The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.0680
Bow Street Police Court
Date
Bow Street Police Court dates from about 1878, and was drawn during the trial of John Bacon, a print worker from Thomas Way's firm of lithographers, at Bow Street magistrates' court.
Bow Street Police Court, Way 1912, f.p.22
The drawings are catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 680).
Images
Bow Street Police Court, Way 1912, f.p.22
Subject
Site
Bow Street Police Court, Way 1912, f.p.22
Bow Street Police Court, London.
Technique
Technique
These sketches were made in the court at Bow Street at the same time as Man in the dock at Bow Street Police Court m0679. It is not known if they were originally all on the same sheet. One study is of two men, the other of a corner of the courtroom, with several figures. As reproduced, these measure ca 36 x 60 mm (1 3/8 x 2 3/8") and 75 x 125 mm (3 x 5"). The original has not been located.
History
Provenance
- ca 1878: probably given by Whistler to Thomas Way (1837-1915), London;
- Before 1910: probably sold by his son, Thomas Robert Way (1861-1913), to Kennedy, New York dealers;
- 1912: owned by David A. Kennedy (fl. 1895-1915), New York dealer.
Exhibitions
It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 680) as 'Bow Street Police Court'.
Books on Whistler
- Way, Thomas Robert, Memories of James McNeill Whistler, the Artist, London and New York, 1912, pp.22-23, repr. f.p. 22 as 'Pen Sketches made in Bow Street Police Court'.