UNIVERSITY of GLASGOW

The Sail

Impression: Freer Gallery of Art
Freer Gallery of Art
(1903.16)
Number: 98
Date: 1863
Medium: drypoint
Size: 211 x 135 mm
Signed: no
Inscribed: no
Set/Publication: no
No. of States: 1
Known impressions: 1
Catalogues: K.157; M.154
Impressions taken from this plate  (1)

KEYWORD

river, sailing ship.

TITLE

Whistler's original title is not known. Only one title is recorded, as follows:

'The Sail' (1870s, Whistler). 1
'The Sail' (1909, Howard Mansfield (1849-1938)). 2

Very little is visible except the sail, prominent enough to justify the title 'The Sail'.

1: Written on Graphic with a link to impression #K1570102.

2: Mansfield 1909.

DESCRIPTION

In the centre of the plate is a topmast, with a furled sail on a small ship, and slight indications of rigging.

SITE

Possibly the River Thames at London.