Troopships |  Hunterian Art Gallery (46956) | |
| Number: | 307 | |
| Date: | 1887 | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint | |
| Size: | 128 x 178 mm | |
| Signed: | butterfly at lower right | |
| Inscribed: | no | |
| Set/Publication: | no | |
| No. of States: | 2 | |
| Known impressions: | 13 | |
| Catalogues: | K.319; M.314; W.238 | |
| Impressions taken from this plate (13) | ||
Troopships dates from 23 July 1887.
The fiftieth anniversary of the coronation of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) was celebrated in 1887. Jubilee celebrations included a Naval Review at Spithead on 23 July. The Times gave a full account of the Naval Review. 1
Whistler as President of the Society of British Artists was invited to attend. During the day he made twelve etchings, including The Fleet: Monitors [306] and The Turret Ship [305], as well as a watercolour and pencil sketches.
Whistler as President of the Society of British Artists was invited to attend. During the day he made twelve etchings, including The Fleet: Monitors [306] and The Turret Ship [305], as well as a watercolour and pencil sketches.
1: 'The Jubilee Naval Review', The Times, London, 25 July 1887, p. 7.