UNIVERSITY of GLASGOW

boat, cancelled plate, fisherman, horse, landscape, man standing, river, tree.

There is no record of Whistler's original title. The only variations in the title are as follows:


'Fishing' (1909, Howard Mansfield (1849-1938)). 1
'Landscape with a Fisherman' (1910, Edward Guthrie Kennedy (1849-1932)). 2


'Landscape with a Fisherman' is a clear and descriptive title, and is generally accepted.

To right a man is standing on a grassy river bank, with a fishing rod. A large willow tree is to his right. A stake sticks out of the water in the foreground. At the extreme left men and a horse are towing a boat. To right, near the far bank, is a small boat with a single mast. In the distance, beyond a level meadow, is a row of trees. There are clouds in the sky.

Not identified, though it could be one of Whistler's friends such as Edwin Edwards (1823-1879) or Matthew White Ridley (1837-1888).

This may have been at Sunbury-on-Thames, where Whistler visited Edwin Edwards (1823-1879). A similar fishing scene appears in Sketching, No. 2 084.

In 1873 Henry Taunt wrote:

'Sunbury Weir, with the stream running from it, is a fine reach for fly fishing, as well as for pike, barbel, perch, and with a few trout. The backwater, called Cane Edge, running behind the islands below the lock, is good for dace, while lower down, on the Middlesex side, are chubb and jack.' 3