Artist: James McNeill Whistler Date: 1883/1884 Collection: Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC Accession Number: F1902.169a-c Medium: watercolour Support: cream paper laid down on card Size: 6 ¼ x 9 11/16" (158 x 246 mm) Signature: none Inscription: v.: '02.169A' and '99' in unknown hands
Grey and silver – Pier, Southend, Freer Gallery of Art
Southend-on-Sea was a popular resort on the Essex coast, some 60 kilometers east of London, on the north side of the Thames Estuary. It was easily reached by rail on a day trip from London