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Lot 125

JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL WHISTLER "Old Hungerford Bridge" Etching

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James Abbott McNeill Whistler
(American, 1834-1903)
Old Hungerford Bridge, 1861/ 1871
Etching and drypoint on laid paper
5 3/8" x 8 3/8"

A fine late 19th century impression, inscribed in pencil to the bottom margin: "Coll. F. Goulding" (master-printer Frederick Goulding, 1842-1909) and "Old Hungerford Bridge W 80." (Wedmore 80). The plate was created circa 1861 and originally published in 1871 in A Series of Sixteen Etchings of Scenes on the Thames. Third state of three (Kennedy 76). Presented behind glass in a frame that measures 21 1/4" x 25 1/4".

Provenance: Acquired from Atlas Galleries, with accompanying Certificate of Authenticity.

Condition

Good condition, noting occasional scattered foxing.