c
Medium: watercolour
Support: beige paper laid down on card
Size: 6 5/16 x 8 11/16" (161 x 220-222 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: v.: 'Thames - near Erith', signed with butterfly; v.: in unknown hands '(No l9) Green / No. 20 / E. No 5 G'

Grey and silver - Purfleet

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Grey and silver – Purfleet, Freer Gallery of Art
Grey and silver – Purfleet, Freer Gallery of Art

Purfleet is in Essex on the Thames, opposite Erith, in the environs of London. It has a small harbour and is seven miles north west of Tilbury.

Last updated: 1st April 2021 by Margaret